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Re: Dr. Curry assisted by American Philological Association in disproving Roman salute myth

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On Friday, November 3, 2006 at 5:17:53 PM UTC-5, - Shannon - wrote:
> Philology has gained amazing recent discoveries. Recently, the noted 
> 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.
Google Ngram searches support Dr. Curry’s scholarship regarding the phrase “Roman salute”. The idea of the “Roman Salute” did not exist at the time that the socialist Francis Bellamy created the USA’s Pledge of Allegiance to the flag (the origin of the stiff-armed salute -and related behavior- that was adopted later under German socialism). The concept/term "ancient Roman salute" was dreamed up decades after Bellamy wrote the pledge of Allegiance. Bellamy certainly did specify a gesture and he did NOT reference any "ancient Roman salute" myth (as it didn’t exist then).

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.

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