Tag Archives: oppression

Rare Earth Elements and Balance of Power

Posted on May 3, 2021 by borderslynn

I write these blogs for me. I ask questions and search for answers in books and, mostly, exploring the Internet. Without Rare Earth Elements I would not be doing this. When I was born just after World War II, if … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arms industry, commerce, earth contamination, economies, ecosystem destruction, geopolitical, greenwashing, investment, military complex, military power, mining, oppression, pollution, rare earth tec, recycling, REMs, sludge, superpowers, trade, wastewater | 1 Comment

The 19th century European Curse across Africa: Part Two

Posted on December 26, 2019 by borderslynn

To understand the influence of a little country (Belgium) over another 80 times as big as it, (the Congo in Africa) I had to read the history. Coming from Britain, I knew too well of our tiny size but the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Alice Seeley Harris, Belgium, Britain, Congo, european colonisation of africa, germany, land grabs, Leopold II, oppression, slavery, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Adam Smith: Part XII

Posted on December 5, 2016 by borderslynn

George Wade – an example of a loyal military man, wholly anti Catholic, particularly anti Jacobite. When Wade was commissioned the British monarch was Protestant Dutch William and Mary (of Orange). You get a feel for the kind of military experience a … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 17th century, adam smith, Anglo- Irish, catholicism, Empire, infrastucture as war, Jacobites, military, monarchy, oppression, protestantism, religious wars, road building and war, Wade, war, Williamites | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: oppression

Rare Earth Elements and Balance of Power

The 19th century European Curse across Africa: Part Two

Adam Smith: Part XII

Where did we come from? Where are we going?