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And I always wanted to ask you, sir. Thank you. So Gladio goes back to, I mean, as the program that we talk about post-World War II, the actual concept of stay behind units goes back to at least the late 1800s as a tactic. Some would argue …
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But their empire, here's tiny little Netherlands. They get all the way over to a little colony in North America, a few in South America, a big one here in Africa, and then, of course, the Dutch East Indies. Or that's West Indies, you know, …
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He lived from 1853 to 1902. So he would grow up with the ideas of guys like Hegel, Marx, etc. The world was changing really fast in the 1900s. It's such a fascinating century. Sorry, 1800s. So let's talk about the life and times. This book …
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In 1853, in Heffordshire, England. I think I pronounced that right. Family is a bunch of big property owners. Comes from a big family. As recent as 1901, they were receiving rent from over 1,600 properties. That's a lot. Remember in England…
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And his father was known as an iron disciplinarian. Cecil wants to go to Oxford. But Cecil wasn't really in good health. So the family sends him to South Africa to toughen him up. He's got an older brother there who's got a cotton farm. Rho…
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Very famous diamond. So Africa at the time, before the diamonds, was probably far less racist than it would become thanks to people like Rhodes. The British had rights of men principles. Blacks in Africa would be second class citizens, but …
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near Kimberley, they found a 78-carat diamond. Now, remember, Rhodes, at the time, was 18 years old. Kimberley was part of a country then that was called Greek-a-land. Greek-a-land was a multicultural, middle-of-nowhere, anti-colonial count…
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And he's building up his empire super fast, and diamonds are just getting ready to explode on the world market. But he's going back and forth to Oxford from Africa. He's not a good student. He's going to parties. And he'd show up at these p…
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And that's how they get to the point of we want to create our one world government because we're superior. And the rest of you are either going to be serfs or dead. Take your pick. Give me liberty or give me death. I've already chosen. All …