We can see many successful nation-states in our world today: France, the United States, and Japan are just a few examples. Sadly our world also shows us quite a few examples of “failed” or even “collapsed” nation-states. According to the…
The Protestant Reformation was certainly fueled in some part by feelings of nationalism (identifying one’s self as a particular people group known for it’s language, religion, and other geographical and cultural distinctions). The new nationalistic feelings of the German-speaking people,…
We often assume that whatever we experience today is what all people have experienced for millennia. We take for granted that we have a government–one with a fixed set of largely agreed upon laws, a common language, a defined and…
Mao Zedong’s Red Guard in the 1960’s and 70’s demanded 100% ideological purity from not only their followers, but also from every single Chinese on the mainland. Even if someone were Marxist, they had to be the “right kind of…
By now anyone paying attention in the US have heard about Antifa– the so-called “anti-fascists” who are the union of various communist and anarchist factions. Most Americans are certainly aware of white supremacist factions (various Ku Klux Klan groups, Unite…
Although this “television” mini series has excellent acting (there are no weak actors on the show), props, scenery, and story line, there are some disturbing messages in the program. It’s not only what is said, but also what is NOT…
My wife and I just finished watching the show “1883” on the Paramount streaming service. I have always loved westerns. John Wayne and Clint Eastwood were always at their best when doing a western. My favorites are the ones that…
The Spanish Civil War was truly finished (in my opinion) when the Fascist dictator Francisco Franco died in 1975. He had prepared a successor, a young man of the Bourbon dynasty, to carry on his policies. The 37 year old,…
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was really the first proxy war of the 20th century, and the dress rehearsal for World War 2. The Nationalists (led by Francisco Franco) were actually the rebel group, breaking away from the popularly elected…
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was a choice between two evil sides with an earned reputation for terror and tyranny. It is often portrayed today as a struggle between “leftists” and “rightists” (liberals, socialists, or communists on one side, versus…