After this week's Scotsman podcast recording, a chance remark by Michael Fry prompted this energetic discussion about the Clearances. If you are interested in Scottish history, land reform or robust debate; this recording is for you. Between Michael Fry, Andy Myles and Lesley Riddoch; this is a fairly heated and healthy discussion. Given the time to air opinion, rather than focus on sound bites; this is 25 minutes of energetic intelligent speech broadcasting.
If you want to hear this click here or listen in the player below.
fiesty stuff ;)
Of course, nearly every battle PLACE through written history has been fought on the ancient ley lines - making them less a politico/religio/monarcho dramas, and more like the High Priest' well-used script for grand sacrifice to old Canaanite-Phoenician gods.
And the precise TIMES of the wars have astrological significance, and are usually heralded by "signs", - our planets movements through the 26,920 year cycle of the Zodiac.
Four years becomes Forty years, Forty becomes Four hudred. Four hundred becomes Four thousand ...
It'd be good to get all your stuff updated in that vitual room ;)
nn1
Posted by: bru | July 04, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Hello,
I am a descendant of those who "chose to leave" during the Clearances. Given that all my relatives came to Canada I can't say I concur with the idea that better weather motivated my ancestors. I am very proud of them for having the courage to leave a bad life in Scotland. Who would want to live in a place where your life was controlled by someone else? Some choice.
I have to say I found this to be a very Anglo discussion. I would be interested to know how Gaelic speakers view the Clearances, and the revisionism of Michael Fry et al. It would also be nice if Scotland included some of the "losers" who left to get a broader perspective on what happened.
Posted by: Ken McLean | January 26, 2011 at 08:08 AM