Posts Tagged Black Death

Will the American Empire Fall Like Rome Because of a Virus?

My critics will declare my title wrong since America is a democracy (more accurately, a republic) and not an Empire. An Empire is “a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority.” I suggest America qualifies as an Empire with Biden acting […]

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China Boasts of Many Helpful Discoveries But Refuses to Accept Responsibility for Diseases!

China boasts of four great inventions: the compass, gunpowder, paper, and printing technology. We applaud them for their contributions; however, they must also take responsibility for many genocides, wars, and the birth and cultivation of Chinese Communism in Asia that is responsible for up to 62 million deaths—of their own people! The Chinese Communist Party […]

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Would You Obey These Requirements During a Pandemic?

Governments are taking control of our very personal lives during this pandemic—for our own good, of course. It has always happened during such times. During the London plague in 1665, city officials took control of most aspects of the peoples’ lives. They did so based on previously passed laws that were still available to them. […]

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National Disasters Bring Out the Fools, Frauds, and Fanatics!

Every society has an assortment of people that represents all segments—fools, frauds, fanatics, and normal people. The coronavirus pestilence is not unusual and produced the same groups. As it makes its way and gathers momentum, the weirdos come out of the closets, from under the rocks, and down from their ivory towers. Fanatics in India […]

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During the Plague Year in London, People Turned to Religion!

During the Black Death plague in the 1600s, London officials encouraged religious devotion by days of prayer and fasting and humiliation. Government leaders asked the people to make public confession of sin and to implore the mercy of God to avert the dreadful judgment which hung over their heads. Can you imagine the mayor of […]

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