Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "History Debunked" channel.

  1. But didn't Winston Churchill himself say 'Never in the field of postal history was so much mail sorted for so many by so few?'
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  2. The author of the document is one Kehinde Andrews. Looking him up on something as basic as wikipedia will tell you all you need to know. That such a person is allowed to influence the MoD is almost beyond belief, and certainly a cause for great anxiety.
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  3. Basic military principle. When you occupy a country, you need to ensure that your troops are distributed evenly around it. Did Jenrick attend Sandhurst, or is he self-taught?
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  4. For the BBC, mere viewing figures matter little. It is not a commercial company, and can produce whatever propaganda it wishes funded by the despised little people who pay the Licence Fee.
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  5. Isn't using the term 'historian' to describe Mr. Olusoga something of a misnomer? Wouldn't 'propagandist' be nearer the mark?
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  6. One thing I have noticed about the Socialist Workers Party is that, whilst they are indeed socialists, few appear to be workers.
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  7. In 50 years time, people will say, 'that play about 20th century Britain showed white people on the streets of London. How historically inaccurate can you get?'
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  8. In some areas, corruption isn't seen as a a bad thing, but simply as one of the perks of power or authority.
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  9. What did Marie Antoinette win her Nobel Prize for, and when? If you don't know, I could always ask David Lammy, I suppose?
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  10. In the interview on NBC, Trump was asked it DEI was responsible for the crash. His reply was that it could have been, not that it was.
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  11. "Wherever they burn books, in the end they will also burn human beings." - Heinrich Heine “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” Said to have come from Voltaire.
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  12. My own CV says that I was an International Cricketer, who played over 70 Test Matches for England, scoring 22 centuries and retiring with a Test Average of 56.34 It sounds so much better than stating that I was merely quite a good club player, doesn't it?
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  13. Exactly the same is happening in the Preston area, where a large hotel literally cancelled existing bookings and announced that it was to house asylum seekers, at something like 24 hours notice. Apparently, it is a nice little earner for the owners, and will soon become the norn.
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  14. I recall my last, depressing, visit to our beloved capital, to visit what had once been the Imperial War Museum. London seemed to consist entirely of people speaking languages I did not recognise, whilst at the same time having 'phones wedged to their ears, bumping into each other, and avoiding eye contact. I cannot express my joy at boarding my train out of Euston!
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  15. Tristran Hunt is a (former) politician. His entire life has been dominated by the ability to say things which don't make sense, but can be presented as intellectually profound.
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  16. I believe that the BBC are about to produce a new documentary about the Bismarck action, in which Churchill is portrayed by Lenny Henry, and Admiral Joan Tovey by Helen Mirren The pilot of the Swordfish which delivers the crippling torpedo hit is from the Nigerian Air Force, and is played by Idris Elba.
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  17. Actually, the Bengal Famine had a number of causes, among which were the number of refugees from Japanese held areas, the inability to import food from those same areas, harvest failures, stockpiling by hoarders and even the Bengal administration, which tried to minimise knowledge of the crisis. The worst that could be said of Churchill was that he should have known what was taking place, but didn't. After all, in 1943, he had little else to occupy his time! You could also add the refusal of FDR to allow the transfer of merchant shipping, by the way. What is without dispute, except by those who choose to blame Churchill for everything since the Black Death, is that once he did find out, he transferred food distribution to the British Indian Army, and had grain convoys diverted from Australia to India. The reality is, of course, that certain people have an agenda. Churchill is widely regarded as the greatest Briton for centuries. If he can be brought down by the indoctrination which has replaced education, then every other dead old white man can receive the same treatment.
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  18. Great news! The northern city of Preston is to have a megamosque built in Broughton. Locals did oppose it, as Broughton has few Moslems there (yet), but first Preston Council decided to sanction the construction, then an appeal by the local council and the people who actually live there was, as expected, rejected by what passes for the current government, in the form of one Lucy Frazer, minister of state for housing and planning, on behalf of the awful Michael Gove. A friend who lives in the area said to me that, in Preston, what Moslems want, Moslems get. How true this is I do not know, as I am fortunate enough to live just south of Preston, but it seems that the opposition to the building was almost immediately rejected on grounds of Rac... I needn't complete the word, need I?
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  19. I recall the days when MPs were much as you describe. Labour tended to get many of theirs from the a union background in industry, whereas the Tories tended to be from senior management in industry or the military. There were, of course, a number of lawyers in both sides. Even when they disagreed, they were able to understand where each other's views originated, and there were many friendships across the political divide. Tony Benn and Enoch Powell being one of the most notable. Now, politics seems simply to be a lucrative career. Get a PPE degree, become a political advisor, then find a safe seat. Onward and upward, without the least knowledge of the real world. Indeed, for many, it seems merely a matter of convenience which of the major parties they join, as their decisions are not driven by principle, but merely by potrential profit. Rather depressing, isn't it?
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  20. Perhaps the new Doctor Who could portray Prince Philip?:
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  21. I remember the looks on the faces of my parents when many years ago, asked what I wanted for Christmas, I replied 'a bisexual.' Only when, asked to explain, I said 'one with a three speed gear, a saddlebag, a bell, and a bright lamp,' did their faces change somewhat, Curse this damned dyslexia!
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  22. Ed Miliband was telling the truth when he said that bills would go down £300 per year. What he didn't mention was that this would only happen after they had gone up £1400 per year first.
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  23. Indeed. Boots have just been given the boot chez moi. It seems that my family do not meet their standards of what an acceptable customer might be.
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  24. Give it time. He will be so described soon.
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  25. Ironic that you should produce this at about the same time that Johnson said that Ukrainian refugees would be welcomed by Britain. Presumably, they would have to queue behind the South Coasters and the Hong Kong Chinese?
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  26. Don't worry. Once Sir Keir persuades the EU to accept Britain as a faithful subordinate province of the European Empire, that big island off the French coast will make an excellent place to send these 'refugees.'
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  27. Ironically, Michael Bates was born in India. Bates spent his early years in India, speaking Hindi and Urdu as his first languages before learning English, and remaining fluent in the former two languages for the rest of his life.
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  28. Surely, when a series of politicians have apparently decided that Britain would be better off as a Third World country, then diphtheria, polio and tuberculosis are simply some of the concomitant benefits we should expect?
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  29. The idea that the wonderful David Lammy might be involved in any discussions fills me, and probably most normal, rational, people, with unmitigated terror.
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  30. I recall that David Livingstone was accused as benefitting from slavery because, at the age of 12, he worked as a labourer in a Scottish cotton mill.
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  31. If Trump does prevail, doubtless be stern faces, black armbands, and solemn martial music.
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  32. The BBC news had a section on the floods in Pakistan last night. Two women were interviewed, one of whom had six children and the other nine. Of course, the BBC did not see fit to comment upon this.
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  33. At least the BBC are broad-minded and considerate enough to allow a few token representatives of the native population to appear in one of their programmes.
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  34.  @KemetledAfrica  Because it is intellectual dishonesty to pretend that the Transatlantic trade was uniquely wicked, when it was far from unique. Should western schools not bother teaching about the Peloponnesian War, because ' they were not involved in it,' by the way?
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  35. As is doubtless painted up in large letters in the BBC newsroom, 'NEVER LET A FEW FACTS GET IN THE WAY OF THE AGENDA.'
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  36. The only photograph which ever seems to be shown of this person is of a smiling, neatly dressed young man. Other photographs of him which exist, looking like a threateningly dressed thug among a group of similar individuals, have apparently been withdrawn from circulation. Odd, that.
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  37. 'Far right,' like 'racist' or 'homophobe' is a convenient catch all term which may be used to shut down any debate on a particular issue.
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  38. Why are you reading from a recent 'Doctor Who' script?!
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  39. 'The Grauniad?' The Guardian of today would have reported the sinking of Bismarck in May 1941 under the heading ' Innocent German cruise ship brutally destroyed by British navy without warning. - Many civilians feared dead.'
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  40. The BBC had an interview with a BLM spokesperson last night (Wedenesday, 1 Feb) and it was fascinating watching her turn cartwheels and twist into contortions as she explained how the murder of a black man by five black policemen was all because of white racism. I hope she returned to one of her several well-heated gated mansions afterwards, satisfied with her performance.
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  41. I assume he can claim substantial expenses for turning out at the week-end. He might even be given a new suit by Lord Alli for the occasion.
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  42. The odd thing is that no-one in the media seems willing to consider the possibility that the increase in population largely due to immigration has any connection with the increasing pressure on every public service you care to name.
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  43. Nothing. But those planning any potential disruption are becoming more and more confident as little or nothing is done to challenge them. The maxim 'the squeaky wheel gets the most oil' applies. 'Appeasement' is another relevant term.
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  44. Of course the Aborigines invented aeroplanes. The log of HMS Endeavour incudes an entry by Captain Cook that on 23 April, 1770, near Brush Island. The ship was dive bombed by several Aboriginal flying machines, fortunately without being hit. This part of Endeavour's log was in the Admiralty archives for many years, before being destroyed by vile British imperialists. As Cook said at the time to one of his officers, Lieutenant Bligh, 'Our survival was the will of providence, in that the Aborigines hadn't invented the Norden bombsight yet.' As any Australian child will tell you, the Aborigines didn't perfect the Norden bombsight until 1774. If you don't believe me, then you must be a RAYCIST!!!
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  45. George Orwell explained the trait many years ago. ‘England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that it is a duty to snigger at every English institution, from horse racing to suet puddings. It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during ‘God save the King’ than of stealing from a poor box. All through the critical years many left-wingers were chipping away at English morale, trying to spread an outlook that was sometimes squashily pacifist, sometimes violently pro-Russian, but always anti-British’.
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  46. Don't worry. It will never become a scandal. It will simply not be allowed to become one.
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  47. Do keep up. There was recently a demand to have the statue of Robert Peel in Manchester removed, by 'eminent' historian(?) Ana Lucia Araujo on the grounds that 'Him big raycist!! man!'
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  48. Except as the hero or heroine of the srory, of course.
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  49. Bro, de photos. av been doctored by de white raycists, innit?
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  50. But the 'British' government, on almost a daily basis, tells us that it isn't.
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