Arbeit Macht FreiIt began on 22 March 1933. The place was Dachau, approximately 10 miles north-west of Munich. By the time Dachau camp was liberated at the end of the Second World War 31,591 people had been murdered within its grotesque precincts. This ineffable wickedness would leave its mark on the enlightened world in an u... More..
The other day an eleven-year-old boy was shot dead on a Liverpool street and I asked an elderly relative can you remember this happening when you were my age?' He could not. In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, when bloodshed and violence, death and destruction were occurring on a day-to-day basis, the callous ... More..
Winning the War on TerrorBefore we can reach any conclusions about the success or otherwise of the war on terror we should first of all consider the objectives of the US-led coalition. Any rhetoric from the US is typically charged with nationalistic overtones that speak of freedom, dignity and democracy. In a White House stat... More..
Internet Pornography: Harmless Fun? I think its all about the statistics. Pages of histrionic prose, itself the result of rigorous research and investigation, could never overshadow the statistics associated with pornography on the internet. $97bn in worldwide revenue in 2006 which, according to the UK 2007 Pre-Budget Repo... More..
Holocaust Denial and Neo-NazismIf I were to dispute an irrefutable truth, such as that night followed day, how would you react? Would you try to diplomatically correct me? Would you laugh at me? Or would you dismiss me as a crank and a lunatic? I consider myself dismissed! Let me therefore put this incontrovertible fact to yo... More..
What Are The Most Returned Christmas Presents? The Christmas season is only three months away and already high street retailers are bulging at the seams with Christmas cards, wrapping paper, and presents to suit each and every taste, however unconventional or insalubrious. Lord forgive them, for they know not what they do. I ... More..
RemembranceI was ill the other day and like a true man I passionately embraced the occasion to wallow in abject self-pity. Taking advantage of my predicament, and with the merest hint of profligacy, I hauled my aching cadaver into bed and placed a video in the VCR. Ever heard of a DVD?' I hear you cry. I concluded that this s... More..
David Garner
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