tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post7521436895469634655..comments2023-04-02T15:53:46.924+01:00Comments on Senator Sam Mézec: What Really HappenedSenator Sam Mézechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-56496435470338970102013-09-29T08:29:29.875+01:002013-09-29T08:29:29.875+01:00Sir
You are very politically charged in a certain...Sir<br /><br />You are very politically charged in a certain direction. How will you avoid this distorting your view of history? (something most people are prone to). Will we have to take what you say with a pinch of salt? We all suffer from unconscious and hidden biases which we are the last to recognise in ourselves. Historians (proper ones not those with a deliberate agenda) train to overcome this.<br /><br />http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Unconscious-and-Hidden-Biases<br /><br />Sadly, I think there is a danger that your efforts will be perceived as anti establishment unless you get this right. Maybe starting with a symbol of our national pride might make that task of getting it right harder from the start. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-55173871994348985102013-09-27T14:30:50.125+01:002013-09-27T14:30:50.125+01:00No, it makes your motives clear.
The island durin...No, it makes your motives clear.<br /><br />The island during the Civil War was mostly loyal to the Parliamentarians, not the Monarchy. That's just a historical observation.<br /><br />It shows nothing about my motives other than my commitment to seeking out the truth.<br /><br />If you have a problem with that, it says more about you than me.Senator Sam Mézechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-3588960028402796042013-09-27T13:10:30.122+01:002013-09-27T13:10:30.122+01:00"rubbish we have been fed about the Royal Mac..."rubbish we have been fed about the Royal Mace and Jersey's "loyalty" to the English Crown"<br /><br />I think this makes your motives clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-73032215346643620112013-09-27T12:26:25.362+01:002013-09-27T12:26:25.362+01:00I'd be much more likely to question your motiv...I'd be much more likely to question your motives for insinuating that I'm out to denigrate our island.<br /><br />I'm actually out to do the exact opposite, thank you very much.Senator Sam Mézechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-18000031459405654282013-09-27T07:50:50.984+01:002013-09-27T07:50:50.984+01:00Sir
Yes, why not ruin any self respect and nation...Sir<br /><br />Yes, why not ruin any self respect and national pride we have left by digging up the dirt on our history. <br />I wonder if anyone will question your motives?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-1658759187329838472013-09-25T23:27:23.837+01:002013-09-25T23:27:23.837+01:00I will also look forward to your posting Sam. Of c...I will also look forward to your posting Sam. Of course it was the unelected Bailiff who first mentioned the idea of a mace party, and at that time the cost was muted at about £23,000. <br /><br />Then, it just snowballed. No freeze on the amount the States wasteful spending. Are you aware of the true cost in an island now officially in an economic downward slide for the last five years ? <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-85444233537947684102013-09-22T15:27:36.558+01:002013-09-22T15:27:36.558+01:00Sir Walter Raleigh was of course Governor of Jerse...Sir Walter Raleigh was of course Governor of Jersey at one point and commissioned the building of Elizabeth Castle and saved Mont Orgueil Castle from demolition.<br /><br />That being said, despite being Governor he barely spent any time here at all. Surely the point of being Governor is that you are here!?Senator Sam Mézechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-19076579879385159472013-09-20T20:55:30.899+01:002013-09-20T20:55:30.899+01:00Sir Walter Raleigh, as far as I can tell from my v...Sir Walter Raleigh, as far as I can tell from my very limited research, was, I believe, a massive git. He'd be a good one to start with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-85027965886892447012013-09-19T16:24:00.879+01:002013-09-19T16:24:00.879+01:00Very interesting. I look forward to your next pos...Very interesting. I look forward to your next posting.Jacquesnoreply@blogger.com