by Rolph David
On June 14, 2025, Donald Trump turns 79 and demands a military parade for himself—echoing
authoritarian shows, not democratic traditions. This coincides with the U.S. Army’s 250th
anniversary, overshadowed by his personal spectacle. The same day marks 40 years since
the Schengen Agreement, Europe’s promise of free movement now challenged by rising border
controls. Meanwhile, protests...
Read and leave comments (2)
Saturday 14th June 2025 4:48 pm
Trump military parade US Army 250 years Schengen Agreement migration Europe LA protests authoritarianism democracy borders nationalism satire history June 14
by Rolph David
This parable is used here to portray Ribbentrop's mistake – especially his fatal misjudgment of the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, namely Operation Barbarossa.
On this day, eighty years ago, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied Forces, marking the end of a
reign of terror that cost millions their lives. Yet today, as right-wing extremism rises again
across Europe and beyond—w...
Read and leave comments (1)
Thursday 8th May 2025 3:48 pm
history WWII fascism AfD politics warning right-wing extremism poem remembrance Germany Europe democracy youth resistance never again 8 May 1945 surrender Nazism
by Rolph David
This poem reflects the urgent and growing tensions Europe faces—internally divided and externally threatened. With rising dangers from Russia, China, and a shifting American stance, it paints a vivid picture of the consequences of inaction.
Europe, listen—time runs thin,
The storm is howling, wars begin.
Trump builds walls, his hunger grows,
Grabs at lands where cold wind blows.
Not jus...
Read and leave comments (0)
Sunday 23rd February 2025 4:39 pm
Europe politics war unity betrayal resistance NATO Ukraine Trump Orban Fico Meloni Russia China USA defense survival uprising
by Rolph David
As the Trump-Musk regime steers the U.S. into the arms of dictators, Europe stands at a crossroads.
This poem is an outcry against betrayal, against backroom deals that sell out Ukraine, against the glee
of China as it eyes Taiwan, and against the creeping infection of authoritarianism within Europe's own
borders. Curtis Yarvin’s sick vision—a world where democracy is crushed under the boo...
Read and leave comments (5)
Monday 17th February 2025 2:35 pm
Europe Ukraine Trump Musk Curtis Yarvin authoritarianism democracy China Russia NATO resistance dictatorship
Recent Comments
Stephen Gospage on A Prize Miscast: A Warning to Oslo
32 minutes ago
David RL Moore on Gollum
9 hours ago
John Coopey on "AS SURE AS GOD'S IN GLOUCESTER..."
9 hours ago
Landi Cruz on Gollum
12 hours ago
David RL Moore on Gollum
17 hours ago
David RL Moore on Gollum
17 hours ago
Graham Sherwood on Gollum
17 hours ago
David RL Moore on Waiting
20 hours ago
Graham Sherwood on A Prize Miscast: A Warning to Oslo
22 hours ago
Red Brick Keshner on to be real
22 hours ago