In Canada, they shaped frontier towns and early settler identity. In Australia, some arrived in chains, yet their descendants helped shape the nation. And in Britain, they rebuilt cities after the war, while facing persistent discrimination.
In what was, perhaps, one of its most famous moments, The Fields of Athenry was sung for as long as eight minutes in the final game of Ireland’s participation in the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, when the fans knew the team was knocked out 4-0 by Spain. It was the ultimate tribute to the tune.
The end of World War Two coincided with the bouncing baby birth of a thriving American middle class. Most Western Europeans born after the Second World War were weaned on the canned products of the American entertainment industry. Many in Europe aspired to reach American living standards and to share their abundant confidence upon which it seemed the sun would never set. What happened?
Mass immigration was supposed to bring economic benefits, but the reality is far different on the ground in countries like France. New data shows that migrants account for well over half of French food aid recipients, bolstering critics that assert that migrants, on the whole, are far from being the propagandists’ net benefit to Western economies but end up being an enormous financial burden.
Senior citizens are sent out to pasture as the German government welcomes its new generation of migrant workers. As Germany vows to continue spending heavily on its liberal migration policy – more than €36 billion in 2023 alone – an increasing number of the country’s senior citizens are reported to be at a growing risk of poverty.
In the Perm Territory of post-Soviet Russia, unknown saboteurs demolished a memorial in memory of Lithuanians and Poles exiled here for slavery during the period of Soviet political repressions. The monument was erected seven years ago at the cemetery of the abandoned special settlement of Galyashor and did not have official status. The burial ground was looked after by residents of the neighbouring village, descendants of the repressed and human rights activists.
The curse of mankind is unquestioned acceptance of one’s enslavement. Throughout history, humans use fellow humans to war on their foes. Wage slaves are used to manufacture goods or manage services, to sell at a profit or to serve the profiteering elite.
To reduce their dependence on low-cost reliable Russian gas and oil the Western Alliance banned Russian imports. Their place was taken by LNG (Liquified gas) mostly from the United States.
Protesters claim the Dutch government is lying about the extent of the emissions problem in order to grab privately owned land. Thousands of Dutch farmers protested on Saturday against the government’s policies to reduce nitrogen emissions, warning they will put farms out of business and affect food production.
EUROPE RENAISSANCE EXCLUSIVE: Losses to the UK economy due to sanctions-related small business closures could top £12bn this year. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses across the UK are at risk of closing this year, with total economic losses likely to reach £12bn against the backdrop of rising inflation and a deepening crisis, according to Sky News.
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