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There is this strange notion in Great Britain that the evil mistress and German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to take over Europe. Where Hitler failed by military means, she plans to accomplish the task by economical means. We read quotes in Social Media to the effect “Our troops sacrificed themselves in the Second World…
The Supertyke was never meant to be a political blog. There are far better things to talk about. But the fact is, the world is going mad. The Islamic State, as it calls itself, has made us suspicious and uncertain. We reject everything different from ourselves. It has given rise to figures like Donald Trump,…
In an interview with Playboy, German politician Gregor Gysi has bemoaned the decline of the FKK nudist camps, which were a popular feature in the old state of East Germany. It is possible that he is getting ready for the next elections by conjuring up this image of the Good Old Days in the GDR.…
Last August my search for clues on the life of my genetic Grandmother Gladys Greenwood took my daughter and myself to Gladys’ birthplace Scarborough. As it turned out, I found nothing I didn’t know already, but the trip wasn’t wasted, as I spent three wonderful days in the old seaside town. Gladys was born in…
The tattoo. Source of endless discussions on the merits of to have or not to have, or in the words of Shakespeare, Tattoo or not tattoo, that is the question! When I was a youth they were considered very working class and were worn only by seamen and chavs. Of course, as we all know, its…
The introduction of Quadcopters and the like with an attached HD video camera has given rise to magnificent videos taken from the air. One such video is the one in this post. Starting of at Bagshaw Museum at the top of Wilton Park, the copter zooms down the hill to give us a magnificent view…
Watch! This is an ad for a Danish TV programme. But the message it carries is quite extraordinary. Now compare this message to the ones being sent out by parts of the British Press, the Mails and Express and Sun’s and the whatever they call thems, and then think why the Danes are some of…
A German has been sentenced to ten months prison for posting hate speech on Facebook. The 47 year old, who has not been named, has called refugees “scumbags”, “rats”, and “vermin invaders”. He also published a comment on the NPD (far right nationalist party) Facebook page calling for the reactivation of concentration camps to get…
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