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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Double, Double Toil And Trouble

428 years ago, The (presumed undefeatable) Spanish Armada sailed from Spain to the coasts of Kent to land and deploy a devastating blow to English defiance against the Vatican, that had become so prevalent under the reign of Queen Elizabeth.  With the promise of blessing from the Vatican and the assurance of pillaging whatever riches might remain in merry ol' (albeit nearly bankrupt) England.

For 9 days, the navy of the Queen engaged the Armada in much futility.  Everyone predicted complete and utter destruction, not only of the Tudor line, but of all English prominence in the world at large.

Only 6 Spanish ships had been destroyed, in those 9 days, as a result of directly engaged battle.  Decades of English financial improvidence had depleted their navy and left them directly exposed the one type of battle that would always need be waged, should anyone ever choose to do so.

Most of the English militiamen could -financially speaking- only be equipped with bows and arrows instead of guns (which had nearly 50 years previously begun to be used as a deciding factor in war.)

These are just a few of the elements of the battle that were going to go VERY badly for England.  However, there are many more that should be detailed.  My point is that in no way should England have militarily won that war.

Rumor Has It


On the fatal 10th day of battle, the tides had turned (figuratively and literally) against Spain in a way that previously no body had thought possible.  There are rumors that Queen Elizabeth's consultant John Dee (a subject with whom that I believe many readers of this blog should familiarize themselves) gathered a quorum of consultants and were able to convince nature to fight England's battle.

In any case, the weather changed and forced the Spanish Armada to retreat.  Over 50 ships were lost in the weather driven return and over 13,500 sailors went down with them.  

June 23rd, 2016: A Day Of Change



Today, Briton's did what hardly anybody (including myself) thought possible.  I know there will be those who decry that a conspiracy was behind this because they are achieving some end result in this thing...and they may be right.  However, this day is still absolutely astonishing: It appears, at least by the time of this writing, that that majority of Briton's have voted to leave the European Union, for financial sovereignty.

Now I am not so naive as to believe that any man, let alone any country is a completely isolated island (pun intended.)  Especially financially.  I fully believe that the repercussions of this act will bring about greater widespread instability than anything else that any mortal on this earth has seen.

However, truth is truth, and kicking a can down the road can only go so far, before you have to give up kicking it down the road or face the realty that you can't kick it forever.  What Briton's have voted to do today, is to at least take the first step away from kicking the stupid, banged-up can down the road.

In the wake of that decision, we and they will now receive the incipient repercussions of bad monetary policy.  If you thought the financial recession of 8 years ago was bad, you better hang onto your hat, because you ain't seen nothin' yet!

The Point Of This Post



What intrigued me most about this story was the news, that one of the biggest reasons that those who voted to 'leave' the European Union won, was because of absolutely crazy weather systems that flooded (to the point, that some polling stations were forced to close) most of the bastions of supporters to 'stay' resided.

Depending on your point of view, one could make the argument that twice England has been saved by weather.

2 comments:

Purify My Heart said...

I really enjoyed your post! It's the first time I've come across your blog but I would ask that you put a "follow by email" on your page. I'd love to read more of your posts as you put them out, and it would be so nice to get an email notification when that happens! Most people don't have time to check their favorite blogs every day to see if there is a new post! :) Just a suggestion.

Unknown said...

Vote The Donald. That will really upset the apple cart! Heeyaw!! Good thoughts, Ed