American Philological Association aids Dr. R. Curry in refuting Roman Salute myth....
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philologer Dr. Rex Curry proved that the so-called "ancient Roman salute"
(the straight-arm salute later used by the National Socialist German
Workers' Party (NSGWP)) did not exist in ancient Rome and that it originated
in the USA's early Pledge of Allegiance (1892). Philologist Dr. Curry (the
"Libertarian Lawyer") showed that the USA's early pledge of allegiance to
the flag used a straight-arm salute and it was the source of the salute of
the monstrous German National Socialists. The "ancient Roman salute" is a
modern myth that grew during and after the lives of Edward Bellamy
(1850-1898) and Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). The myth is still repeated in
efforts to cover-up Dr. R. Curry's ground-breaking work.
http://rexcurry.net/book1a1contents-pledge.html
Information from the American Philological Association (APA) supports Doctor
Curry's work. The American Philological Association (APA), founded in 1869
by "professors, friends, and patrons of linguistic science," is now the
principal learned society in North America for the study of ancient Greek
and Roman languages, literatures, and civilizations.
An abstract from the APA states that the raised-arm salute was used in
fictional Roman scenes in these films: the American "Ben-Hur" (1907), the
Italian "Nerone" (1908), "Spartaco" (1914), and "Cabiria" (1914). Those
scenes helped lead to the "Roman salute" myth. Doctor R. Curry pointed out
that the APA abstract was uninformed about the fact that the Pledge of
Allegiance pre-dated all of the films cited and that the pledge was the
source of the salute used in the films.
The leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party was a film fan,
and would specifically order American films to view. He stated that the
first time he saw the straight-arm salute he was in a beer hall. Films were
often shown in beer halls.
More support for Doctor Rex Curry's work also comes from the Oxford English
Dictionary (OED).
http://rexcurry.net/roman-salute-oxford-english-dictionary.html
Amazon.com is following policy recommendations that are advocated by Dr.
Curry. Amazon's web site deletes and discourages use of the common 4-letter
shorthand n-word for "National Socialist German Workers' Party" within
Amazon's reviews, product information, tags and other uses. By fighting the
shorthand term, Amazon encourages customers to learn and to use the actual
accurate name of the monstrous group: National Socialist German Workers'
Party (NSGWP).
http://rexcurry.net/amazon-com-book-reviews-tags-discussions.html
For a long time, Dr. R. Curry has exposed widespread ignorance in the media
and in the general public about what the 4-letter abbreviation abbreviates.
That etymological ignorance has grown through overuse of the hackneyed
shorthand term in print and in government schools (socialist schools).
Doctor Curry has advocated that the shorthand term should be avoided, unless
it is used in conjunction with the full actual name of the Party. Amazon is
helping Dr. R. Curry to reverse the ignorant habit within the media and the
public.
Doctor Rex Curry's work has been recognized in the vexillological group
Flags Of The World (FOTW)
http://rexcurry.net/fotw-flags-of-the-world-vexillology.html
And also in the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)
http://rexcurry.net/north-american-vexillological-association-nava.html
Dr. Curry's news-making work is discussed on Odeo Radio at
http://odeo.com/audio/1747108/view
And also on Radio Indymedia at
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/08/10827.php
And also covered at Opinion Editorials at
http://www.opinioneditorials.com/writer.php?id=rcurry
With more at OpinionEditorials at
http://www.opinioneditorials.com/guestcontributors/rcurry_20050826.html
Many books about philology mention the work of the German archaeologist
Heinrich Schliemann. In 1873, he excavated what he believed to be Troy. Troy
is a legendary city, described in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems
attributed to Homer and it influenced Rome.
Schleimann found examples of the swastika symbol during his exploration of
Troy, and his discovery later influenced the use of the symbol in the NSGWP.
Over a century after Schleimann's work, there was another discovery by
Professor Curry: Although the swastika was an ancient symbol, it was also
used sometimes by the National Socialist German Workers' Party to represent
meshed "S" letters for their "socialism." The leader of German National
Socialists turned the symbol 45 degrees to the horizontal and oriented it to
always point clockwise. Although it was an ancient symbol, was used
sometimes by the German National Socialists to represent overlapping
S-shaped figures for their "socialism." He altered his own signature to use
the same symbolism and similar alphabetic symbolism still shows on
Volkswagens. Similar to a Roman Standard, he put it on the national flag
and turned it into a military rallying point.
http://rexcurry.net/book1a1contents-swastika.html
The symbol was used in a war worse than a thousand Trojan Wars. In 1939,
the National Socialist German Workers' Party joined with the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics to invade Poland in a pact to divide up Europe. The
socialist philosophy had similarities to Rome in glorifying the military,
authoritarianism, slavery and conquest and it led to the worst slaughter of
humanity ever. How many people died in the Trojan War? Few compared to the
number killed in the socialist Wholecaust (of which the Holocaust was a
part): the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (62 million dead), the
Peoples' Republic of China (49 million dead), the National Socialist German
Workers' Party (21 million dead).
Many books attribute large Roman influence upon Germany and the United
States. One parallel between the three is that they both developed large
authoritarian governments. The present government in the USA is anti
libertarian and is out-socializing the previous administration by more than
double and growing (in social spending ALONE).
Another parallel between Germany and Rome is that they both persecuted
people who did not adopt the official dogma. Specific groups of people were
persecuted in Rome and Germany.
It helps to show how close the USA moved toward (and is still moving toward)
the socialist Wholecaust (of which the Holocaust was a part). Many Americans
serve as sad examples of how authoritarian governments come into existence,
grow so large, last so long, and kill so many. The dogma of socialism and
human sacrifice is still growing all over the world.
The USA still follows similar anti libertarian policies promoted by the
Bellamys. Many socialist Bellamy policies caused the USA's big, expensive
and oppressive government and its growing police-state. It caused the Great
Socialist Depression (from the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the Smoot-Hawley
Tariff Act 1930 etc) that persisted and even lasted through U.S. involvement
in WWII. The Pledge still exists along with laws mandating that teachers
lead the robotic pledge chanting every day for twelve years of each child's
life (though the salute was altered). The government still owns and operates
schools, including the same schools that imposed segregation by law and
taught racism as official government policy. The U.S. practice of imposing
segregation by law in government schools and teaching racism as official
policy even outlasted the National Socialist German Workers' Party by over
15 years. After segregation in government's schools ended, the Bellamy
legacy caused more police-state racism of forced busing that destroyed
communities and neighborhoods and deepened hostilities. Those schools still
exist. Infants are given social security numbers (socialist slave numbers)
that track and tax them for life. Government schools demand the numbers for
enrollment.
Daniel Ruth
Another fascinating part of the Ngram search is that there is a rise in use of “Roman Salute” around the year 2000. That is around when Dr. Curry discovered that the USA’s pledge of allegiance (by the socialist Bellamy) was the origin of the stiff-armed salute (and related behavior) that was adopted later under German socialism. In response to Dr. Curry’s discovery, socialists (including socialists on Wikipedia) created the lie that it was an “ancient Roman salute” to deliberately cover up and/or ignore Dr. Curry’s achievement. Wakipedia continues to be the source of the very common “ancient Roman salute” lie even though Wikipedia became cagier in its deception because Dr. Curry debunked the “ancient Roman salute” myth and exposed its dishonest use on Wikipedia. Socialists continue to write about the “Roman salute” to mislead readers into believing it was ancient.
In that sense, Dr. Curry’s revelation regarding the early pledge salute is the reason for the steep rise of the occurrence of “Roman Salute” in the Ngram after that time (after the year 2000) as the term is presently used as a lie and to mislead people about the gesture, and to ignore the role of the USA’s pledge of allegiance.