2T
Experimental stuff. Not all entirely serious.
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The Storange Song The Storange Song
Turn Your Speakers Down Turn Your Speakers Down
Orb1 Orb1
UDM UDM
Loptopmopdop Loptopmopdop
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On August 4, 1914, the German army began its march to Paris. But the march was not a direct one, for in Europe the shortest distance between two points is often not a straight line. 2 Count Alfred von Schlieffen's strategic memorandum of 1905 discussed several military options for an invasion of France, and concluded that the most expedient route wound through the small, neutral country of Belgium. Almost a decade later, German General Helmuth von Moltke put his predecessor's ideas into action. Belgium's unfortunate position made it the arena for the first key battles of World War One. On August 7th, the Germans attacked the fortress city of Liege, the gateway to the rest of the nation. Two months later, they occupied virtually all of Belgium, including the capital city of Brussels and the bustling port city of Antwerp, taken under siege. The rest of the march to Paris did not go so smoothly, however. The German advance stalled at the Marne river in Northern France, and four long years of trench warfare loomed ahead for both sides.
At the time, the German government had no official policy for the occupation of Belgium.3 They had several options. The Germans could annex Belgium or part of it outright, they could form some sort of economic union through German domination and exploitation of Belgian industry, or they could retain Belgium's pre-war status with certain limitations designed to guarantee Belgium's loyalty to Germany in the future.4 The interplay between these ideas, and the differences of opinion between the military, the German political leaders, and the General-Governor of Belgium tell one part of the story of the German occupation. The Belgian people tell the other part. Close examination of how German policy affected them and how it was influenced by them allow a clearer view of what went on in Belgium under German rule. By wading through the swamp of war propaganda produced by Germany, England, France, and Belgium, and by sifting through the multitude of personal narratives written by soldiers and observers, an overall picture of the Belgian nation during the First World War begins to take shape.
Belgium was not entirely crushed by the Germans, nor were they spared hardship and strife. The Germans needed Belgium and its resources for their war effort, but the people (mostly military leaders and industrialists) who advocated total exploitation did not achieve their goals. This is not to say that the Belgians were not exploited in other ways. The Germans formed a policy of administrative separation to utilize French/Flemish animosity to their advantage, and they used their superior financial strength to forge close economic ties between the two nations.5 Because of military considerations, Germany did not respect Belgium's sovereignty or its neutrality. 6 But after the invasion, when it became possible to exchange Belgium's future for short-term gains, Germany did not take full advantage of the situation. This paper is devoted to an analysis of the political, social, and economic forces acting both in Belgium and in Germany that produced this reality.Have you performed in front of an audience?I don't play dead.
Your musical influences
Mr Merzbow Mr Hyperdriver Mr Second Thought Mr Man.What equipment do you use?
A banjo and a washboard.Anything else?
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Hinckley,
United Kingdom
ID
9002
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Comments (5)
NOW THATS SOUNDS COOL 2 ME LIKE IT A LOT BIT LIKE THE TOUR DWARFS. LOOK THEM UP FROM NEWZEALAND.
Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I added one of your songs to my station.
Good Luck
sweet stuff u got some potential
thanks for the comments guys. i don't think it'll come to that yet...
wierd sh*** indeed - although I don't say that as a bad thing
andrew
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