Elton Zack Welford
Part-time Eternal Student with degrees in: BA Politics; MA International Relations; MSc History of Science, Med & Tech. Mad about history, science, politics, and Outer Space - oh, and Doctor Who too.
Location United Kingdom
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
My name is Zack. I have joined this course as I would like to gain more of an understanding of autism.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Quick witted and sharp witted, well-read and knowledgeable, and very inquisitive too.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I am just looking forward to learning something new.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Greater London - England.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello there! I am known as Zack. I have broad interests in history and in science too. This course was a recommended MOOC and it has caught my eye. It has been many years now, but once upon a time I did complete an MA in International Relations, at the University of East Anglia. Twenty-one years ago!
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello there. I am known as Zack. I have a range of interests, but two broad passions for history and space sciences. My interest in history does lead into an interest in archaeology too.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
My name is Zack. I have broad interests in history and in science. This course caught my eye amongst the recommended courses offered by FutureLearn!
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello, I am known as Zack. Around twenty years ago, and in collaboration with a couple of my relatives, I was able to trace my ancestors along my father's surname backwards in time over a few centuries. Having a fairly rare surname was a bonus in this search.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
My name is Zack, I live in the UK, and I have an abiding interest in transport and in transport systems too.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello there. My name is Zack, and I am from the United Kingdom. I have had an abiding interest in sharks going back to my childhood. They are fascinating creatures.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello! I am known as Zack. I have previously completed a number of other FutureLearn courses over a number of years. 'Mathematics of Cryptography etc' was a suggested course from FutureLearn and it has caught my eye.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
The other dog shares a water bowl with Minnie, but has shown no signs of a similar ailment. So probably not an infection that is water-borne and presumably something that Minnie encountered away from her home environment?
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Yes it has been interesting to learn new things and refresh old and dim memories.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I would also assume that since tetracycline is such a versatile antibiotic, it is also one of the most readily produced and available.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Thus saving the life of a beloved pet dog!
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Thank you for running this informative short course.
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No is the short answer. There is still the issue of personal bodily autonomy. J.S. Mill did argue that the only limit that should be placed upon an individual, is that 'he' should not be a nuisance to his neighbours. Information and education should be a part of public health. The other extreme in its horrors in a collectivist society was demonstrated by human...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
For two reasons. The patient, although not showing any signs or symptoms of infectious disease, may still be infected. Secondly by practising scrupulous precautions, the health practitioner prevents their self from passing an infection on to the patient in care.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Deforestation as a phenomenon is as old as agricultural farming settlements. Historically speaking England was covered by woodland and forests. But as human settlements grew into villages and then towns, vast areas of woodland was cleared for farming. This of course applies to other parts of Great Britain and Ireland too. Both of which islands are largely...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Primarily through good personal hygiene. Washing or cleansing hands before preparing and eating food. Plus of course keeping the areas such as a kitchen clean. As it so happens I was already leading quite a socially distance life before the COVID-19 virus swept around the globe.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
No I do not have the Influenza vaccine administered here in the United Kingdom. My most recent brush with Influenza was over 20 years ago, and that was a relatively mild encounter, by 'flu standards.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Yes I can remember living in the world BC. (Before Covid 19). Some of the government ordered regulations - such as people working from home - were not possible in earlier epidemics simply because the Internet and the World Wide Web either did not exist, or in its earlier years was too rudimentary to link peoples home address with their workspace. So people...
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It has been fun to tag along and revisit an old interest, so thanks to everybody involved in creating this Teach-Out.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
It pays to keep an open mind. My thinking upon such matters tends to be based upon critical thinking assisted by studying the evidence to hand. As to whether any UFOs are in fact extra-terrestrial spacecraft, instead of physical natural phenomena such as comets and meteors; misidentified aeroplanes/helicopters/balloons etc, is a moot point. I bear in mind some...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Utah Drone UFO - A Meta-analysis. I watched all three video clips on YouTube. The common factors to all three are that they are supposedly footage of 3 different UFOs. But all three have other common factors, one of which is technological (digital camera imagery), one of which is physiological (what the British RAF pilots call the Mk 1 eyeball), and one of...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
As far as I am aware, I have not thus far seen any UFOs at all.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
So the truth is out there a la the X-Files eh?
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Well I enjoyed reading the report written by Bill Murphy.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I have been fascinated by Outer Space ever since I was a young boy. having been born in the early 1970s, during the Space-Age, and having a passion both for history and astronomy, plus looking at mysteries such as the UFO phenomena, is what persuaded me to join this Teach-Out.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
The Utsuro-bune artwork from Japan’s Edo period is intriguing. But rather than looking at it uncritically and only at face value, it does require more thought.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I am from the UK. There have been reports of UFO activity in the UK since the end of the Second World War in 1945. But I suspect that interest in UFOs is a fringe interest, rather than a part of the mainstream. I am not sure why this is so.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello everybody, I'm from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As for why I'm interested in learning more about UFOs, well let us just say that I have been space mad since I was a very young child.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I do remember reading and seeing news reports about Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. As a keen amateur astronomer the reported discoveries made by the two Voyager probes fascinated me.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Less is more.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I have only seen the first season of True Blood - but I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer Abroad, and Tom Sawyer Detective - all of which were by Mark Twain. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I saw a performance of Tennessee Williams Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the National Theatre (London South Bank Centre) in 1987. Plus a film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hi I am generally known as Zack. I am interested in a lot of things - but history, and science are two of my main interests. I decided to follow these discovering science classes from the University of Leeds to find out new things and refresh and revive what I may have learned before.
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It would seem to be that no matter what land or title, or estate they possessed, a king (or duke etc) could never be satisfied with what they already had. After all William Duke of the Normands, successfully gambled on enforcing a rather tenuous claim to being the King of the English. His successors and the heirs of King Philip I of France, then carry on a...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
A fresh perspective.
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Yes they were excellent course - although by their very nature they were also incredibly grim, focusing upon deeply ugly aspects of human behaviour.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I do not have a specific research topic as of yet. But I would like to improve my skills within research writing.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hi, my name is Zack. I am from London, United Kingdom. I have completed a few degrees over the years - although the most recent of them was back in 2003 (so I am probably very rusty when it comes to things like writing a literature review). But I always seem to be thinking about, or else talking about going back to university. Learning about research writing...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
My name is Zack. I have found FutureLearn to be an excellent means of branching out and exploring new subjects and topics. Having previously followed the MOOCs on The Holocaust (parts one and two), I think that this course will also be informative and illuminating.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
1 fact and 3 fictions.
John Merrick was known as the Elephant Man. Who alongside his friend Ray Bradbury, travelled through time and space as an intrepid explorer. Their greatest disappointment as explorers, was their failure to see any of the dinosaurs mentioned by their friend Professor Challenger, when Merrick and Bradbury visited the Lost World.
1...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello everyone, my name is Zack. I live in the United Kingdom - and if asked, I would describe myself as a half-Irish Englishman. I love reading, and I love books too. My choice in novels favours classic novels and short stories, science-fiction and science-fantasy. I have also read a lot of books about history, and about science. I think that it is high time...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
It has been quite a few years since I last put pen to paper, in order to write a story of my own. But I hope that this course will give me the encouragement and enthusiasm to write stories anew.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hi I am restarting this course as of now!
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I am restarting this course as of now!
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Elton Zack Welford replied to Marie Walshe
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established as a secular state...
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Or as the film posters for 'Alien' declared: 'In space, no one can hear you scream.'
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I'm from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A sovereign state that is a member of more international organisations and agreements and treaties, than any other country in the world.
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Elton Zack Welford replied to Maria Kollarou
I agree with you that the Roman Empire was centred on Italy and the Mediterranean Sea. Much of Europe north of the Danube and the Rhine rivers lay outside the Roman Empire. Their civilization and culture was centred upon the Mediterranean world and had more in common with other Mediterranean civilizations like the Greeks, than it did with the Celts, Germans,...
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Poland in the 1930s was ruled by an authoritarian military junta. Democracy looked like it was falling into disuse in Europe, with fascism in Italy, communism in the USSR, and national-socialism in Germany, plus various military and Royal dictatorships elsewhere.
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There have been many states that were not democracies, but were still rule of law societies. Just as there are democracies with elected officials, but a corrupt and unfair legal system.
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But there are other differences too. You are right Katie that there are different needs to be addressed amongst the 50 states of the USA. But at least in the USA there's a shared language, and a sense of national unity that transcends state borders (even though state membership is prized too - having met proud Texans, New Yorkers, and Californians). The EU is...
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But that doesn't account for past and present politicians who are sometimes cheerfully willing to boast about their ignorance of economics!
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
The concept of the Soviet new citizen which was heavily promoted in the USSR, did not prevent the Soviet Union from dissolution into many different sovereign states. Nationalism and ethnicity proved to be a more potent force than Soviet supranationalism.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Yes Tim and Patrick, I have found this course to be both useful and instructive. Many thanks for setting up and presenting this MOOC on Logical and Critical Thinking. Thanks also to Mark Tan for acting as the moderator on this enjoyable MOOC.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I do like that Dr. Logical Tee-Shirt!
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Thanks for running this MOOC.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
It was certainly a very good refresher course for me. So thanks for providing this MOOC.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Well this course certainly served me well as a refresher course. As it has been a while since I attended a pair of City and Guilds Institute courses on bookkeeping, one of which covered manual bookkeeping and the other dealt with computerised accounts (Sage software). So many thanks to the course organisers and course providers. I really believe that...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello, my name is Zack. I have joined this course as I am considering running my own business, and would very much like to be able to manage my own accounts too.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
The Zebra suit would be perfect for a Marvel super-hero/super-villain (perhaps in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).
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Brave heart, Rachel.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Although I do find this course very interesting, my lack of knowledge in chemistry is holding me back.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Thank you all very much for the way you presented this course. It was both informative and entertaining. I really should make the effort to visit Rome in the not to distant future.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Thank you for an informative, interesting and eye-opening course.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I think that the Universe is a thing of unparallelled beauty. So I really enjoyed seeing footage of that remarkable computer simulation.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
That video opened my eyes, as I have never seen such a system being set up before.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I found this course on systems thinking and complexity to be illuminating, as was the course on global systems science and policy.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
It is a fascinating course. I do feel the need to visit Rome some day and experience the sights and sounds of the eternal city.
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The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany both claimed to have an ideological basis for their expansion into other countries. Racism and a perceived need for territory for settlement/colonisation, as well as raw materials, 'justified' German aggression. The Soviets believed that their socio-economic model was scientifically based and therefore progressing into a...
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Oh I saw that musical too - back in the twentieth century...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
It is a fascinating and rich field to study. So I have enjoyed working my way through this week.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
So I am joining this course months after it finished its run. Better late than not at all? By the way, I am known as Zack.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
England in the time of King Richard III is a fascinating subject. So I am looking forward to moving on to complete this course.
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Hmmm I have just read your comments Mary and Susan, on the 23 March 2017 - trailing along in your footsteps.
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My name is Zack. I have passionate interest in history and science. It seems that since February 2016, I have also taken an obsessive interest in FutureLearn Moocs - having signed up for over 100 of them thus far!
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hi, my name is Zack. I live on the outskirts of Greater London. My main reason for taking up this course is that I have a general interest in science, with a focus upon Astronomy and Outer Space.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Oh timelines are always useful in giving a view of key events.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello, I am known as Zack to my family and friends. I have a passion for history, and have found that FutureLearn is an excellent means towards finding out about new things.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
I am pleased that I completed this brief course presented by the Red Cross and Red Crescent. It was a much-welcomed refresher to an emergency first-aid at work course that I took part in a few years ago.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Global Systems Science and Policy looks set to be a very engaging topic. By the way I am generally known as Zack.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hi my name is Zack. I signed up for this MOOC out of simple curiosity. I think that the FutureLearn service is a brilliant idea, and has helped to open up a world of possibilities.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hi I am Zack. I live on the outskirts of Greater London in the (currently) United Kingdom. I signed up for this course on The Science of Medicines, out of a mixture of curiosity and general interest. I think that FutureLearn is a brilliant idea, and has opened up a world of subjects to explore.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Rome is a city that I do feel the need to see with my own eyes. I find the history of Ancient Rome fascinating. Roman civilisation and its material world has influenced the European nations and states that replaced it. Rome also became and remained the centre of the Roman Catholic Church. Rome is the eternal city.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Law and order. Civil engineering: roads, bridges, tunnels, aqueducts and canals. Stone, brick, and concrete used for building. Wine! Creating an army based on men trained to co-operate as infantry, rather than fight as solo warriors. Giving or awarding Roman citizenship to people who were not even born in Rome itself, or the Italian Peninsula. Rome has cast a...
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Hello, my name is Zack, and I live in the United Kingdom, on the outskirts of London. I think that FutureLearn is a brilliant idea, and I am looking forward to this course from Monash University.
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Elton Zack Welford made a comment
Yes I did find that video interesting.
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I wish to thank each and every member of the team that created and presented this MOOC, for the work that they have done. It is a fascinating and absorbing subject. I particularly loathe and abhor holocaust deniers - some pose as serious academics, as 'revisionists,' but they are at heart antisemites, or anti-Israeli, or closeted Nazi admirers and Hitler...
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Elton Zack Welford replied to Brian Coe
You are right Sue. The Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia was a 'Communist' dictatorship that seized power by toppling a right-wing American backed military dictatorship. Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge reign of terror trying to run that country as a Stalinist/Maoist agrarian country. I have read that anything from 1.5 to 3 million people perished in the Cambodian...
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Elton Zack Welford replied to Guy Lejeune
Almost certainly Guy, Hitler's Germany invaded and conquered a vast area of Europe. Some of the killings would have been improvised on the spot by local commanders of the SS, police, or German Army.
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Thanks for mentioning that Kevin. It has been a few years - maybe five? - since I last visited it.
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Back in the 1990s an Australian writer called Clive James wrote and presented an interesting TV series called 'Fame in the Twentieth Century.' He commented favourably upon the well known and famous Hollywood stars and film makers who were either Jewish or of Jewish origin. But he also observed that there was a strong current of anti-semitism in daily life in...
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The age of survivors who can testify against alleged Nazi criminals is another limiting factor. In 2017 we are looking back on events that concluded with the destruction of Nazi Germany in May 1945. Some of the younger perpetrators and victims who are still with us are very old indeed. With each passing day more of those men and women who were there in Nazi...
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Oh I agree that 'The Eichmann Show' was a very well-made drama.
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Indeed Filip, I have read and heard that some survivors of the Holocaust returned home to find their home occupied by new, non-Jewish owners, who were frequently not happy to see former owners alive.
