Mr Grasse states that he use to love travelling to London with its cobblestone streets - most of London (or rather Central London) is not cobblestone only a few places still are and most of them are public walkways.
He says that we hang on to our past and keep it as part of the present - I can only speak for myself here, but I think we hold onto our past because there are some parts we are proud of, but also we hang on as a reminder that we should never attempt to do some things again. I'm proud to have the diverse range of history we have, can we say that about America where they have, mostly, torn down their past or as Joni Mitchell put it they paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Grasse also says that he has been told his president (George W. Bush) is an idiot, well to put it bluntly, he is, just watch this and tell me he isn't.
He later goes on to claim that Britain blames America for the worlds problems, this is just not true, we blame America for Americas problems.
He calls us all alcoholics, personally I am tee-total because I don't like the effects alcohol has on me, I have been drunk 4 times in my life, I'm 36 by the way, how many times has Mr Grasse been drunk?
My hope is that with this blog I can right some of the wrongs Mr Grasse has published, he obviously hates the British and is a racist.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The Foreword by Penny Rimbaud
Personally I think you can get all the information you need about Rimbaud by looking at his publicity photo HERE, sitting stark naked,on a bin as if having a crap, lovely.
Within the text from the foreword he claims that every true blue-blooded Englander is easy to spot because he has a shaved head, gold earrings and a football shirt or they are part of the collar and tie brigade, well I, for one do not consider myself a "blue-blooded Englander" I consider myself a patriotic British citizen, it is true I have a shaved head but that is because my hair started to fall out and rather than try to hide it, I shaved it (in the same way Mr Grasse has looking at his publicity photo on the same page as before). I don't have any piercings nor do I own a football shirt, and I only wear a collar and tie to social functions such as weddings.
Mr Rimbauld also states that "Britain" as we know it has become what it is because it has been repeatedly invaded by amongst others the Romans, the Anglo Saxons and the Vikings. This is certainly true so why are the "English" to blame? Why not the nations who invaded us?
The "British Empire" that Mr Rimbauld keeps going on (and on and on) about no longer exists, we have seen the error of our ways in much the same way that the Spanish and the Russians have, we no longer want to rule over the other nations, let them do that themselves, that dear reader is called democracy.
Throughout this anti British rant he keeps talking about his father and the war he fought in, well Mr Rimbaud that was over 50 years ago, my grandfather fought in the second world war, although he never talked about it, which was down to the fact he witnessed so many deaths that it permanantly scarred him for life, Mr Rimbaud's father was either made of sterner stuff, or more likely never saw action.
As I said at the start of this post, look at the photo of Mr Rimbaud again, maybe he is working on the next instalment of his racist tirade, SPLASH! There it is now.
Within the text from the foreword he claims that every true blue-blooded Englander is easy to spot because he has a shaved head, gold earrings and a football shirt or they are part of the collar and tie brigade, well I, for one do not consider myself a "blue-blooded Englander" I consider myself a patriotic British citizen, it is true I have a shaved head but that is because my hair started to fall out and rather than try to hide it, I shaved it (in the same way Mr Grasse has looking at his publicity photo on the same page as before). I don't have any piercings nor do I own a football shirt, and I only wear a collar and tie to social functions such as weddings.
Mr Rimbauld also states that "Britain" as we know it has become what it is because it has been repeatedly invaded by amongst others the Romans, the Anglo Saxons and the Vikings. This is certainly true so why are the "English" to blame? Why not the nations who invaded us?
The "British Empire" that Mr Rimbauld keeps going on (and on and on) about no longer exists, we have seen the error of our ways in much the same way that the Spanish and the Russians have, we no longer want to rule over the other nations, let them do that themselves, that dear reader is called democracy.
Throughout this anti British rant he keeps talking about his father and the war he fought in, well Mr Rimbaud that was over 50 years ago, my grandfather fought in the second world war, although he never talked about it, which was down to the fact he witnessed so many deaths that it permanantly scarred him for life, Mr Rimbaud's father was either made of sterner stuff, or more likely never saw action.
As I said at the start of this post, look at the photo of Mr Rimbaud again, maybe he is working on the next instalment of his racist tirade, SPLASH! There it is now.
The first two inaccuracies
Even the cover of the book is wrong for two reasons.
1 - The subtitle "101 Ways That England Ruined The World" is incorrect, it should be either "Great Britain", "Britain" or "United Kingdom" if we are to believe the second inaccuracy,
2 - The cover picture shows Queen Victoria stomping all over the "little people" carrying the Union Flag, not Union Jack as Mr Grasse puts it (more on that in another post). If the title is correct then the flag should be the cross of St. George.
Not a good start then...
1 - The subtitle "101 Ways That England Ruined The World" is incorrect, it should be either "Great Britain", "Britain" or "United Kingdom" if we are to believe the second inaccuracy,
2 - The cover picture shows Queen Victoria stomping all over the "little people" carrying the Union Flag, not Union Jack as Mr Grasse puts it (more on that in another post). If the title is correct then the flag should be the cross of St. George.
Not a good start then...
Why I started this blog
This blog has been set up for one reason, I was given a book recently entitled "The Evil Empire - 101 Ways That England Ruined The World" by Steven A. Grasse, and I was looking forward to reading it, as I always enjoy a little friendly mickey taking, but I felt so hurt by Mr Grasse's lies and disinformation that I thought it was time to put the record straight on a few things (or rather 101 things).
So I will endeavour to reply to every single one of Mr Grasse's assertions in time.
Please don't think I hate all Americans, I have a number of American friends, and, for the most part I believe that America has and is doing a lot of good for the world. I just feel that this book should not have been published as, to my mind it is completely racist, almost bordering on extremist rhetoric.
If you would like to buy this "book" then by all means do so by clicking HERE.
Please be aware that I have allowed readers to comment after each post, although I will be moderating them, so, if you leave a racist comment or use foul language I will not allow the post to be seen. If however you simply disagree with what I say and would like to say so, feel free, I would love to hear from as many people as possible.
So I will endeavour to reply to every single one of Mr Grasse's assertions in time.
Please don't think I hate all Americans, I have a number of American friends, and, for the most part I believe that America has and is doing a lot of good for the world. I just feel that this book should not have been published as, to my mind it is completely racist, almost bordering on extremist rhetoric.
If you would like to buy this "book" then by all means do so by clicking HERE.
Please be aware that I have allowed readers to comment after each post, although I will be moderating them, so, if you leave a racist comment or use foul language I will not allow the post to be seen. If however you simply disagree with what I say and would like to say so, feel free, I would love to hear from as many people as possible.
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