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Piccasso's Guernica Essay

Picasso’s Guernica

Andrew Alan Matthews

One Artist who has had a major influence in making a political statement & exposing the political occurrences of the time was Pablo Picasso; in particular I make reference to Picasso’s painting of Guernica.

The 26th April 1937 has been implanted into Spanish historical texts as the date of an atrocity that outraged the world & enthused Spanish republican feelings. The Spanish Civil War was steeped in political unease at this time, but from the start of the Civil War in 1936 there had never been such a violent act on a defenseless civilian town. This town was Guernica the capital of the four Basque Provinces which are situated along the Cantabrian Sea, Bay of Biscay, between Balboa & San Sebastian.

The implications of the painted mural Guernica has been extensively documented since its creation by Picasso in 1937 & has evoked ideas throughout the cultural, social & political spectrum. Due to the nature of the painting as a whole it has no immediate apparent reference to the atrocity of Guernica, but as we look closely to its wider implications we can see the outcry of all human conflicts both past & present. In Picasso’s Guernica its imagery has been used for posters against the Vietnam War in 1966, demonstrating its importance on the World War events through the decades.

This is not merely a painting which has one single idea in mind or a mural which has evolved purely out of a

moment in time. It involves the culmination of centuries of Art development; the vast scope of its interpretation is so wide that I will deal with the political message behind the mural, its representation of the characters within & how it is perceived today.

Politics is an expression of differing opinions from both sides of a void, This void is Guernica in which the struggle for survival is ever present in its imagery, One side of good the over evil, In the mural we can see on the left the bull representing Picasso's idea of brutality & powers of darkness. Here the bull is pictured as if overlooking the whole scene organising the whole event as the massacre of the innocents reel about the painting in agonised & tortured way.

This to me is the most striking interpretation that is closest in resembling that of Franco’s forces. They instigated a barbaric act of war upon the civilian population by the use of German Heinkel fighter planes Bombers & Junkers deploying their bombs & incendiary devices onto a defenseless small Basque town. General Franco created the situation in Guernica as an example to demonstrate his power & bring his Fascist ideas to the forefront of the people of Spain, and to show the world his prowess.

In Paul Preston’s “The Spanish Civil War 1936-39” He stated that “The Spanish Civil War was the playground of which fascism & communism would take shape & is the forerunner to the second World War. “ However, feuds between the wealthy elitist elements in Spanish politics & their reaction against socialist reforms of the under privileged has been present for many years prior to this outbreak of Civil War.

German, Italian forces and interests ensured Franco’s success over the republican government in 1937. Hitler, Goering & Mussolini found the Russian involvement with the republican government a threat to the German interests & intervened with Goering stating off the record on the 26th July 1936, “That this would be an excellent opportunity for testing his new & inexperienced Luftwaffe under Wartime conditions”. Goering’s Luftwaffe while operating in Spanish territories developed quickly & under the command of General Franco it operated as an independent unit know as the Condor Legion, commanded by General Hugo Von Sperrle. Morale slipped away from the republican Air Pilots at the time of the bombing of Guernica as leading Air Ace hero Felipe Del Rio crashed. Advancing Nationalist & Italian troops converged upon the retreating Basque forces, they together with the ever increasing force of the Condor Legion continued there attack.

The first bomber led by Von Moreau dropped its three thousand pound bombs onto Guernica. Then followed the main fleet continued the campaign that lasted from 4.30 to 7.45pm they failed to hit on the presumed intended target the bridge. The actual bombing of Guernica

has been surrounded in controversy and secrecy on the part of German involvement, the reported German version by Captain Adolf Galland stated that Guernica “was an error” & that the intended target was the bridge. However three surviving Air Pilots spoke of a secret dispatch to Berlin, in which Von Richtofen stated that the Germans “concerted Attack” on Guernica “Was the greatest success”. This great success was the birth of what is now known as the Blitzkrieg. This comment shows clearly the German wartime activity in Spain and confirming a total disregard for human life.

During the uprising there were pitched battles & executions all over Spain. This coupled with the political motivations of wartime activities from Germany mounted to an ever increasing powder keg waiting to explode. The agreement drawn up by the three powers of Germany, Italy & Franco’s Spanish rule in October 1936 underlined the need for raw materials to pass over into their hands. These needs included Iron ore, Cole etc. The other interests lay in capturing the shipbuilding facilities in the north of Spain, This indicates yet again that power and the need for material gain overcomes the needs of innocent victims in wartime struggles.

In several military journals, one of which appeared in Militar Wochen Blatt proposed that “Total War” should be the order of the day. This was justifying the wanton massacre of refugees fleeing from Spain to the French borders. Their reasoning being that amongst them were armed forces, making them a target.

Guernica was painted in a moment of anger towards the atrocity, but it does not seem to reveal any resemblance to Spain’s conflict itself. We cannot see any landmark or sign to say this is the bombing of Guernica as is the case of Salvador Dali’s “Soft construction with boiled beans premonition of War”. In his work it clearly demonstrates the tearing apart of Spain, Which was a forerunner to what Dali believed to be proof of his own premonition of the conflict that was about to explode in Spain, i.e. the Spanish Civil War.

The actual mural leaves us open to a message of world wide abomination to such tragedies, in whatever form, Guernica it can be said. Is a culmination of Picasso's work over the last decade in which he experimented with imagery from historical works of Art & Artifacts’ and used them in a way that broke the conventions of time. This breaking down of the logical into an illogical manner leaves us with a feeling of curiosity about the actual work of Guernica.

David Siqueiros “Echo of a scream” painted in 1937 displays vividly the image of a child’s head screaming against a back ground of destruction interlocked with imagery of war, the head spewing out of a full body of a child, as if pain is doubled on pain. This is a striking image of war along with that of Salvador Dali’s construction with boiled beans premonition of Civil war, which demonstrates a monstrous figure tearing itself apart in relation to Spain tearing itself apart.

Both of these paintings are equally as politically correct a statement as that of Picasso's but the difference is that Picasso's’ status and idea and indeed the use of Cubism he employed for the piece, has made Guernica the most revered Art work of this last century.

Picasso called Guernica “an allegory!” He has left the symbolic interpretation open to question and so the decades that have passed since its creation has left Guernica a symbol against all world war events and to serve as a reminder of brutality to mankind. Guernica burned for several days and has also burned into the memory of a scar on the horrors that will befall man during wartime activities…

Guernica has been a place of pilgrimage in which the Spanish rulers from the 12th Century have acknowledged there guarantee of an autonomous society, During the CivilWar the Basques Capital was raped of that right, Picasso who was deeply affected by these events in Spain accepted the commission from the republican Government at the time to produce a mural for the Paris exhibition of 1937.

Picasso made a public statement, Pg 9 Picasso's Guernica “When the rebellion began, the legally elected and democratic republican government of Spain appointed me Director of the Prado Museum a post which I immediately accepted. In the panel on which I am working I shall call Guernica and all my recent works of Art, I clearly express my abhorrence of the military caste which has sunk Spain into an ocean of pain and death”

This clearly shows Picasso who up until this time sought to ignore political statements in his Art, publicly demonstrated his feelings over such a violent act. He began the preliminary studies for Guernica’s in a burst of energy taking all of ten days to complete and by the end of June he completed the finished masterpiece. People might say this was rather a quick painting but if your whole being is enthused with such anger that feelings of distress filters ever more so onto the canvas. Making this a part of yourself.

The painted mural Guernica is 11ft x 25ft 8” and painted with oils through a spectrum of neutral to purplish and bluish greys, with brownish grey colours emphasizing the somber event and utilising the cubist technique developed by Picasso and Georges Braque to a striking effect. The scene is placed in darkness with women posing in distressed situation, one holding a lamp to light the scene , another falling and another clutching a baby, who is overshadowed by the bull indicating the bulls power over life and death.

The bullring a cultural heritage of a Spanish way of life, a place of bloodlust and a struggle for life and death, is paralleled in relation to the work of Guernica. The bull has been a constant symbol in Picasso's work throughout his life and has been a lurid fascination derived from the Spanish Bull; ring (Plaza de Toro) although this imagery spans time immortal, Primitive man has placed the bull as a mythical being almost sacred with power such as depicted in ancient Egypt, Crete and across the Mediterranean and symbolised as the minotaur.

The bull’s brutality is weighed in the balance with depictions of a horse that represents all that is good and has also accompanied the bull throughout Picasso’s earlier works of Art. Depiction of the bull goring the horses intestines demonstrates the vulnerable, in an interview Picasso said “The horse represents people and the bull brutality and darkness “. However in Spanish History the bull is seen to be a formidable beast and one that is held in high regard as in the bull rings of Spain the toreador who kills the bull is seen to have a great power, but in Guernica the bull is the power demonstrating death over mankind instead of death over the bull. In the bullfight the protagonist is man, Picasso often depicts the bull as a Minotaur, hence man and bull the protagonist and the horse the ever innocent. The depictions of women and babies in agonised situations with the horse, demonstrates

the innocent civilian population. Picasso was fascinated with the movements and writhing that would appear when picador, horse and bull collided together depicting them sometimes intertwined expressively gruesome yet hypnotisingly beautiful in its form. This I can see why his fascination led him to depict his characters in Guernica. The innocent and not so innocent playing in a role of life and death.

Goya too was drawn to the struggle of the bullfight and pictured similar scenes which show fascination for this drama that captures our inner senses and awakens our inner fears and trepidations. This I feel sums up the use of Picasso's characters for Guernica for life and death are primeval and is in our inner most recesses of body and mind. Both interpretation of good and evil, life and death are closely linked to the political aspects of this mural. In Guernica both Horse and bull are closely pictured together, demonstrating the close struggle over good and evil. The horse placed under the crowned lamp shedding a political beacon of light on the atrocity before it confirms this idea.

Guernica is thought of as a continuous protest against the brutality of Fascism in particular and modern warfare in general. John Berger goes onto question this Idea “How true is this? He also goes onto say that the significance of the painting has been increased (& perhaps changed) by later developments.

Although Picasso did not expose Franco’s abominations to the world he did feel moved enough to commit a statement to canvas. To display at the Paris exhibition of 1937. As previously highlighted, this extra statement of political comment adds to the evidence of what occurred at that time and enriches the collages of emotions of that era. Picasso’s statement on canvas serves as a warning to man of an atrocity that will befall man who ignores and wilfully destroys the most vulnerable. Democracy is an expression of an individual right for freedom, justice and peace of the most vulnerable, Picassos Guernica is to me a statement of oppression from democracy and gives warning to those elements who turn their backs on democratic principles.

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My thoughts and opinions on Brexit, my plan resolution, apologies & moving forward with positivity

The above essay of Picasso’s statement on canvas of the painting Guernica is an allegory and serves as a warning to man of an atrocity that will befall man who ignores and wilfully destroys the most vulnerable. Democracy is an expression of an individual right for freedom, justice and peace of the most vulnerable, Picassos Guernica is to me a statement of oppression from democracy and gives warning to those elements who turn their backs on democratic principles.

We are at a crossroads in our society where the unelected dictators of the EU want to take away our democratic freedoms that we have thought so hard to uphold.

lets never forget the wars of the 1st and 2nd world wars and all conflicts before and since and the brave soldiers and civilians of all the commonwealth ,US and all races and creeds that fought for our freedoms during those dark days they fought and died for our freedoms we enjoy today.

Brexit means Brexit. stand and deliver this for democracy and the people of the UK. the people want an autonomous thinking society in control of its own borders, laws, societies and trade. we do not want to be tied to the EU in any way shape or form.

This is a message for the government

Andrew Alan Matthews

Brexit and society at a crossroads and the way forward

Apologies, Resolution -Final decision and demands of the UK

First and foremost, I am not a politician, I am not an activist I am not a racist. I am an Artist. My name is Andrew Alan Matthews and this is my apology and thoughts and opinions on brexit and the way forward.

I am a hard-working family man who has had a lot of stress in life, but I have overcome this through my art and website.

My apologies can be found after the speech below.

The below speech is what the whole country and world want to move forward with positivity and these are our demands and needs.

The most important issues facing our country, society and the world today

I believe the way forward for our country and the social cohesion of a nation and society needs to be addressed on all fronts. The questions, concerns and problems we face today is at a crossroads with the most important decisions of our countries history in the balance. The ineptitude of our government and politicians all arguing and not making clear decisions has frustrated the nation and its peoples.

Therefore, I would like to speak on behalf of the people of this country and bring together all points of argument and come to a conclusion of the way forward for our nation at this important time in our history. Also, thoughts and opinions on the problems in the world today and to find a way of peace and prosperity for the people of the world with sharing the wealth and building happy cohesive societies free from wars poverty and beliefs that only serve to help cause conflict and aggression and troubles throughout the world.

Through my experiences recently I have realised and now understood that there is a powerful force at work. My wife, family and friends have suffered enough of anxiety and negativity I am moving forward with positivity. I start from now to move forward in a positive and constructive way. I start with my artwork and using this as a way to turn negatives to positives.

my motto is BEE positive.

The reason why people voted for Brexit was on many fronts and the reason why I and many other people voted for Brexit in a democratic process which resulted in the decision to leave the EU unelected dictatorship of Europe. The EU dictatorship of unelected elite dictators which has control of our laws and peoples and full of red tape has held our country back for decades.

This is the will of the people and should not be retracted or reversed.

The people have spoken and action should be taken to come out of the EU and walk away from the negotiating table as it is clear that the EU are, as always inflexible and are following their own hidden agendas. The EU does not care about the UK other than the UK money it will lose and will never care for the will of the British people, they want a United States of Europe where the voice of the people is quashed and they can control the people for their own benefit. The plan for a new world order is at a crossroads and this is the point in history where the British people have stood up and made their voices count. Putting a stop to this ideal.

The decision should be to walk away from the negotiating table with ought a deal and stop trying to pander to the EU elite dictators. Once we are out of the EU they will soon realise they need more from us than we need from them and will strike trade deals accordingly. Countries like Germany is reliant on the UK as one of their largest trading partners and will lose massively from our trade in goods and services. We can trade on WTO rules.

we should not hand over a single more penny to the EU, we have paid in full from the 1st and 2nd world wars by our brave service men and women, and commonwealth nations from all races and religions that took part in the wars. Not forgetting the huge help, we had from America. After the wars we had a huge debt and we are burdened with this debt still till today. We helped rebuild Germany from the ashes and it is now the prosperous country it is today with our help and money. The EU dictators are quick to forget the huge sacrifice that all of our grandfathers and grandmothers did to fight extremism, fascism, dictators, the holocaust, and all the evils of wars.

The EU dictators are worried they will lose the most important trading partner that props up the EU purse. This is why they are using all the hard tactics to frighten the British government and public into submitting to their demands. They are also worried the collapse of the EU agenda of a new world order would bring about the demise of the EU plan. And bring back control to the countries of Europe and enabling each country to have their identities back. Before the countries had the euro they were relatively prosperous countries and had their own identities and currencies. After the euro was introduced it became more expensive across all countries.

The EU dictatorship has overruled many laws and decisions that the UK politicians and governments of the present and the past wanted to put into practice but has prevented the UK from doing so. Common sense will prevail in our politicians and governments. we are a tolerant diverse society today and the laws of the land will be in line with the keeping of our values and traditions.

The benefits of coming out of the EU

Industries

We can decide which contracts are to be given to foreign countries which is the benefit to the UK people and is in favour of developing our product base for the future. We should however concern ourselves by promoting British businesses and goods and services and to be able t trade freely throughout the world. We can also bring back our manufacturing base back to the UK also using our commonwealth partners and world trade agreements. we built this country out of making and producing goods to the world. This has been eroded over the decades with the sell offs of train, gas, coal, steel industries etc. and profits going to foreign lands when the profits should have been re-invested in infrastructure of this land and would have brought our economy to a higher and much better position than it is today.

I worked as a design separation Artist in textiles in the last death throes of the cotton industry in this country. The slow decline of the textile industry in this country is now virtually non-existent today. Manchester was a mass of cotton mills in the 18th century and was the bread and butter of the nation alongside, steel, coal and manufacturing. This has all gone now. We need to invest in our industries again, and look for new and exciting ways of developing technologies for the benefit of the many and not the few. Investing in our natural resources, there are technologies out there where we can take the most advantage from. Action needs to be taken on this to build the future of Britain again and to be able to trade freely and take on the ideals of a cooperative approach in society striking fair trade deals with our commonwealth partners and the world.

UK Fishing rights,

we can stop the fundamentally wrong imbalance of fishing quotas dictated by the ridiculous EU legislation. And stop throwing away perfectly good fish stock that is a waste of time, money, resources and damages fish stocks and the fishing industry. The UK fishing industry can be rebuilt taking control of our fishing borders ultimately leading to increase in jobs, wages and prosperity

Farming, the farmers can begin to trade more with the world. And start growing more British produce and selling more in the shops. we can bring our good British brands to market and promote across the world with ought the restrictions of the EU dictatorship. If we build on the ideals of a cooperative then communities and societies will prosper sharing the wealth of the people fair trade for all.

Halal Meat and animal cruelty.

The practice of slaughtering animals in a humane way is enshrined in our laws of the country. This is to allow the animals we slaughter the dignity of a pain free death. But the allowance of slaughtering with ought stunning based on religious reasons is inhumane and is at conflict with British values. This is an inhumane way to treat animals and is animal cruelty based on medieval laws and religions. The Muslim World League declared in 1986 that pre-slaughter stunning is lawful. And this should be adhered to.

The Shackling and hoisting conscious animals seems to violate both the humane intent of Islamic slaughter law, and Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) comments on the process of slaughter.

Regarding stunning, Al-Masri notes that stunning has been declared as acceptable by a fatwa (unanimous verdict) of the Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Furthermore, the Muslim World League declared in 1986 that pre-slaughter stunning is lawful when the weakest electric current renders a nonhuman animal unconscious before slaughter. Requirements and methods of stunning which are acceptable by Islamic authorities in countries such as Malaysia have been published

Foreign Aid and Fair-Trade cooperatives

I agree with helping and aiding countries with famine, wars, droughts where there is a genuine need for our help and as a nation we should promote this. However, there are regimes that embezzle our money and aid and it does not go to those in need. We should work towards a cooperative style approach and take this as a basis of building a future that is bright and for all and not the few. The money and aid should not go directly to the fraudsters of nations who embezzle the funds, we should not hand money over to the fraudulent embezzlers of our good faith and aid money. This needs to be addressed.

I suggest that foreign aid to the regimes that misuse our money should stop and in place of this we have direct action using cooperatives to do fair trade deals and give direct help to each nation according to their needs. Direct action on the ground. A cooperative approach would bring countries out of poverty and distribute the wealth fairly and evenly. I also suggest that when we leave the EU we can build on our commonwealth countries which are in need of help so we can trade ethically and bring out of poverty the peoples of these nations.

People of the poorer nations just want to work themselves out of poverty and be free of the problems of wars and conflicts. we can promote this by addressing the problems individually to each nation bringing help where needed and stop causing wars over oil and natural resources and hidden agendas of the Elite in power.

When we come out of the EU and walk away with no deal we can begin to trade ethically with farmers, fisherman, manufactures of all the world. Using the basis of a cooperative which benefits the many and not the few. This approach would be of benefit to the UK and the world. Bringing people out of poverty in their own countries and beginning to build a lasting infrastructure and cohesive society that would go some way to stop disaffected countries and people of those countries wanting to make a better life in the UK and the EU and help stop the huge influx of damaging mass migration and the problems this brings with it.

They can begin to build a prosperous country in their own lands with our trading help that coming out of the EU would bring. Fair trade for all. My vision would be that instead of countries affected by wars and famines and lack of structures and socially broken-down societies they are to be prosperous countries that you would want to go to. And not be as in the words of Donald “trump Shit hole countries”.

I work for a large ethical company and this company has the correct approach with helping communities and charities and fair trade around the world and has done so for well over a 100 year. It has prospered with this basis and foundation of being a cooperative and benefiting the many and not the few. A sharing caring cooperative for all. With the community at the heart of everything. Building a socially coherent society that benefits all. This is the way forward for this country and the world, actions and not words.

The foundation of a cohesive, prosperous society is found in the ethics of a cooperative society.

Laws

We can take back control of our own laws and stop with the red tape from the EU unelected dictators holding the country back.

Laws like extraditing people to return to there place of Birth who are a threat to our people and country. There needs to be laws that can extradite people who try to harm our way of life and people who do not abide by our laws of the land. hate preachers preaching hate in all its forms of hatred to religions and races promoting Radicalisation and hatred for our British values and way of life.

The people who promote the vision of sharia laws and all its medieval ways and wanting to create a Muslim state and ideology and wanting to change our laws to a sharia law system in our country and promoting twisted ideals based on medieval laws. laws Like stoning people, chopping hands off, beheadings. These ideals are barbaric and have no place in a western or British society today, these laws were also in our medieval past and has thankfully been resigned to history. But history can repeat itself if we allow the extremists ideologies to take over our future.

Emily Pankhurst thought for the rights of women and successfully brought about a change in the UK for the better. I promote the fair treatment of all people, races and religions and men, women’s and animal rights. The problems now arise today of the mass influx of foreign cultures who do not share our ideals of this country or western civilisation. Like the use of the burka or niqab a full-face head covering which obscures people’s identities and is for me a sign of oppression of women and control over them. I have seen and witnessed women in the burka or niqab walking 10 paces behind a man in western clothing and is a sign of oppression and control. This is abhorrent to me as this to me is a sign of oppression of women and goes against our western values.

Extract from wikipedia

A niqab "[face] veil"; also called a ruband) is a garment of clothing that covers the face which is worn by a small minority of Muslim women as a part of a particular interpretation of hijab("modesty"). According to the majority of Muslim scholars and Islamic schools of thought, the niqab is not a requirement of Islam; however a minority of Muslim scholars assert that in their view the niqab is required, especially in the Hanbali Muslim faith tradition. Those Muslim women who observe the niqab, wear it in public areas and in front of non-mahram (non-related) men.

The face veil pre-dates Islam, and had been used by certain Arabian pre-Islamic cultures. Culturally, it is "a custom imported from Najd, a region in Saudi Arabia and the power base of its Salafi fundamentalist form of Islam. Within Muslim countries it is very contested and considered fringe."[1]

Today, the niqab remains traditionally associated, and most often worn, in its region of origin; the Arab countries of the Arabian Peninsula — Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. However, even in these countries, the niqab is neither a universal cultural custom nor is it culturally compulsory. In other parts of the Muslim world outside of the Arabian Peninsula, where the niqab has slowly spread to a much smaller extent, it is regarded warily by Sunni and non-Sunni Muslims alike "as a symbol of encroaching fundamentalism."

This is also a security risk to the nation you cannot allow obscuring identities of people especially with all the terrorist activities we have had over the years. I am a Motorcyclist and I cannot walk into a shop or a bank with my helmet on and the laws should not be any different for people who wear the burka or niqab. The people who choose to wear this should be able to do this as it is there democratic right to do so if they wish but they must remove the full face covering when entering shops and public buildings

The Niqab or burka to me and lots of people like me feels that it also promotes segregation of people who do not want to integrate into the Western way of life, there are factions and enclaves of towns and cities that do not want to learn our way of life and instead want to bring their own religious ideals and cultures to the UK. This country is a proud nation of democracy and people have a right to free speech and dress and express themselves in an appropriate manner to not cause conflict and promote hatred etc. but there has to be a line that is drawn which does not impact the cultural identity of the country and does not affect the good-hearted nature and tolerant culture of our British society. If this is left to grow then the country will become a Muslim state and sharia laws will take over. This is not what I want for this great country. I do not want my country turning into a middle eastern state where third world problems will be more prevalent in society.

We can see through social media and is not reported by the main stream media the growing problems in Europe and the UK with lawbreaking and escalation of crime and violence by the huge influx of mass uncontrolled migration from nations that have different ideologies and have not got the same laws to the UK and EU. The people of these lands generally have not grown up with our laws to keep them in check.

The mass migration we see today is due to wars, conflicts and economic migration and people wanting a better way of life. They can clearly see that Europe and the UK are prosperous and a safe place to live, it is common sense that they want to come here. There are a lot of economic migrants however who want to claim benefits and housing and will try anything in their power to reach the UK to obtain this. I understand the reasons why there is mass migration towards the UK, if I was in their shoes I would want to do the same and do not blame them for trying to get into the best country in the world which is the UK.

The problem is we are only a small country and is the most densely populated country in the world our public services and NHS are at breaking point with the mass influx of people. We cannot help the whole world coming into the country and a stop needs to be done on this madness.

The main stream media which is promoting left-wing ideals and not reporting on the real issues and having a reasoned debate on the real problems we face today and acting on the problems we face. Instead we watch pointless reality shows to dumb down the public and not highlighting the real issues and problems we face today. This is a form of propaganda to subjugate and dumb down the British public for Fear that the truth will be told about the growing problems across the UK and the EU countries which will ultimately lead to conflict and uprisings in the country.

This is a deep problem that the politicians and governments are not addressing for fear of an uprising in the country by a growing ethnic society and British people disaffected by the ineptitude of the politicians not making clear and concise decisions for the future of our great nation.

Our values of a tolerant diverse nation of peoples, religions and culture is tipped in the balance and will ultimately lead to conflict. when an imbalance happens, it will lead to society breaking down and conflicts arising.

The people of the world are like batteries we all have positive and negative energies within us. we all have good and evil in us. my wife and I are like a battery both positive and negative energy we are at opposite ends of the spectrum and somehow we work. The world is full of positive and negative energies and is at constant motion. The UK has now got an imbalance and is at conflict with itself the natural balance needs to brought back in line and mass migration and the problems that have caused this needs to be changed.

Immigration and Emigration

The huge influx of uncontrolled mass migration from wars and economic migration has been allowed to grow by the new world order hidden agenda and the EU unelected dictatorship agenda. This has caused a social and cultural imbalance in the UK and across Europe.

There is an increasing dissatisfaction of the people of the UK and the people of Europe are waking up to this fact too. The cohesion of society must be balanced, but when there is a huge influx of differing cultures and peoples this erodes our tolerant societies values and erodes the British way of life taking the British identity away from the people. With the EU dictatorship not allowing the UK to control its borders allowing the influx of uncontrolled mass immigration on a scale unknown before in British history causes society to become at conflict.

Now I for one agree with immigration and emigration where it is for the benefit of the UK but it needs to be controlled to a sustainable level. The points based system like Australia would benefit the UK by only taking on the workers you need and not handing the benefits out to all and sunder. We are only a small nation and cannot look after the world. Our public services, benefits system and pensions and NHS are at breaking point and this madness has to stop. It is not racist to say this and reasoned debate needs to be brought to the table to address the problem.

To address the problem of mass migration is complicated. To start with the migrants, need to be processed at the first point of call whichever that country is and they need to register them at that point. Once registered they would need to be allocated to places of safety first and foremost, they will be in a traumatised state and would need help. From this point on the countries of the world would need to take their fair share of refugee migrants that are fleeing conflict.

If it is deemed they are economic migrants they would be handed back to their place of origin. Often the migrants do not have documents or have disposed of them because they know they cannot be taken back to there place of origin.

In this case a suitable alternative country would be allocated to the migrant allowing a choice of countries which can sustainably have them giving the size of the country and infrastructure and that they can contribute to society in work and employment etc. not be handed benefits. they can become a part of a cooperative of employers, countries and societies around the world, building a long-lasting future based on a cooperative society where the wealth is distributed among the many and not the few.

Building a lasting cohesive happy society and would restore the natural balance of the world. helping clean the world of pollution and other damaging effects we have created over the decades. Also allowing fair trade deals around the world to bring the people out of poverty.

Now putting myself in the migrant shoes if I was a genuine refugee fleeing from wars and conflict I would be grateful that I survived a war with my life intact. I would also want to return to my place of birth and to rebuild it after the war was over. I would not want to live anywhere else as I was bred in Manchester in the UK.

This must be in the mind of the migrant also. And the world should help them rebuild their country after the war or unrest was over. The way to help rebuild a nation and the foundation of a cohesive, prosperous society is found in the ethics of a cooperative society. Where this benefits all. this would go some way as a start to the stopping of mass uncontrolled immigration and to help to stop wars, unrest and conflicts arising.

Wars and conflicts

Wars and conflicts have been prevalent throughout history whether through religious reasons, greed for natural resources, hidden agendas by evil means of the elite of the world or difference of opinions leading to escalation of violence. This is the route of all evil and there must be a better way to resolve conflicts for the benefit of mankind and the destructive power that we hold in our hands today. We can destroy mankind and civilisation with a press of a button.

Therefore, only One thing can be said about this and in the words of Edwin Star.

follow the link

https://youtu.be/ztZI2aLQ9Sw

(War, what is it good for?) Absolutely nothing
(War, what is it good for?) Absolutely nothing
(War, what is it good for?) Absolutely nothing

[Verse 1]
War is something that I despise
Because it means destruction of innocent lives
War means tears in thousands of mothers' eyes
When their sons go out to fight and lose their lives
I said

[Hook]
(War) good God y'all
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing, say it again
(War, what is it good for?) Absolutely nothing

[Verse 2]
(War), It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
(War), Friend only to the undertaker
War is the enemy of all mankind
The thought of war blows my mind
War has caused unrest, within the younger generation
Induction then destruction. Who wants to die?

[Hook]
(War) good God y'all
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing, say it, say it, say it
(War, what is it good for?) Absolutely nothing

[Verse 3]
(War), It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
(War), Its only friend is the undertaker
War has shattered many young men's dreams
Made them disabled, bitter and mean
Life is much too short and precious to be fighting wars these days
War can't give life it can only take it away

[Hook]
(War) good God y'all
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothing, say it
(War, what is it good for?) Absolutely nothing

[Verse 4]
Listen to me
(War), It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
(War), Friend only to the undertaker
Peace, love and understanding
Tell me, is there no place for them today?
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord knows there's gotta be a better way

[Hook]
(War) good God y'all
(What is it good for?) You tell me, say it, say it, say it, say it
(War) good God y'all
(What is it good for?) Stand up and shout it (Nothing)

Therefore the harmonisation of the world needs to be addressed. Harmonisation, peace and prosperity for all will not and cannot prevail until the people with hidden agendas are brought to account.

These are my values in what I and many like me look to achieve if we implement this this will bring peace and prosperity to the UK and the world.

These are our demands.

So to recap

The above is what we all want to break the impasse and look to implement, also our demands are

1, we want peace now and forever for all peoples of all lands and cultures

2, we want a share of the wealth to be distributed evenly and fairly to all

3, Build cohesive happy societies free from wars and conflict using a cooperative society values to help change the world to be a better place. To live and work in safety and peace. And not overloaded with work that causes stress, having a balanced work and home life

4, end suffering in all its forms

5, implement and find new cures for all illnesses that stops suffering to people and animals

6, end the influx of mass uncontrolled immigration

7, protect our borders and people

8, create jobs for all

9, help the homeless into homes, and help give training and jobs to them to re build there lives

10, develop new technologies to help benefit all mankind

11, End all wars and conflicts bring peace to the world

12, take back control of our own laws

13, leave the EU and walk away with no deal we can trade on our own rights and if the EU want to trade with us we will tell them what terms will be imposed. Which is using cooperative values in society free and fair trade for all sharing the wealth and prosperity

these are our demands, respect the wishes of the people. the people have spoken.

A little history of my background and thoughts and opinions on building a socially coherent society, racism and tolerance of cultures and societies and my apology.

I grew up in Moss Side in the 1970s and 80s, and was in a melting pot of cultures and religions in Moss side and understood the problems at the time.

this was a predominantly Asian and Black area of Manchester where I as a white person was in the minority. I witnessed first-hand racism in all its forms both against ethnic minorities and against white people, racism is present in all cultures, societies and religions and is not a one-way street. This is not a detriment to the ethnic minority community it is just the way of life in every society. There are always good and bad in every society no matter what colour skin you are.

In 1981 I witnessed the Moss Side riots were the brewing tensions in the ethnic minority erupted into violence and looting of shops and burning of buildings. This was due to a growing unrest in the black and Asian communities due to stop and search practises and high unemployment

This caused tension and a breakdown in society in the 1980s, we do not want to return to conflict in any way shape or form and we need to all work together to make this vision a reality, bring harmony back to the world and work together in a socially coherent cooperative society.

I have realised that I have had a deep-seated anxiety running throughout my life and I was a worrier by nature. I try to be a happy family man that tries his best to help in any way I can. Eileen has put up with my problems for decades and has always brought me to my senses, she is my rock in a storm. A strong caring beautiful woman that takes very little and gives a lot. Yes, we argue and both stress each other out mainly because of my problems.

I will always love Eileen for being who she is. My one and only true love. Let’s start healing and loving again.

I have now addressed my stress issues by confronting my problems head on grabbing the bull by the horns, with the help of Cognitive behaviour therapy organised by my doctor I have addressed all my issues and turned those negatives to positives. firstly starting with writing a letter to the person who was the initial cause of my stress apologising for any negativity I may have caused her or caused anybody,

I also wrote a letter to the power in charge & also the highest power in charge and apologised for causing harm and negativity to anybody in the past, present, the future and the here and now. I set both of these letters on fire sending this negativity to the heavens to cleanse.

I can now move on with positivity in my life and by turning the negative artwork of my work stress collection and stress & anxiety collection into the turning negatives to positive presentation I have achieved this.

These presentations will be used in the Unite union for there training and development department in the Unite union and the artwork will also be on display with them.

by producing my positive cycle T shirt collection and artwork and setting up this website. I have achieved my goal of always looking on the bright side of life turning negatives to positives and battling to fight negativity wherever that may BEE.

My philosophy is looking on the bright side of life and turning negatives to positives, focusing on what positives can come from my artwork in the future so my final word is

Bee positive everybody enjoy your life every second of every day because you never know when the power in charge is going to say come in number 13 your time is up.

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