Author: Elfmeister General

Historical Grinches – Political Correctness We’ve seen ruthless kings and emperors. We’ve seen wild-eyed revolutionaries. Now we’re looking at something altogether worse. Madness usually ends with the madman. A bad idea spreads like a virus and kills like the slow, … Continue readingHistorical Grinches – Political Correctness

Historical Grinches – Nazis Yesterday, we spoke about how the German Empire funded Lenin’s return to Russia in order to get them out of WWI. As we mentioned, it did work. The Russian Empire left the fight and freed up … Continue readingHistorical Grinches – Nazis

Historical Grinches – Soviets Like the French before them, the Russians were being brutally repressed by a long-standing monarchy and its willing partners in the clergy. Revolutionary fervor was sweeping the empire from the late Nineteenth Century into the early … Continue readingHistorical Grinches – Soviets

Historical Grinches – Revolutionary France The last decade of the Eighteenth Century saw a massive upheaval in France. The monarchy was abolished and the monarchs were decapitated. A republic was declared and extended periods of violent tumult shook the country. … Continue readingHistorical Grinches – Revolutionary France

Historical Grinches – The Puritans In 1533, King Henry VIII of England sought divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. This set things in motion that led to a massive religious schism. The king broke ties with the Catholic … Continue readingHistorical Grinches – The Puritans

Historical Grinches – Roman Emperors As we saw yesterday, Herod the Great tried to cancel Christmas by cancelling Jesus! How rude. Ultimately, as powerful and dreadful as Herod was, he was actually just a junior partner in a rundown outpost … Continue readingHistorical Grinches – Roman Emperors