More than 40 years ago, back when Ridley Scott had access to its unfettered faculties, he directed a great flick: The Duelists (1977). It featured two great actors of our age, Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine. The Movie: The Bonapartist mad dog Feraud a.k.a. Fournier alias Fournier-Sarlovèze or Harvey Keitel v. the Aristocrat d'Hubert a.k.a. … Continue reading The Duelists
https://youtu.be/1wtY9N-_X9A?si=uYHFt1nDk7Vs3fCG I admire tenacity above all things. I feel it brings the best in people and peoples. It separates mice from men. The life of Emperor-Stoic Philosopher Marcus Aurelius is testament of a Man who Soldiered on against all odds. Life threw every trial, tribulation and ailment at him. And still he defiantly woke up … Continue reading Animus in consulendo liber
Belisarius was the last of Romans. He was a Byzantine General who restored much of Rome’s vanished glory in the 6th century, half a century after it had gone bust in the West. He was one of Justinian’s best generals. Together or in spite of his cohort/frenemy Narses the Eunuch, he attempted and succeeded in … Continue reading Belisarius’ Gothic Tears
History is too complicated for so many people. After all, if even famous film directors like Ridley Scott get away with imbecilic remarks, what can one expect from the rank and file?! Fact is that in the last 75 years, the Jewish diaspora has evaporated from Arab countries. 99.8 percent are gone. At the same … Continue reading On Genocide
Daily writing promptDo you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it?View all responses I am torn between these two locales. I do not know which way to go. Let's find out together which one is my favorite. Rome was the first city we actually took the time and effort to get to … Continue reading Florence v. Rome
Might unfortunately makes right. Not by virtue but by mere presence. History is written by the victors. And the powerful always win. Not the righteous, not the bold, not the courageous. It’s always the biggest, baddest of them all who carry the day. And morality ain’t in it. Iron will always defeat gold.
It is said the road to hell is paved with the good intentions of those who’ve undertaken the journey. But what about the one leading up to heaven? The road to heaven is paved by those who stood up against the system and challenged its Dogma. Jesus was one of those radicals who proposed a new way of looking at life. For this, the Romans put him on trial for his life. Next to him stood the bandit Barabbas. It is said Pilate of Pont had the crowd decide by acclamation their fate. The crowd chose poorly but did they now?! Have you ever considered the consequences of their choice, throughout time?
Life is Change. Life is Immanence. And if Andrew Lloyd Weber was right to say Truth is a changing law, then what is the Rule of Life?
All new life grows from the decay of the old. Life is cyclical. We need not fight it. We must embrace change with both hands and hold it tight to our bosom. Anything else, and we merely prolong the agony.
Democracy is not the plaything of the few. It does not cater to the elites. And the People should not pay attention to those who don’t like democratic results. Democracy has not failed us. We may have failed democracy.
