History Never Repeats?

 It's funny that a draft dodger during the Vietnam War has me thinking about that war. People would be surprised how similar Vietnam was to what is happening now. 

There's a lot to say about this: one is that I think the people who protested Vietnam have turned into total hypocrites: e.g., John "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" Kerry. Well, you voted for the war in Iraq, John: so, now you know the answer.

Anyway, part of this Vietnam revisited on my part is listening to the music of the time, which is where this song comes in:

 It was written 61 years ago and went to number one. 

And it's relevant to the current situation.

WIll Iran be Trump's downfall?

 Thus is the security brief from the BBC: Iran: What should the US fear?

Will Trump's ego lead to a strategic error? Why hasn't the Congress used the War Powers Act to stop this insanity? 

 This shows that the United States needs to seriously reorganise and reassess because it has forgotten some of the lessons of its history.

The United States of America: 1790-2026

An arrogant, self-obsessed, incompetent, land speculator was the first president of the United States. And another one will be its final president. This is because the lessons of la Conquête were not learned and the mistakes kept coming. This video shows that strategy is far more important in war than firepower. 

Watch these videos for an eye opener.  I think they are AI, but they may be from Chinese sources. That's a shocker if true.

 The US is not prepared to fight a war for many reasons, one of which was its support for Israel.

Trump's arrogance and inability to deal with reality are harming the US.

No Trump derangement syndrome here, just the observation of people outside the US.

That's part of the problem with a country that holds a "World's Series" in which it plays with itself. 

Yes, bad pun intended.

Seriously, I don't get my news from US sources. And foreign newspapers often have an English edition, which I am providing the headline from Le Monde in English so that people in the US can see how Trump is trashing the country on the world stage.

Even in the 51st (51st-54th states?), the United Kingdom, which is fairly US friendly, he's taking a lot of heat. And Canada is on the outs with its neighbour to the south.

People in the US should realise that a lot is wrong with their country and it needs a serious overhaul of its system. This is especially true for its system of elections which is supposed to keep a clown like Trump from becoming president.

 

The Tory response to the State of the Union Address.

272 years ago, in 1754, another real estate speculator with an overblown sense of ego started a world war at Jumonville Glen. The bill for that war was presented to the people of the 13 Colonies and they revolted. Despite their not being able to properly unify to fight that war under the Albany Plan of Union. 26 years later, in 1776, they thought they were able to rule themselves, and started yet another war which bankrupted the nation and threw it into havoc.

They hastily cobbled together a Constitution in the hope that they could unify, but less than 100 years later, the US had another civil war. And now it looks as if the US may end up in another civil war under the leadership of another real estate billionaire and reality television star with an overblown ego.  

The system is broken and only works for a few.

Trump's belief in the US being a world power may cause its downfall.

 What exactly is the state of readiness of the US fleet in the Persian Gulf?

The United States needs to address its internal problems rather than be the world's bully. One has to learn its real history, not the myth. Wars cost money and are disruptive.

Stop Israeli destruction of Christian Holy sites!

 I've been posting about this for a while. Israel persecutes Christians, yet the Christian Zionist community doesn't stand by their fellow Christians. 

I mean if shooting Christians who are praying or seeking shelter in a church in Gaza doesn't get you going, you need to reassess what you say you believe in.

That said it's time Christians challenge Israel’s colonial actions and takeover of Sebastia’s archaeological site; which is home to a 4th-century church built over the traditional place where John the Baptist was beheaded.

 

Anyway, look up my posts on how Israel persecutes Christians.

But I think most atheists are better Christians than a lot of people who claim to be Christian.

A message from the Mayor of Bethlehem about Christians in Palestine

 There's a reason those 1,000 "Christian Influencers" didn't visit Bethlehem. That trip was such propaganda that it's not worth thinking about.

What's worth thinking about is how they can let other Christians be persecuted.

 

Don't forget Palestinian Christians

 And this comes from the Instagram page forgotten_christians:

Palestinian Christians living under Israeli occupation face daily hardships: movement restrictions, checkpoints and permit systems that limit access to work, schools, hospitals, and holy sites, alongside land confiscation and settlement expansion that squeeze livelihoods and community life. 

In Christian villages like Taybeh, residents have faced repeated Israeli settler attacks and intimidation targeting homes, farmland, and church property, creating fear and insecurity with little accountability.

For some reason, Christian Zionists neglect Palestinian Christians and their persecution by the State of Israel. Unless it blows up in their faces the way it did for Mike Huckabee, but even he turns a blind eye to the persecution of Christians and the destruction of churches.

 

The real problem here is that the Palestinian Christians are the "wrong sort of Christians" to get support from Evangelicals who support lsrael. we need to bring back the 1975 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379.

 

1,000 hypocrites for Israel

Matt Gaetz exposes Persecution of Christians in Israel using Mike Huckabee's own writing.

Jewsplainin' Palestinian Christians

 Forget the hasbara, Jews4palestine explains the reality:

The Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC) has been monitoring violence against Christians through an incident hotline operated by volunteers and activists.

Between January 2024 and September 2025, the group documented at least 201 incidents of violence against Christians, primarily committed by Orthodox Jews targeting international clergy or individuals displaying Christian symbols.

These incidents include multiple forms of harassment, including spitting, verbal abuse, vandalism, assaults and more.

The majority (137) of these incidents took place in Jerusalem’s Old City, located in occupied East Jerusalem.

Those 1,000 U.S. Christian pastors and influencers are gonna have their work cut out for them.

They have a choice of lying for Israel or telling the truth about the situation. Being real Christians.

Or hypcrites.

They can choose the Israeli Foreign Office and its propaganda.

Or listen to other Christians, particularly the First Christians of Palestine.

You Shall Not Bear False Witness

Bible reference - Exodus 20:15: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

Explanation: Honesty in speech is just as important as honesty in dealing. In the context of our loving relationship with our heavenly Father, we will want to speak the truth about our neighbors, acquaintances, friends, and even about people we don’t know. We will not want to deceive others or exaggerate the truth.

As followers of our heavenly Father, we will also shun any attempt to hurt the reputation of any other human being. Even hiding truth can hurt someone’s good name and make them fall victim to gossip and hearsay. Treating each other with true words and kind conversation can only help to improve our daily relationships and the connection we enjoy with our God.

The Archbishop of York, the Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell described the restrictions he faced during a recent visit to the occupied West Bank, saying he was stopped at checkpoints and barred by armed Israeli militias from visiting Palestinian families. He told the congregation that witnessing the separation wall and strict movement controls firsthand was deeply sobering, highlighting the hardships Palestinians continue to endure under occupation, even during the Christmas season.

And there's Mike Huckabee...

Man, it sucks when your own side is against you.

1000 Heavily Propagandised Evangelicals for Ignorance

They should take anything fed to them by an official body of the Israeli government with a lot of scepticism. At least try visiting the Holy Land without Israeli minders to get a taste of how the natives fare.

If you grew up during the cold war, you should know how authoritiarian regimes cover up their crimes to look good.

But don't take David's word for it: look up the Christian Churches destroyed in Gaza in violation of International Law. And how the Israeli snipers killed two Palestinian Christians.

On 16 December 2023, two Palestinian Christians, Nahida Khalil Anton and her daughter Samar Kamal Anton, were shot and killed while they were walking inside the grounds of the Holy Family Church to go to the bathroom during the Gaza war. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said that the shots were fired by an Israeli sniper.  

You want to stand with Israel?

OK, but watch your backs.

A question for Christians who support Israel.

Really good question, especially when former U.S. Congressman Justin Amash announced that several of his relatives were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza, where they were seeking shelter.

And let's not forget the USS Liberty. And those are not even the tip of the iceberg.

 Matthew 7:12-- "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you."

another of Morgan's videos:

Visit Kairos Palestine and learn about your fellow Christians who are suffering instead of listening to the occupiers.
https://www.kairospalestine.ps

This is a link to the blog post: https://redletterchristians.org/2025/12/23/children-behind-the-walls-from-herod-to-anar/

Jewish Journalist EXPOSES Israel’s DARK SECRET History

Thank you Katie Halper for more info on why Zionism is the real anti-Semitic ideology!

More Katie Halper on Sarah Hurwitz:

Rev. Munther Isaac and other Palestinian Christians send you Christmas Greetings

Just remember when you celebrate Christmas, Bethlehem is in the occupied territories and is divided by Israel's "security wall".

But even more importantly, Palestinian Christians are being persecuted by the Zoonist state.

Israel's Attack on the USS Liberty from a sailor on that ship.

I've known about this since I was a kid. It didn't make sense until recently when I put the connection between the Zionist lobby and lack of support for the US Constitution.

Fuck, I'm a dual national and I know that I obey US law when I'm in the US and UK law in the UK, but some politicians don't know they need to follow US law.

Make US politicans realise they took an oath to serve the United States, and not Israel. 

As a Tory, I would prefer the US be a part of the Commonwealth (e.g. Canada), and not a truly foreign power.

Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro explains how Zionism is anti-Semitic

Sarah Hurwitz, Melanie Phillips, John Fetterman, and other hard core Zionists need to learn about the history of their ideology. I'm sure they will change their opinion pretty fast.

And something from Miriam Margolyes:

How to insult an Arab, from a real Arab

Comedian Amar Zahr to set you straight on a few things. And, yes, the Quaran does mention Jesus and Mary.

Another Zionist tells the truth.

I'm sorry that the pro-Zionist line has not been challenged until fairly recently. Fortunately, this has resulted in their being arrogant enough to start admitting to their failings. Unfortunately, they aren't seeing what they are and how they are coming off to the rest of the world.

Politicians who decry "socialist" policies such as public health care, good education, and housing are paying for foreigners (Israelis) to have that while making US troops into mercenaries.

 

Ever wonder why 10+ million died during the Holocaust, despite the existence of ZIonism?

We've seen how "holocaust education" is supposed to teach "anti-semitism", not to condemn genocide. We've also seen that the Zionists didn't care about the Allied War effort (The assassination of Lord Moyne). After the war, the Zionists proceeded to ethnic cleanse the Palestinians (see the film to Tantura).

Also, check out the work of Leni Brenner, Tony Greenstein, Alan Hart, and Ilan Pappe.

Anyway, here's the answer. 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/yitzhak-shamir-why-we-killed-lord-moyne/amp/%7Cwebsite=Times/