Sunday, July 4, 2010
looks like history has made room for us after all
MY gosh it looks like i have the run of this place.
Have had for months now.I rather like that.
It would be nicer if someone would actually read this rubbish but still you never know,
maybe someone does.MAYBE SOMEONE DOES.
I do try to stay on topic
political stuff, topical
stuff progressives would agree with or find interesting.
Perhaps I'm not really that complex or tormented
Perhaps i'M JUST capricious and a bit mad.
but i think history is important, as important as that which is occurring right now
because it does repeat itself , history
it goes in cycles
society lurches forward and then it lurches back
and then 100 years later someone tries to write a book about what it all meant
who were the villains and who were the heros
often people mean well and end up doing very bad things
and as often people only interested in power accidentally drag society kicking and screaming out of the darkness
sometimes people and events are too complicated to simplify
sometimes egomaniacs change the world in both bad and good ways
but they are strong and smart and bold enough at least to try
everybody has a favorite political figure
Che Guevara
a favorite philosopher
mine's descarte
my favorite drunk i think would have to be christopher Hitchens
but the historical figure i am just obsessed over
like some sad lady ga ga fan
is napoleon Bonaparte
you probably think he was just another garden variety dictator
(thats because you've listened to the English)
it not really true
sure he was power mad
but he was also a glorious bastard child of the revolution
if you've ever been curious
heres a bit of info
welcome to my matrix
i THink therefore I AM
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original objective of both colonial and British troops, and is occasionally referred to as the "Battle of Breed's Hill."
On June 13, 1775, the leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British generals were planning to send troops out from the city to occupy the unoccupied hills surrounding the city. In response to this intelligence, 1,200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott stealthily occupied Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, constructed an earthen redoubt on Breed's Hill, and built lightly fortified lines across most of the Charlestown Peninsula.
When the British were alerted to the presence of the new position the next day, they mounted an attack against them. After two assaults on the colonial lines were repulsed with significant British casualties, the British finally captured the positions on the third assault, after the defenders in the redoubt ran out of ammunition. The colonial forces retreated to Cambridge over Bunker Hill, suffering their most significant losses on Bunker Hill.
While the result was a victory for the British, they suffered a large amount of losses: over 800 wounded and 226 killed, including a notably large number of officers. The battle is seen as an example of a Pyrrhic victory, as while their immediate objective (the capture of Bunker Hill) was achieved, the loss of nearly a third of their forces did not significantly alter the state of siege. Meanwhile, colonial forces were able to retreat and regroup in good order having suffered few casualties. Furthermore, the battle demonstrated that relatively inexperienced colonial forces were willing and able to stand up to regular army troops in a pitched battle.
On June 13, 1775, the leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British generals were planning to send troops out from the city to occupy the unoccupied hills surrounding the city. In response to this intelligence, 1,200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott stealthily occupied Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, constructed an earthen redoubt on Breed's Hill, and built lightly fortified lines across most of the Charlestown Peninsula.
When the British were alerted to the presence of the new position the next day, they mounted an attack against them. After two assaults on the colonial lines were repulsed with significant British casualties, the British finally captured the positions on the third assault, after the defenders in the redoubt ran out of ammunition. The colonial forces retreated to Cambridge over Bunker Hill, suffering their most significant losses on Bunker Hill.
While the result was a victory for the British, they suffered a large amount of losses: over 800 wounded and 226 killed, including a notably large number of officers. The battle is seen as an example of a Pyrrhic victory, as while their immediate objective (the capture of Bunker Hill) was achieved, the loss of nearly a third of their forces did not significantly alter the state of siege. Meanwhile, colonial forces were able to retreat and regroup in good order having suffered few casualties. Furthermore, the battle demonstrated that relatively inexperienced colonial forces were willing and able to stand up to regular army troops in a pitched battle.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
dont ask me I was in Quebec chasing French girls
The thing I really like about the 21st century is the technology, not much else
seems big brother and war is everywhere these days but i love my i pod and my imac, love the internet love youtube
you can find anything here, look july 4th 1976 i was wandering around canada doing what any other 17 year old would do
in a society filed with friendly women and a drinking age that was merely a suggestion.
so i missed a very important day in american histoRy
BUT LOOK, I FOUND IT ON YOUTUBE! AINT TECHNOLOGY A GAS? HARRY REASONER AND DISCO MUSIC AH THE 70'S..
Friday, July 2, 2010
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
The older one gets the more one realizes how much events repeat
names and villains change, but our hatred and paranoia doesn't
think about it
cold war war on terror
war against communism
islam
drugs
bla bla
fill in the blank
there always seems to be a boogie man doesn't there?
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