I only knew Rhis from his postings and our interactions on three different political message boards, Media Lens, Lifeboat News and this site, yet the strength of his online personality was such that I feel like I knew him well and I feel sadness and grief to learn of his death. Please give my regards and condolences to his family and friends, and tell them that, just with his online words on quite small message boards he was able to transcend the limitations of online discourse and become ‘somebody you knew and liked’. He was, like all of us, one of a kind, but Rhis’s one of a kind was of a higher dimension, he was able to disagree with wit and style but keep the conversation going. He also seemed quite unafraid. I regret never having met him in person.
“I regret never having met him in person” Me too…
Oh no…you know he was one of the few people, despite our differences, who really shared fellow feeling with me, this is the most dreadful news…my condolences to all his friends and family…I’ve lost so many of my friends and family in recent years now my dear friend Rhisiart…I’m gonna’ have serious words with the universe this morning… RIP “Om bhur bhuvah svaha” so long and thanks for all the gear…
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Hi @RobG
I know from very personal and recent experience that grief can lead us into anger, but one thing we cannot do is to kill the messenger. Aly was always treated as a brother by Rhis and would be horrified by your reaction and would tell you to “chill bro’ ” . As much as our personal opinions of political issues differ I have never believed that Aly lied or spoke with malice or with intent to hurt and in regard to Rhis’ statements he would certainly never misrepresent him, imo he deserves at the very least the words - “sorry mate”!
I only met Rhis once but it was an honor and a pleasure and I just know he would hate his passing to be the source of ill-will between us all on this site for which he had enormous respect.
cheers
Seeing this news this morning was a bit of a jolt! Thanks for the photo Aly and what a face! Such powerful vibes and charisma.
Go well Rhis! You’ll be sorely missed here - it won’t be the same now. You were the heart of this place and TLN before that and the MLMB before that and I imagine in many, many other places. I had a couple of quiet beers out in the garden just now thinking about you and watching the sun going down and although we never met I feel really sad. God bless, Rich.
Rob. Take it to a different thread.
No more warnings. Come back with insults on this thread once more and you’re banned.
I haven’t insulted anyone, beyond the Covidian loons.
I won’t take it to a different thread. I will take it to a different place and say au revoir to this board.
I honour my friend Rhis, and have good memories of him.
Incidentally, how you can deny that the Government hasn’t been murdering elderly people in care homes and hospitals is beyond belief, since there’s a mountain of evidence (I can almost guarantee that this post will now be deleted).
Hi folks, in case you missed them here are some lovely sentiments from our previous home:
https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/thread/1684780043.html
cheers
Rhisiart was a steadfast support and ally to me and to women during some painful discussions on these boards over the years. I didn’t agree with him about everything but found him very wise about many things, including the basic life that we all share.
He and his family have been through a harrowing couple of weeks. I’m glad that he made it back to his boat since that seemed really important to him. From his writings it’s clear that he was self actualized and lived a fulfilled life with loving relationships. Thank goodness he didn’t have to suffer or be away from his home for a long time.
Go well and thank you for the shared laughs and moans.
You encouraged some good rebellious independent thinking.
And generously shared a lot of kind advice re fighting cancer with CBD.
See you on your boat for a dram and maybe a toke on the other side; or not. Who knows.
You do perhaps 
Peace and amore
I would endorse all these comments, other than Rob’s unnecessary insult to all of us. Even though I have some sympathy for his views, there is a time and place for them and it’s not here or now.
The circumstances where I came to read this sad news are worth mentioning, as they came at the very end of a long day of special significance. I’d just driven home from Canberra, where I’d spoken at a discussion group on War and Ukraine, in favour of Russia and alongside Tony Kevin, former Ambassador and public dissident, who is now shunned by all media and nearly all former colleagues. As a mere humble cheese maker and rustic this is an unusual and welcome experience! Following this I visited the Russian embassy to pick up our passports and visas for a week in Moscow in June on the way to Europe. It’s four hours plus drive home, with plenty to think about, and how our path to this holiday, stopped for 3 years by the scamdemic, is finally going to happen, barring some major development. I stopped a few times, but finally getting near home stopped to photograph the late sunset - and finally saw the beautiful crescent moon I’d been looking out for, alongside Venus…
There was much to talk about so I never got to look at the message from 5 Filters amongst my emails till 11.30 pm and just before closing.
I say all this because Rhisiart’s philosophical outlook always included an attachment to nature and putting life’s dramas and disasters in perspective; it’s why I like to get up in the middle of the night and look at the constellations, for reassurance even at the worst times. I’m sure Rhis would have understood.
So on pondering on this rather sad outcome I saw there was also a good outcome - finally ending his life in the place where he felt at home, and probably avoiding an inevitable slow decline and further illness. I’m also so glad to hear how he liked our messages, and many thanks Ali for conveying them.
As I think I said before, I did have the pleasure of meeting Rhis, back around 2016 and after his first fall. We had hoped to repeat the meeting in August… but perhaps we’ll be able to meet one or two of you. Or you might need to come and visit me after the UK classifies me as a security threat…
I never believed in reincarnation, much as I’d like to - but always considered his many interesting alternative views - and the strength that they gave him.
all the best David.
That’s a very different matter from saying that Covid19 is a “scam”, it’s where Rhis and I disagreed…the true “scam” is that this thing was engineered by man and then released deliberately (as have been several others), even partaking of the “original” weaponised artificial virus HIV #MadeAIDS #MadeAIDS #MadeAIDS …I’ve oft recommended the NAVS publication “The Silent Threat from Biomedical Research and the Creation of AIDS” to all those here who (rather fondly), like to proselytise for the notion that viruses don’t exist, try telling that to the millions dead of AIDS, furthermore, try telling that to all the researchers and practitioners into and of complimentary medicine…I was going to recommend plant sterols such as echinacea for Rhis again (with his max dose Vit-C protocol), and a bio-active yeast formula…too late now… I am concerned about what Rich said about Remdesivir; “if you go into hospital for whatever reason and test positive on a PCR test, they are highly likely to give you Remdesivir which has a 53% chance of killing you. As well as my own experience, I personally know at least two other people who have a family member who is now permanently maimed or has died in hospital because of this drug” Personally I limit what I let the conventional doctors do to me now, you have to steel yourself as you will be “unpopular” but I now refuse x-rays (unless I break major bones), vaccinations, steroids and other invasive treatments. I wonder how much his experience in hospital literally unbalanced him.
“Ffarwel a gorffwys mewn hedd fy ffrind!” RhisiartGwilymRIP
Thanks for the link CJ1 - would you be able to post this message on TLN for me, as I’m no longer recognised? cheers David.
CJ notified me of all your messages, and it was good to come back here and see so many names that were familiar to me an age ago - it seems. I am of course an intransigent, CV sceptic, Putinist, Assadist, and now almost excluded from ‘civilised Western society’
- which has become a jungle of delusion and perversity, IMO. RG managed to have a foot in most camps, or at least consider them fairly, along with a philosophical outlook that put him above the trivial and normal concerns. While I was sad to hear of his passing, I was also happy that he was back on his boat, and not having to face a long or short decline amongst the plastic masked and toxic health services. With the way things are, we may be joining him soon… thanks Rhis, and friends for solidarity against the PBB and the GICs!
Here’s a nice thing from the Daves: https://twitter.com/medialens/status/1660951027070246912
And also from Craig Murray - h/t johnlilburne
And John Hilley
Hi @Dimac ,
Done.
I made it a response to SueC’s post as it seemed appropriate - but as a result it doesn’t fall into the chronology of the thread. See full thread updated here:
https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/thread/1684780043.html
cheers
Many thanks CJ. and more old aquaintances recalled - Sue C… Do you ever see Margo nowadays? Still notwithstanding problems with the scamdemic block, it’s good to see these old colleagues still active. I also detect a certain shift in Media Lens towards the light…
(and thanks for tip on the Kmenitsky blast and radiation cloud… when will they have to talk about it? )
I’m coming to this news late. It was such a shock to read that Rhis is no longer with us. I’m a very occasional contributor, but I really valued his insightful wisdom, knowledge and humour… going back to the days of the Lifeboat. We need more like him for the days ahead. Thanks for letting us know, and for including the photo of him.
I’ve received a couple messages from RG’s family. Passing them on here:
If anyone would like to donate something for Richard, he was a great supporter of AnimalsAsia. He cared deeply about the bile farm bears. If you go to their website there is a link to donate. Perhaps you could let your forum people know about this.
And
Please tell the group that Richard was not deluded! The NHS staff were amazing and couldn’t have looked after him with more love and care. One day those guys might end up in hospital and then they will know. X
Peace xx
“tip on the Kmenitsky blast and radiation cloud” What’s this about guys? I’m doing almost daily updates on Twitter concerning the nuclear component of the Ukrainian conflict so will be grateful for any links…
“it’s why I like to get up in the middle of the night and look at the constellations” Antipodeans are (mostly I suspect), privileged to be able to see them!