Well it has to be pleasure to see traditions carried on for 400 years plus

I couldn't let the November 5th go by for many reasons without blogging a little.....but apart from the sweep to power of Barack Obama as President of the world's greatest nation we must remember remember the 5th of November , gunpowder treason and plot ...
1605 the dear old king of England James 1st and all his lords were about to be the subject of a terrorist aggression when luckily the local london bobbies (policemen) were alerted by the strange dress (long cloak and spurs) on someone who was meant to be visiting the House ! The subsequent discovery of a big load of gunpowder under the house was then made. This was all about religion too with the Spanish Catholics not happy at all about the English regime and its politics.
Can anyone see any parallels or as my dear philospher Gwen used to say "what goes around comes around" ..."nothing new under the sun my boy". What is mankind all about really when religion can have such devastating effects on mankind in the name of God. Shouldn't we be having a good look at the power of politics and making sure the power is channeled towards purposeful ends....religion has this strange power over people that allows them to kill and mame people in HIS name. Equally politicians have powers to send armed forces in the defence of nations and to fight aggression. Power is to blame and the thirst for power in both religion and politics. Maybe some time to look again at a school of diplomacy and common sense and why not for thinking.................. education and the sharing of knowledge and thought through philosophy was always the subject of persecution by leaders and politicians........... thought and debate was just far to powerful for them to tolerate. I will always be convinced in the gentle forces overcoming the violent ones................... we will get there one day. In the meantime we still encourage our children to hoist a dummy on top of the fire, let of a bunch of fireworks but never tell them the true history of what happened and why it happened so that it might not happen again.