Simon Schama

Rated by 50+ man-crushers

• The population of San Marino is 33,000. -- Simon Schama
• Being a non Jew (but married to one) I could give you several reasons. Too many for a comment or even several! -- Maggi Kaye
• Appalling! History is repeating itself...... Shana Tova! -- Stephen Lees
• Admirable action Combo,where is Charlie, who wouldn't want to co exist -- dwwhitfield
• The sunset is almost Rothko like. -- Raymond Jurie
• You've hit nail on head. It's why Jewish people are being hounded in Europe & in UK. One rule for Jews another for Muslims. -- Andrew Duncan
• one can only hope that 'one day' is soon. -- Fran Megarry
• "Doesn't change with the passing of years Israel a excuse for good old "Jew Hating" in the U.K lets call it what it is. -- Mirelle
• so many antisemitic bigots in Europe and UK. What year is this 1938? -- gnarfblaster
• do you think hatred is reserved for Jews? There are many groups who are marginalised and victimised... Unfortunately -- H P-L
• Jumping on LFC so quickly is short sighted. Although I agree they should speak out against the hate. -- JRobie
• Isn't the abuse usually by those that can't differentiate between Jews / the state of Israel? -- Marius Hollenga
• but then thats because so many Jews seem to regard Israel as v. important to them, even if they share nothing beyond religion. -- Paul de Haas
• what is the question? -- Gary Robert Jones
• This has been a fascinating conversation - almost like a very lively dinner party. Thanks. -- Judith Downey
• if it's true then it's very disappointing. -- Mike Phillips
• Cowardly indeed. Kow-towing to antisemitism is not a good look. -- Peter Palladas
• could be worse...Florida think it is to teach history as "knowable, teachable and testable...not interpretation" -- Alex Ford
• I thk the more interesting question is how do they thk it does that? I would have thought it tends the other way. -- James Powney
• "Censorship" is a red-herring. History has been re-written and twisted here in USA for decades. Sad. -- Judith Costello
• History is the endless quest for the core fundamental truths and facts of human events. Anything short of that is propaganda. -- David Welsh
• It's shocking how so much of that book is relevant today -- Iain Mackenzie
• . Colorado School Board, "Who is this Thucydides? He is clearly not patriotic? Out of the curriculum..." -- Karen Grasso
• This is sad coming from Schama it is still a crucial question to ask why islam never countenances freedom of conscience -- Alex Taylor
• He is in a comment frenzy right now wowee -- chant3LLE
• But western societies too know acts that we punish by force of the law. But religion isn't the source of what these acts are. -- Melanie von Braun
• 'There is not a fool can call me friend/And I may dine at journey's end/With Landor and with Donne.' -- Guy Gavriel Kay
• that article really was industrial-grade stupidity. -- David HK Murray
• there are very moral people such as the Quakers, but where religion is a belief in divine right. -- Le People's Assembly
• exactly. So called 'aggressive secularism'. -- Bessie Burgess
• reason Israel is is obvious... There'd be riots at every game is they played against ME countries -- @
• So, it's not just NPR - It's becoming pandemic in academia. -- Frida Ghitis
• I think her subtext is that ALL religions are intolerant. Making distinctions undermines that. -- David Eades
• Isn't the distinction between morality and law a rather innovative idea, not easily grasped by men who celebrate life's unity? -- Jan Dirk Snel
• Beacause islam is a politcal ideologie and about power over people. Keep the people ignorant and simple in order to reign. -- Bart Bosch
• is centrally driven by freedom of conscience. just not YOUR conscience. -- Razormind
• Having read some Karen Armstrong she might say it does, but she does not speak for mainstream islam so it's irrelevant. -- Sarah Collins
• Thank you for mentioning this. Seems her view of the Inquisition itself is "deeply flawed". -- Katja Anderson
• He is the dog's bollocks. -- Tony Parsehole
• Simon Schama's voice is fun to do when making tea. Continuing it when you return to watch the documentry invites dirty looks from your dad. -- Joseph Williams
• Even more interesting is the history that would have to be cut that was "good" on the board's own terms -- Peter Sillin
• such an interesting article and heartening to see the students' response. But what is 'true history'? -- Jane Archer
• leshana tova - a very Happy New Year - to everyone in commentland; may it bring peace along with honeycake -- Debora Green
• It all promotes (somehow prof. don't ask me how...), a schizophrenic attitude towards the English Revolution really only... -- Abaris
• Date is in my diary! -- Tim Cunningham
• When too much Schama is barely enough. -- Garth Godsman
• history is omnipresent -- Jim Fitzpatrick
• Reading preface of Simon Schama s book on the French revolution, Citizens . His writing voice is VERY similar to his BBC presenter voice. -- Macartisan
• Discovered that "The Story of the Jews" is available to watch through Amazon Prime! Great news. -- JCH
• Just finished Landscape and Memory. Thoughtful work that hits the nail on the head about nature being a cultural construct! -- Aaron Lewis

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