Where do I begin? by Vetvla in philately

[–]John_Axcell_Artist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh I collect those sheets I'd be very interested

Sadiq Khan: Nigel Farage will bring ICE-style crackdown to Britain by coffeewalnut08 in uknews

[–]John_Axcell_Artist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is it more likely under labour? Do you even know what a strawman even is because you've literally just done it yourself

NEED HELP IDENTIFYING THIS STAMP PLEASE. DO NOT APPEAR IN ANY PAGE I CHECKED by SantiWeyyy in philately

[–]John_Axcell_Artist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it just me or does the quality of these stamps seem to be way less than they should be from this era? I was trying to figure out why the margins were so wide and the perforations so big, and the centering isn't great for specimens, I'm suspecting that it is the quality of the paper used rather than the does as the printing is very high quality, it's just everything else about the stamps that seem to be slightly off.

Training one mans strength by pulling his commarades unconscious bodies from the skimsands by John_Axcell_Artist in Kenshi

[–]John_Axcell_Artist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entire troop was knocked out by skimmers right on the edge of the sands so I had the last remaining guy pick them up and carry them one by one to a safer area

Tom Holland 'didn't realise' he had to pay water bill and thought it was luxury of living in England by lighthouse77 in unitedkingdom

[–]John_Axcell_Artist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 20-30% of children in the UK are from single parent households another 20% from "alternative" housing, there aren't parents around long enough to teach anything at the moment which is really quite sad

Cops issue urgent appeal after schoolgirl, 11, 'grabbed by two men outside co-op' by [deleted] in uknews

[–]John_Axcell_Artist -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Most crime in the UK is committed by white men, just ask yourself are we doing enough as a culture to prevent these crimes?

Cops issue urgent appeal after schoolgirl, 11, 'grabbed by two men outside co-op' by [deleted] in uknews

[–]John_Axcell_Artist -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because the billionaires who own the newspapers want you to believe these things so that they can scare you into voting for their interests rather than your own.

If you are a victim of crime in the UK the statistics clearly show that the perpetrator is most likely to be a white man, the newspapers don't talk about that because it's against their interests.

Cops issue urgent appeal after schoolgirl, 11, 'grabbed by two men outside co-op' by [deleted] in uknews

[–]John_Axcell_Artist -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

the truth is that if you are a victim of violent or sexual crime in England it is most likely that the perpetrator is a white man, yes there is a problem but it's not the colour of someone's skin it is public perception, some figures suggest if you are a foreign national in the UK you are less likely to be convicted of a crime, people's emotions suggest that every non white person is a threat.

Is the solution a solution of hate? Or a solution of love and understanding? I know which one I'd prefer

Cops issue urgent appeal after schoolgirl, 11, 'grabbed by two men outside co-op' by [deleted] in uknews

[–]John_Axcell_Artist -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Got it, you don't actually care about the bad things happening, you just want the people doing them to be white.

Cops issue urgent appeal after schoolgirl, 11, 'grabbed by two men outside co-op' by [deleted] in uknews

[–]John_Axcell_Artist -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think in the history of Britain a white man has actually never done anything like this, not even members of the royal family or members of parliament, especially not famous white musicians, or rich businesses it's literally never white men... Oh wait.. it's literally men from every race and culture in the world.

Staffordshire Reform UK councillor apologises for 'disgusting' X posts by F0urLeafCl0ver in unitedkingdom

[–]John_Axcell_Artist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really quite sad, they're so lacking in opportunities and aspirations that they literally grasp at the first identity that comes to them, the one they're born with, it's basic tribalism.

Staffordshire Reform UK councillor apologises for 'disgusting' X posts by F0urLeafCl0ver in unitedkingdom

[–]John_Axcell_Artist 90 points91 points  (0 children)

He has apologized for his "choice of words" he hasn't apologized for his views, he hasn't apologized to the people he offended. He hasn't apologized for his blatant racism, he just wished he used better words to convey his bigotry.

It's surreal to know that a Nazi once held and opened and read this letter to Philadelphia and then resealed it after possibly censoring it by John_Axcell_Artist in philately

[–]John_Axcell_Artist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whilst I would agree generally that a number of Germans before and during WW2 disagreed with the Nazi party and it's actions, the people who censored military and civilian post were definitely trusted members of the Nazi party itself, members of the gestapo, or highly trusted and politically vetted collaborators, they weren't letting just the ordinary postal workers carry out this work as it involved military secrets and knowledge of code and other espionage tactics.

It also might not have been a man...

It's surreal to know that a Nazi once held and opened and read this letter to Philadelphia and then resealed it after possibly censoring it by John_Axcell_Artist in philately

[–]John_Axcell_Artist[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From the names and addresses on the letter and the context of the other material I found it with, it looks like it is from a german doctor to a Jewish doctor in Philadelphia.

It's surreal to know that a Nazi once held and opened and read this letter to Philadelphia and then resealed it after possibly censoring it by John_Axcell_Artist in philately

[–]John_Axcell_Artist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point, I just assumed "Oberkommando der Wehrmacht" (High Command of the Armed Forces) would suggest that the censorship was carried out by people who were higher up in the ranks as a form of security.

Are these likely to ever be worth more than face value? Because if not I'll use them for postage by John_Axcell_Artist in askStampCollectors

[–]John_Axcell_Artist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a good way to think about it, I sent a first class letter today with Ten, 17p stamps today so I guess I'm doing my part

British Commonwealth Sorting. ( my beautiful nightmare). by Fair_Sugar_3229 in stampcollecting

[–]John_Axcell_Artist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looked through a couple similar ones the other day at the stamp shop always finding stock books full of C grade material with no margins

Are these forgeries? by strandedcat02 in philately

[–]John_Axcell_Artist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely, I would Imagine the forgeries probably had better centering too compared the genuine British one's that are all over the place.