16 August 2007

BOOK OF THE MONTH. August 2007. Holy Madness



I have only just bough this, no time to read but as it covers period and subjects we should all have an interest in, thought I had better let you know the good news. This book originally costing £14.99 is now available in discount shops with price tag of £2.50, seek and ye shall find and be rewarded cheaply.
If any one out there reads and wants to write me a review please do so, note all regard it as a warm up for 160th Anniversary of 1848 - 2008 Commemoration next years ok! More information on this in due course.
One of the Commemorative events that I am suggesting is a Weekend Conference on 1848, possibly being held in Llanidloes in the summer 2008.
Anyone out there interested in helping to organise or speak at in conference and/or workshops. Also other ideas and suggestions welcome, so do get in touch.
G.ap Gruffydd.

01 August 2007

A New Welsh Republicanism Advanced.


From Garreg Wasted 1797 to opening of the Assembly of Appeasement with English Imperialism 2005, on to Caerffili for ceremony of 29 - 07 - 2007...........new beginnings for Welsh Republicanism.



In the wake of Cymru Rydd's announcement that they would disband the only registered political party advocating a Welsh Republic and join - or rejoin - Plaid Cymru as a pressure group, other Welsh republicans debated the future and the past and chose to set up "repwblic.org". A few people were invited to Caerphilly on Sunday 29 July 2007 to meet with Gethin Gruffydd who wanted to present David B Lawrence with the Trilliw that he has been using in recent years in publicising Welsh republicanism. In a brief ceremony in front of the David Williams' memorial upon which the crossed flags of 1792 and 1949 were erected - the classical red, white and green Trilliw and the Welsh Republican Movement's green, red and white Trilliw - David B Lawrence, on behalf of repwblic.org and the rest of the Welsh republican movement, accepted the keeping of the flag and made the public affirmation :

"We hereby pledge ourselves to this flag As the symbol of the Welsh Republic That we shall stand for the Truth against the World: That all nations are born of one people That all laws are born of one justice - and That all freedoms are born of one peace"............. "A Oes Heddwch ?"-" Heddwch ! " "A Oes Heddwch ?" - " Heddwch ! " "A Oes Heddwch ?" - " Heddwch ! "


Gethin Gruffydd then presented the flag keeper with a bilingual copy of Richard Price's 1789 "A Discourse on the Love of our Country " (1789), one of the foundation documents of Welsh Republicanism, in order to remind us all of the long history of radical politics in Wales and of the right and due place of patriotism in them. David B Lawrence will keep this book with the 1949 Trilliw and pass it on to the next flag keeper in future. - Dai ( David B Lawrence ) - 31 / 07 / 07

The David Williams memorial in park named in his honour, hopefully hence venue of an annual Republican Congress and Rally on anniversary of the death of David Williams 29 June 1816. I would also propose for consideration by the new Welsh Republican platform that all who come to support the advance of a new Internationalist Welsh Republicanism seek to establish in their own regions Welsh Republican Clubs named after Republican and Radical Dissidents in Welsh History. As example a David Williams Republican Club be most suitably founded to serve Welsh Republicans in the area of Caerffili perhaps best based on boundaries of Political Constituency? Others might make different suggestions, whatever the main purpose of such clubs being places in which Republicans may meet weekly or monthly to politically educate themselves in readings, discussion and debate as well organise other Republican events and campaigns.

For further information comments to:

http://repwblic.informe.com/viewtopic.php?p=3#3

THE ONE! John Roberts & Macywiaiad Annwfn = The Future?


Over the latter weeks of July, I had a series of emails from a ''John Roberts'' aka ''SION'' claiming to represent a collection of ''Welsh Republicans'' called the ''Macywiaid Annwfn'' (Young Lords of Hell, fantastic name, I shall be useing it, over at Assyrian Rod http://assyrianrod.blogspot.com/ ). Not quite the name, I would have though any true Welsh Republican would adopt, but there you go, that's the sort of knee jerking patriotic, ultra nationalistic and lazy politics brand of ''Welsh Republicanism'' we have had in Wales, in these latter ''Arsehole'' end years of the ALTERNATIVE WELSH NATIONALIST MOVEMENT & STRUGGLE see http://anwnms.blogspot.com/ .
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Whatever? the content of these emails, three to date have in general accused me of undermining the nationalist struggle, being offensive to Welsh Republicanism, Libelous of good patriots, faker of history and that my blogs are ''bullshit''. HHHhhhmmm!!! My god, I certainly have made some one angry, or according to ''SION'', an whole ''Nest of Hornets'' that are ready to sting me to death, it seems? This ''SION'' then goes on to demand that I give him right of reply in debate via my opening up avenues for his comments in my blog. Of course, I will not, telling him that I am right and he and his ilk are wrong, he his of course entitled to his oppinions no matter how rediculous they are but I put a lot of work into my blogs and most of them are there to advance practical Projects, Initiatives and Struggle, not waste time in rediculous stupid often dangerous childish chatter in some forums. I referr in particular to possible 'Agent Provocutuer' rubbish that went into forums following a particular Cayo Commemoration, all of which I have made archive record of, and no doubt the police have as well. The last thing I need to do, right now is to enter into spurious talk! talk! talk! as goes on in a number of blogs of late on subject of Welsh Independence, I am, or rather was a 'Radical Activist' not an Arm Chair Revolutionary. Further, having seen the dribble on previous so called Welsh Republican Forums (I stress previous, for reasons you will be aware of in a previous post regards a new sensible Welsh Republican Forum), I am aghast at thought of letting loose in by blogs more of the same Retro-Romantic Republican Rubbish that I prevail against. Nothing would be achieved and I am certainly not going to waste time in D&D with ''IJEETS & PLONKERS'' who for all I know may be agents of the English Secret Service or just timewasters who have no clue how to really carry out struggle. Until such time as ''John Roberts'' aka ''SION'' fully identifies himself and his ''MACS'' aka ''HORNETS'', I can hardly treat him seriously but be suspicious of this ANNONIMINITY as everyone else will be, if they have any sense.
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What baffles me is why this ''Cracker'' decides now to ''have a go'', most of what he complains about is material I posted in my Adfywiad and Cilmeri Tribute blogs, I closed these down a some time back following on opening of the 'SHAM SENEDD' largelly due as my protest against pathetic patriotism as I feel ''SION'' may represent? which can pose, posture and parade about at Cilmeri and in Caerdydd on Dydd Dewi but not get up sufficient guts to go down and protest on the steps of the ASSEMBLY OF APPEASEMENT WITH ENGLISH IMPERIALISM? I had also been motivated by fact that, I had come to consider that Cilmeri after the 2006 ''Rally of Revisionism'', had reached it's ''Sell by Date''. Regards my Adfywiad Gwladgarol blog, I had reached the oppinion that I was no longer fit for the fight for Cymric Consciuosness Campaigning, nothing to do with age (61 this year, where did those years go?) but rather living in London has ''contaminated'' me with the ways of ''Anglicisation''. At same time, I am becoming more concerned with the neccessity to be somewhat more concerned about the suffering of our 'Brothers and Sisters of the Ox' in the third world, than our ''Vanity of Wales''. My beliefs here were given a rude awakening in the realisation that what good was it for me, to promote Cymric Conciousness or prompt other patriots to do the same when S4C with £ 100 Million to play around with his promoting the most banal insidious forms of Anglicisation in their love affair with BIG BROTHER. Sour grapes here, as Imogen turned down my offer on her tits, pity as that could really have increased my profile viewers, so sorry folks but instead I give you something far better to look at, foto of the Owain Glyndwr XV World Cup Team Cheer leader, to draw your attention to the Embassy Glyndwr campaign against the ''Feather Duster'' for more pics see a number of posts in OWAIN GLYNDWR COMMUNICATES http://owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/

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Thus, there you have it, all this ''SION'' has done to date, is make me want to open the closed blogs, but no! I will not * , for amongst other things, some stuff ''I took a pop at in past years'' as the Dewi Day Parading, I do not seek to annually attack. I have had my say mostly a matter of concern about connections between this patriotic parading with ''Wakes Cilts'', then the MHOSD that are the foundations of ''TARTAN TAFFERY'' which I absolutly despise as a dillettante distration. having said that, I do not oppose celebration of Dydd Dewi or parades etc. However, if I continued to bash at the Cardiff event, patriots would view this as counter productive to Cymric Consciousness but I shall continue to take ''Tartan Taffery'' to town and a good tasking? As I will that PLAID POPPY BUNCH and not least my pet hate 'Y CRACHACH NEWYDD (our Noveau Riche) ENGLAND's CLIENT TRIBE IN CYMRU, all of whom it appears this so called Welsh Republican ''SION'' aspires and seeks to defend? How odd for a ''Republican''.

NB * I have changed my mind, all blogs now open again. Only in such way can patriots fully see and appreciate what ''SION'' wants to D&D with whomsoever he can find to waste valuable minutes with him and hysteria.
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So, no! ''SION'' your not having your way with me, why not do your own blog but for pity sake, get a life but more important get a real good cause to fight? As I do and have done for 40 odd years, my ''Bull Shit'' blogs show how much I have done and have achieved over those years and am still doing and achieving, what about you boyo? perhaps your blog could tell us what you have done, achieved and what you are up to at present other than sending me silly emails. By way where were you when they opened the Assembly, I would have thought that someone as you with such a big mouth and so much to say would have been down there shouting out your ''Welsh Republican'' protests against the English Monarchy, where were you? C'mon Cracker Can't you cut it?

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Anyway whilst ''SION'' has been playing with his toys, you will see on my blogs that not only have I been attacking fake ''Welsh Republicans'' (sorry Adam, as in Balchder Cymru, which I do have some time for) and the Fruad of the CYMRU RYDD CRAP (no apolagies here) but I have actually been promoting what I believe to be a more real REPUBLICANISM. Somewhat ironic that whilst ''SION'' was having a go at me, I was actually preparing to help some REAL REPUBLICANS come into existence in an organised form, that is sensible and not silly and which will avoid the form of ''Welsh Republicanism'' preached by the likes of the aforementioned and ''SIONS'' fantasy ''Children From Hell'' aka ''HORNETS''.

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One of the motivations that prompts ''SION'' into action, is that he sees himself as a defender of ''100's of good nationalists'' I attack, in fact I only VKC a few of the breed of ''GOOD OLE BOYS'' I often criticise as Gareth ap Sion ''Garibaldian Republican Patriot'' and Robert ap Steffan Petit Bourgoeisie Patriot. Then there's Dr John ''Rocks'' Davies and a verity of dubious and devious dilletantes/opportunists and self advancers in and around PLAID POPPY. Then Henry ''Cambria'' Jones Davies along with the ''Marcher Lord of Trelleck'' and ex - Cop John Wake promoters of ''Tartan Taffery''. Recently I have added the ''Ultra Nationalist'' and reawaked ''Welsh Tory & Confederate Sympathiser'' Roystan 'Jac' Jones to the list of people I would outlaw and call for boycott of by all real radical patriots and true Welsh Republicans. More on ''Swansea Jac'' again! However, hardly 100's but an handful really. In the case of Gareth and Robert who were former friends and ''Old Comrades'' I would certainly allow space in THE WELSH PATRIOT for they to publish their views on matters I criticise them for, Whilst Henry has Cambria to defend his ''Tartan Taffery'' and Jac 'Ein Gwlad'. As for ''ROCKS'' I would not give this ''meddling mucker'' the time of day, let alone space in this or any other of my blogs, particularly not in my I'r Gad Welsh Battlefield Campaign blog http://brwydr.blogspot.com/

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It is a sad world when such as ''SION'' and 'JAC' believe that they are the centre of a UNIVERSE of people as they, in reality but a brief minute minority. Jac recently told Sian Ifans she was ''Obssessed'' and that most patriots thought she and I were achieving little other than alienate people with our Ysbryd Cofiwn activities. Jac believes this because he sits all day at a PC (Basil is Co - editor told me this) sending out emails and ''Round Robins'', not it seems about very much of practical purpose but often down right mischevous and definatly counter productive and even what may be considered with possible very dodgy motivation? In fact both I and Sian, would not bother with our work or with our blogs, or with Embassy Glyndwr and much else in persuence of Ysbryd Cofiwn, if we only had the ''Good Ole Boys'' to relie on. Wake up ''JAC'' and ''SION'' get into the real world with real people, then you might achive much more consistantly instead of going from one flopped ''Political Adventure'' to another leaving nought but discord and dispute in you wakes. little wonder Sian and I have kept very much out of this ''Peripheral Patriotic Politics'' (I owe Robat ap Steffan an apology here, I condemned him for basically saying the same as I am now saying, but then he drinks with the useless bastards, I do not). Anyway, I am sure we will here more on this, I promised ''SION'' I will deal fully with his DIATRIBES in detail post SAMHAIN, until then I am very busy. by then I hope he will have come clean as to whom he and ''HIS HORNETS'' really are? In the meantime I suggest that ''SION'' takes a DUMP! as I think he his constipated, yes! FULL OF BULL SHIT!!!!!!!!
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Yes I know it lowers the tone of a fine blog and political journal has this, so I shall make sure that hence such material ends up in my new blog PWCA POWER http://pwcapower.blogspot.com


Where you will also find more of me ''hanging out'' in my ''Alter Ego'' Identity as the SILURIAN SEPARATIST 'War Hammer'. please note I am calling upon all true Hwntws to join with me in setting up of a SILURIAN SEPERATIST SOCIETY, SSS!!!!!! More on this new ''Autonomist Neo Anarchist'' Movement will be posted up on Pwca Power soon. See http://pwcapower.blogspot.com Great Opportunities to grab grants via a ''Street Theatre Living History'' FRONT. I hope to get some ''Culture Cash'' soon for our ''Cultural Appearences'' at Cilmeri, on Dydd Dewi Parades and not least at the National Eisteddfod in Caerdydd 2008 where I plan to put on a very special performance of the SSS WAR HAMMER DANCE at STONDYN FFORWM HANES CYMRU, That should be fun!!!!!!

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Hist Note:
Macywiaid/Macydfiaid? were in the middle ages, the youth of the aristocracy sent to the courts of the medieval princes, they began courtly service as pages at age seven. These ''Young Lords'' would also recieve training in the art of war and by age 14 were ready for full miltary service. During the final struggle of Gwynedd in the war of Welsh Independence 1282 - 83, a great many of these Macywiaid/Macywfiaid were put in the front line, a number much younger than 14 years of age. Consequences of loss of military man power and after 11 Rhagfyr growing desertions by many chiefs and their Teulu, who went over to the English. Many of they would later grovel to Edward I complaining of taxes placed upon them by Llywelyn, they also would complain of his use of ''Young Lords'' in the front line. These chiefs and other lesser nobles would be the base of the ''Vichy Wales'' that Edward would esablish in pura Walliae, making the Statutes of Rhuddlun an ''Act of Liberation''. NB: Info on Action 'Cofia 1283/4' - 2008/9 soon.


Footnote:

In goes with the work, but from time to time I recieve the ''dodgy'' emails, usually people seeking to link up or want more information. It is on times easy to spot the ones that may have ulterior motives, recently one came from someone calling himself ''Stiwart'' seeking information on Welsh Republicanism. He stated that he and his mates were out to produce a Welsh Republican Paper, I decided here to provide minimum information but offered to provide more if ''Stiwart'' informed me more on who he and his friends were - NO REPLY? On another occaision, I was bombarded with emails by ''what's his name?'', that Mercenary guy, who served in the Fascist Croat Convict Battalion in Bosnia and who is now out fighting for the Karen Peoples. Gareth ap Sion, knows more about this fella than I do and had warned me about him when he had sought to make contact with Embassy Glyndwr in 2004. the last I heard of he was that he had been in the north linking up with BALCHDER CYMRU, untill patriots warned Adam Phillips who promptly seen him off. As I do not work or socialise in the often Fantasy Patriot World of ''Good Ole Boys'', I do not often come up against such ''crackers'' or ''cranks'' or worse INFORMERS as example of SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! and others, I suspect of being such, or sadly Patriots who have been ''TURNED''. Of they I believe there are quite a number, no hard evidence, just suspicion and constant rumour, but individual 'Modus Operendi' and much else tells me a great deal (Time I did an article on this, the methods and means of subverting true struggle, of which you all need to be better informed on). In an Irish situation this would have got people a knee capping or a bullet in the head. But in Wales, such ''Patriotic Paranoia'' is more likly to see such shite be bought a pint by the ''Good Ole Boys'' as in the case of SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! and others too?

AFTERTHOUGHT.

I would hope now that ''SION'' comes clean as to who he and his playground pals are, lets have some names but most of all, I want to know what you are specifically talking about not generalisations. I do not intend to D&D with you much, but now that you have said certain things, seemingly in defence of others, who really can defend themselves, not needing you to do it for them. However, I do feel now I must enlarge on my criticisms in detail fully, so other patriots do not think I am ''bitching'' for no good reason at all. You will please note, that recently I have been proved right regards the so called ''Lord Of Trelleck'', another one bought pints by the ''Good Ole Boys'' and other patriots gullible enough to fall for fantasy and not live with reality. Sadly my old mate Toni Lewis RIP got foolishly mixed into this nonsense, but he I forgive him, given the extreme state of his health, plus being pressured by two people in particular with offers of much to advance his love for heraldry and in promotion of his craftskills to a lucrative advantage. All offers poor Toni found hard to refuse, under his circumstance, he his always a great patriot to me despite this one folly, but those who led him along this path I despise with all the Patriotic Anger I can give rise to, they know who they are, they can run but they cannot hide. One down, two to go, maybe three, four or more? WHATEVER IT TAKES TO RID THIS PATRIOTIC CAUSE OF SCUMBAGS! No!!! I really cannot be bothered, I am very disillusioned with Welsh Nationalism, even more so after being made aware of the WBS = Welsh Bullshit Society, latest bit of DILLETANTE OPPORTUNISM out of Fforum Hanes Cymru. As soon as 'Dydd Glyndwr' is out of the way, I shall be renouncing Welsh Nationalism in favour of an International Welsh Republicanism although that may prove difficult to support if it flirts with Welsh Nationalism has other ''Welsh Republicanisms'' have done. Such has been detrimental to the cause of a truer Welsh Republicanism better positioned and based the Risings of Europe 1848 than Dublin 1916. Although, myself would look to the ''Merthyr Commune 1831'' and Paris Commune 1871, thus...

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