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Thuppahi's Blog features the latest articles about European history. He talks about interventions of Michel Roberts in the public realm with reference to Sri Lankan political affairs. Roberts was educated at St. Aloysius College in Galle and the universities of Peradeniya and Oxford. He taught History at Peradeniya University and Anthropology at Adelaide university. He is now retired and..
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
2d ago
Camel Rider ** Listen//See https://youtu.be/aelzcw0Q3QE?si=GyB80oZknUfG71Fk When you see the level of stupidity, arrogance and incompetence, as part of a massive disinformation campaign coming from the British mainstream media today (as illustrated in this interview by Piers Morgan) we can have ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
4d ago
An American on The Fringe, whose preferred title is “Russia, China, Iran & North Korea – Combatting the New Axis of Evil” “Evil is on the march! History is calling! And now is the time to act!” declares Rep. Mike ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
1M ago
Nick Van Der Hoeven, whose choice of title was “The Dutch Burgher Union “……………… while highlights have been imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi …………………………………………………………………………… snSpedtoorh3fi1c80a115m1h307g3u8i82016f0i28a6c396l64390307fi · I have been reflecting on how lucky we are (as a group) to have ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
2M ago
Brian Victoria* … in Informed Comment … https://www.juancole.com/2024/02/judaism-tribalism-universalism.html…. where the title read thus: “The Battle for the Soul of Judaism: Tribalism, Amalek and the Axial Age Universalism of Isaiah” Viewers of Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Vladimir Putin may ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
2M ago
Earlson Forbes in Sydney in Email Memo to Michael Roberts, 9 February 2024** as a Comment on this TPS Item viz https://thuppahis.com/2024/02/08/anzac-day-outdoes-australia-day-in-the–scales-of-dinky-die-australian-nationalism/ ……….. Note that the highlights in black are those by Earlson, while the other coloured segments are those ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
4M ago
Chris Hedges – Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, best-selling author & activist……. “When those who are occupied refuse to submit, when they continue to resist we drop all our pretence of our civilising mission and unleash as in Gaza ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
4M ago
DICTUM ONE “Terroristic violence is initiated and undertaken to punish or kill people whom–the believer imagines–do not worship the sacred object the believer worships. It stems from a philosophical theory or moral imperative. The violence seeks to demonstrate the power of the ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
5M ago
Michael Roberts Papers, mainly on Sri Lanka ……MSS 0031 …. AT = University of Adelaide Library………………………………………………. https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/mss/roberts/transcripts%20list Philip Gunawardena Edmund R Leach Series 1: Transcript Fil Aluwihare, Sir Richard 68 p. Blood, Sir Hilary 62 p. Dyson, E.T. 46 p ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
6M ago
“Bertrand Russell’s Last Message“…. January 1970 — presented at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egfCTz-ZuZU .… & now sent to me by “A Sri Lankan in Brisbane” who reiterates the stance he took a few days back with An APPRAISAL that I present for readers ..read more
Thuppahi's Blog » European History
6M ago
A Sri Lankan in Brisbane … responding to my Thuppahi Question: Why did HAMAS launch an attack in Palestine [with implicit awareness of extreme Israeli retaliations] ? … with the highlighting in red being that of the Editor, Thuppahi and ..read more