In the 1840s the British press absolutely demanded a British military intervention against Russia in order to support (Islamic) Caucasian rebels in Dagestan on the theory that Russia would next attempt to invade India. How familiar does this sound?
"The mere presence of a British fleet in the Black Sea would... probably [result in] the re…
In the 1840s the British press absolutely demanded a British military intervention against Russia in order to support (Islamic) Caucasian rebels in Dagestan on the theory that Russia would next attempt to invade India. How familiar does this sound?
"The mere presence of a British fleet in the Black Sea would... probably [result in] the retreat of Russia to her own snowy steppes.
"It is our duty, our obligation, by our rank and influence among nations, to procure, for the sake of humanity, a cessation of hostilities in Circassia. We should also endeavour to enlighten benighted inhabitants of that portion of the globe by imparting to them our laws and institutions which, however imperfect, are founded in wisdom, tested by experience and have, confessedly, a direct tendency to propel man onward in the path of civilization.
"This civilization and enlightenment will be best insured by establishing [with Circassia] commercial relations which would answer a twofold purpose of enriching them and, as they advance in industry and wealth, of rendering the barrier still more formidable against the inroads of the only European power [Russia] which seeks through its wanton aggression and insatiable ambition, to disturb the harmony of nations."
We Aussies can beat that absurdity. In the late 19th c. there was a scare campaign around the threat to the British Empire from the Russian Navy. The Colonial Office in London wanted something done, so too did the New South Welsh political class. So the taxpayers paid for infrastructure for artillery placed at the mouth of Sydney harbour. The gun placements (no idea what the technical term would have been) were pretty small. Shortly afterward Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese wars because the supply lines to the Russian Far East were already too long.
However, I assume that someone's brother-in-law did very well on the contract.
You Aussies are dumb as shit. For allowing yourselves to be treated like Cattle for the better part of the year and then allowing a military grade injection of poison into your bodies. Also having your guns confiscated because>>>????
Could not agree more. We are livestock. You have no idea how docile people in general have become.
Re vaccination, we had a choice of vaccines. There was a non-mRNA one available.
As for guns, a flourishing black market grew up after they began tightening the laws. Was offered the chance to buy a kalashnikov a few years back but turned it down because I am way too clumsy to use it and have no experience with guns.
I pressed the like button out of habit. I was preparing a comment and was going to ask what form the equity takes in reserve banking. Also, if it is joint stock, do half-Jews get b-class shares? The last central banker I ever saw in person was a very conservative Baptist and he did not look in the least bit Jewish to me.
In the 1840s the British press absolutely demanded a British military intervention against Russia in order to support (Islamic) Caucasian rebels in Dagestan on the theory that Russia would next attempt to invade India. How familiar does this sound?
"The mere presence of a British fleet in the Black Sea would... probably [result in] the retreat of Russia to her own snowy steppes.
"It is our duty, our obligation, by our rank and influence among nations, to procure, for the sake of humanity, a cessation of hostilities in Circassia. We should also endeavour to enlighten benighted inhabitants of that portion of the globe by imparting to them our laws and institutions which, however imperfect, are founded in wisdom, tested by experience and have, confessedly, a direct tendency to propel man onward in the path of civilization.
"This civilization and enlightenment will be best insured by establishing [with Circassia] commercial relations which would answer a twofold purpose of enriching them and, as they advance in industry and wealth, of rendering the barrier still more formidable against the inroads of the only European power [Russia] which seeks through its wanton aggression and insatiable ambition, to disturb the harmony of nations."
We Aussies can beat that absurdity. In the late 19th c. there was a scare campaign around the threat to the British Empire from the Russian Navy. The Colonial Office in London wanted something done, so too did the New South Welsh political class. So the taxpayers paid for infrastructure for artillery placed at the mouth of Sydney harbour. The gun placements (no idea what the technical term would have been) were pretty small. Shortly afterward Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese wars because the supply lines to the Russian Far East were already too long.
However, I assume that someone's brother-in-law did very well on the contract.
You Aussies are dumb as shit. For allowing yourselves to be treated like Cattle for the better part of the year and then allowing a military grade injection of poison into your bodies. Also having your guns confiscated because>>>????
Could not agree more. We are livestock. You have no idea how docile people in general have become.
Re vaccination, we had a choice of vaccines. There was a non-mRNA one available.
As for guns, a flourishing black market grew up after they began tightening the laws. Was offered the chance to buy a kalashnikov a few years back but turned it down because I am way too clumsy to use it and have no experience with guns.
I pressed the like button out of habit. I was preparing a comment and was going to ask what form the equity takes in reserve banking. Also, if it is joint stock, do half-Jews get b-class shares? The last central banker I ever saw in person was a very conservative Baptist and he did not look in the least bit Jewish to me.