The “Holodomor” ~ The Soviet/Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33:
The Holodomor, also known as the Great Ukrainian Famine, was a Joseph Stalin “man-made-famine” in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933, that killed millions of Ukrainians. The Holodomor was part of the wider Soviet famine of 1930–1933 which affected the major grain-producing areas of the Soviet Union. While scholars are in consensus that the cause of the famine was man-made, whether the Holodomor constitutes a genocide remains in dispute. Most non-Communist historians conclude that the famine was planned and exacerbated by Joseph Stalin in order to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement. Others suggest that the famine was primarily the fundamental failings of the Communist economic model, in the rapid and hasty failed Soviet/Communist industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.
Ukraine was one of the largest grain-producing states in the USSR and was subject to unreasonably high grain quotas imposed by the central planning Communist politburo. This flawed central planning caused Ukraine to be hit particularly hard by the famine. Early estimates of the death toll by scholars and government officials vary greatly. One accepted death toll is 3.9 million. However, a joint statement by the United Nations signed by 25 countries in 2003 declared that 7–10 million died. Of this number, it is estimated a quarter of the death toll were children, and another 600,000 indirect deaths occurred through lost births.
The famine's widespread impact on Ukraine persists to this day. Since 2006, the “Holodomor” has been recognized by the European Parliament, Ukraine, and 25 other countries, as a man-made-genocide against the Ukrainian people, carried out by the Soviet Communist government under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.
Thank you for distilling some of the contents of the book, Resistance to Tyranny - by Joseph P. Martino, so that people can get the bottom line more readily. The info you provide here is critically important for knowing what to expect from the state and equipping ourselves with ideas for responses and plans of action.
I obviously cannot do the whole book, but this part seemed especially important. Such things as he describes have been used again and again, but people are often unaware. (My daughter thinks I would be better off not saying that I am a retired cyclotron physicist, presumably because it would tend to mark me as another empty headed intellectual, the source of much trouble.)
Software books can, in principle, just be deleted on you. Just to be clear I AM NOT Martino, trying to boost book sales. I have never met the man, but I might be a little biased as both of us are USAF veterans.
This is a very good article, thank you. Here is Obama detailing a major tentpole of the propaganda arm of this coup: https://bitchute.com/video/71n5A6wu76D6 [44sec]
Love this book. Got it back in 2020 a long with "Live not by Lies" by Rod Dreher, "Civil Defense Manual" by Jack Lawson, "Tactical Wisdom" by Joe Dolio and "The Guerillas Guide to the Baofeng radio".
Mr. Martinez also writes an enormous amount of actions one can take to resist. I would get a hard copy asap.
"National ID system. Wonderful for tracking everyone and denying service to undesirables. Though not there yet, putting all known, or even suspected, unapproved (not governmnet agents) firearms owners on the No Fly List is the sort of thing this can do."
Our Social Security numbers are pretty close.
I lived in Canada for many years. Canada has the equivalent of SS called "Social Insurance" . Nobody in Canada ever asked for my SI number to check my credit rating, as there are other ways to do it.
I refuse to apply for any credit card, here in the US because they invariably ask for your SS number in order to check your credit rating. It was never intended for this purpose or for any means of ID, yet that is what it has become. And there is enormous criminality carried out with stolen SS numbers.
Interesting. The book doesn't have a "Look Inside" thing on Amazon. One of the reviews mentioned Syria. You mention Ukraine and Turkey. Does the author give actual historical references where the steps taken by tyrannical governments really happened?
The “Holodomor” ~ The Soviet/Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33:
The Holodomor, also known as the Great Ukrainian Famine, was a Joseph Stalin “man-made-famine” in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933, that killed millions of Ukrainians. The Holodomor was part of the wider Soviet famine of 1930–1933 which affected the major grain-producing areas of the Soviet Union. While scholars are in consensus that the cause of the famine was man-made, whether the Holodomor constitutes a genocide remains in dispute. Most non-Communist historians conclude that the famine was planned and exacerbated by Joseph Stalin in order to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement. Others suggest that the famine was primarily the fundamental failings of the Communist economic model, in the rapid and hasty failed Soviet/Communist industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.
Ukraine was one of the largest grain-producing states in the USSR and was subject to unreasonably high grain quotas imposed by the central planning Communist politburo. This flawed central planning caused Ukraine to be hit particularly hard by the famine. Early estimates of the death toll by scholars and government officials vary greatly. One accepted death toll is 3.9 million. However, a joint statement by the United Nations signed by 25 countries in 2003 declared that 7–10 million died. Of this number, it is estimated a quarter of the death toll were children, and another 600,000 indirect deaths occurred through lost births.
The famine's widespread impact on Ukraine persists to this day. Since 2006, the “Holodomor” has been recognized by the European Parliament, Ukraine, and 25 other countries, as a man-made-genocide against the Ukrainian people, carried out by the Soviet Communist government under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.
Seems like the real evil was the dictatorial control. They did seal the borders.
Locking people in with no food is evil, irrespective of the ideology.
If you haven't already, you might want to read my short essay on power versus freedom:
https://drp314.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-power-versus-freedom
Thanks!
Thank you for distilling some of the contents of the book, Resistance to Tyranny - by Joseph P. Martino, so that people can get the bottom line more readily. The info you provide here is critically important for knowing what to expect from the state and equipping ourselves with ideas for responses and plans of action.
Kind of you to say so.
I obviously cannot do the whole book, but this part seemed especially important. Such things as he describes have been used again and again, but people are often unaware. (My daughter thinks I would be better off not saying that I am a retired cyclotron physicist, presumably because it would tend to mark me as another empty headed intellectual, the source of much trouble.)
David - this is a top shelf essay. I am Restacking it.
Thanks. And I always liked Yosemite Sam.
For what little it's worth, the mythical Gorelov street in my essay I named for my favorite Russian accelerator physicist.
I just purchased it from Better World Books.
The printed word is the way to go.
Software books can, in principle, just be deleted on you. Just to be clear I AM NOT Martino, trying to boost book sales. I have never met the man, but I might be a little biased as both of us are USAF veterans.
Understood – the printed word cannot be edited, altered, deleted, or otherwise manipulated – it is permanent record.
"I believe the printed word should be forgiven
Doesn't matter what it said
Wisdom hotline from the dead back to the living
Key to the larder for your heart and your head"
"Well, I believe the printed word is more than sacred
Beyond the gauge of good or bad
The human right to let your soul fly free and naked
Above the violence of the fearful and sad"
XTC - "Books Are Burning" https://youtu.be/1lVxbcgk1mg?si=liOoRHzZxisoQ2h9
This is a very good article, thank you. Here is Obama detailing a major tentpole of the propaganda arm of this coup: https://bitchute.com/video/71n5A6wu76D6 [44sec]
Also, this article may interest you, David: https://tritorch.com/takeover
Love this book. Got it back in 2020 a long with "Live not by Lies" by Rod Dreher, "Civil Defense Manual" by Jack Lawson, "Tactical Wisdom" by Joe Dolio and "The Guerillas Guide to the Baofeng radio".
Mr. Martinez also writes an enormous amount of actions one can take to resist. I would get a hard copy asap.
"National ID system. Wonderful for tracking everyone and denying service to undesirables. Though not there yet, putting all known, or even suspected, unapproved (not governmnet agents) firearms owners on the No Fly List is the sort of thing this can do."
Our Social Security numbers are pretty close.
I lived in Canada for many years. Canada has the equivalent of SS called "Social Insurance" . Nobody in Canada ever asked for my SI number to check my credit rating, as there are other ways to do it.
I refuse to apply for any credit card, here in the US because they invariably ask for your SS number in order to check your credit rating. It was never intended for this purpose or for any means of ID, yet that is what it has become. And there is enormous criminality carried out with stolen SS numbers.
Maybe it was intentional.
Superb column.
Thanks
Interesting. The book doesn't have a "Look Inside" thing on Amazon. One of the reviews mentioned Syria. You mention Ukraine and Turkey. Does the author give actual historical references where the steps taken by tyrannical governments really happened?
I don't recall him mentioning those, they were things I knew about. Armenia for instance:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide
https://www.britannica.com/event/Armenian-Genocide
and on Ukraine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor
at the end of each chapter he has a bibliography concerning the issues in each chapter.
Another one
https://www.history.com/news/ukrainian-famine-stalin