Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana
and a truthful corollary
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin
Sadly Britains haven’t had such a sage as he these days, but Churchill came close. Wonder what he would think of these Pack of Stani goons.
This is Winston’s take on the religion of pieces…
How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity.
The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities - but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome
I think that the entire sordid history of the ‘religion of pieces’ (love that) is one of the core reasons (the other being the true history of Individual freedom that is the history of the US - given a couple of hiccups - slavery and the Indian ‘problem) that the Left has destroyed history and civics in schools.
The destruction of religion in school (except, umm, now children are being indoctrinated into the ‘good’ aspects of the ‘religion of pieces’ via Common Core in some schools) and of course the feminazis destruction of Home Ec - have aided and abetted the destruction of the family, home made cooking and of course the solid American Christian tradition.
And the people wonder why the World is on fire, disease ridden and going to hell - blame on the gutless, pc police whose sole intention is to one day get back at every one who bullied them in jr high - by ruling the world and either controlling what they do (or if they live) or just killing off anyone not them.
And still pointing accusing fingers at us for being intolerant, racist, rigid and backward morons. Looking in a mirror just might do them a bit of good - if they had an honest bone in their body.