Do you remember the days when we could smugly observe corrupt foreign governments and dubious foreign elections secure in the knowledge that it could never happen here?
In 1961, British fascist, Oswald Mosley, invited Bertrand Russell to lunch. This is the letter Russell sent, on 22 January 1962, declining the invitation.
22
January 1962
Sir Oswald Mosley,
5, Lowndes Court,
Lowndes Square,
London, S.W.1.
Dear Sir Oswald,
Thank you for your letter and for your enclosures. I have given some thought to
our recent correspondence.It is always difficult to decide
on how to respond to people whose ethos is so alien and, in fact, repellent to one’s own.
It is not that I take exception to the general points made by you but that
every ounce of my energy has been devoted to an active opposition to cruel
bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has
characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.
I feel obliged to say that the emotional universes we inhabit are so
distinct, and in deepest ways opposed, that nothing fruitful or sincere could
ever emerge from association between us.
I should like you to understand the intensity of this conviction on my part. It is not out of any attempt to
be rude that I say this but because of all that I value in human experience and
human achievement.
1. Go to the woods. Bring a cone.🌲🌲🌲 2. Put the cone in a pot - so that most of it stands out. 3. Pour it every day with a small amount of water, as excess water makes the cones rot. 4. After some time, a tiny tree will appear. 5. Congratulations - they just started oxygen production and you have a piece of forest in your own home.🍁🍂🍃.
You're doing something for nature, and you'll see what nature does for you..... 🙌🙌🙌
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In 1961, British fascist, Oswald Mosley, invited Bertrand Russell to lunch. This is the letter Russell sent, on 22 January 1962, declining the invitation.
22 January 1962
Sir Oswald Mosley,
5, Lowndes Court,
Lowndes Square,
London, S.W.1.
Dear Sir Oswald,
Thank you for your letter and for your enclosures. I have given some thought to our recent correspondence. It is always difficult to decide on how to respond to people whose ethos is so alien and, in fact, repellent to one’s own. It is not that I take exception to the general points made by you but that every ounce of my energy has been devoted to an active opposition to cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.
I feel obliged to say that the emotional universes we inhabit are so distinct, and in deepest ways opposed, that nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us.
I should like you to understand the intensity of this conviction on my part. It is not out of any attempt to be rude that I say this but because of all that I value in human experience and human achievement.
Yours sincerely,
Bertrand Russell
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and yet they say they don’t wanted to be treated differently to the rest of Gt Britain !!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther KingI have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther King1. Go to the woods. Bring a cone.🌲🌲🌲
2. Put the cone in a pot - so that most of it stands out.
3. Pour it every day with a small amount of water, as excess water makes the cones rot.
4. After some time, a tiny tree will appear.
5. Congratulations - they just started oxygen production and you have a piece of forest in your own home.🍁🍂🍃.
You're doing something for nature, and you'll see what nature does for you..... 🙌🙌🙌