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I thought The Sand would be right up your alley politically, Cobbler.
Mack_Again: Japan, is that right? Not a debate I really want to wade into at this point, but didn't the military/imperial government that ruled Japanese politics through the thirties more or less destroy itself? By its actions? No, that does not justify every thing that America subsequently did during the Second World War (which was not all FDR, btw; Truman made the final call on the Bomb).
it was ruled by military and i know it was hugely wrong for them to start ruling countries like crazy in unethical way. it was somewhat global trend to have some fascist movement (I have heard that there were British fascist movement in 30s somehow) so I guess Japan kinda hopped onto the red of military ruling country forcefully to solve economic crisis. it's just me being irrational; although he also did internment camp thing so.... it may not be FDR's direct decision, so i wont blame him for it too much. and I don't know why I'm talking about events from 70 years ago. I'd like to talk about how awesome Bernie is at this point rather than WW2 talk.
Britain absolutely had a bona fide fascist movement in the thirties. Probably the only ones in Europe to survive that era were Spain and Portugal, who had the sense to stay semi-neutral.
Absolutely the internment of Japanese-Americans during the second world war was wrong and immoral. As was the internment of Italian-Australians during those same years. Let us hope it is not repeated, this time as farce.
the primaries are always in the same order. iowa is so special because it's the first one, and inevitably those who have the poorest showing drop out after it. it's why people like o'malley were hanging on even though the writing was on the wall long ago. after new hampshire, there will be one or two more republicans dropping out. it's just how it works.
not every state gets a caucus, most don't. most just do a primary, where you just vote. although even that is complicated as there are open and closed primaries... but that only determines which party you can vote for: basically if you wanna vote in the primaries and your state does closed primaries, you gotta register republican or democrat. you have to pick. those of us in states with open primaries, i could walk in that day and decide to vote in the republican primary if i wanted.
very important™.
but i'd rather have sanders anyway, and term limits helped ensure people like reagan and dubya got out so it's not always a bad thing.
from now, the primaries and caucuses in the remaining 49 states.
and hopefully more emphasis on those emails.
I thought The Sand would be right up your alley politically, Cobbler.
If he was silly enough, Bill Clinton could legally run for president now.)
- I feel like this campaign has been going for fucking ever. Why the FUCK is an election that won't take place until November starting like 18+ months out. What the fuck.
- Are the Democrats in a better place than the Republicans? (kinda hard question to answer given everyone will be biased.) Like the Republican race is 10000000x more interesting and entertaining than the Democratic race, but is that a good thing for the Dems? That it's between two of them instead of five or seven or ten like the GOP?
- What is the difference between the last 12 months and today? Why was today so special?
- What the fuck is a caucus?
- Why is Iowa, a state that I had never given thought to in 25-and-a-half years of existence, the most important fucking thing in the world? Why has Trump et al been banging on constantly about Iowa for fucking months?
- Does every single state get a 'caucus'? How are they going to pack 49 more of these things in? Is it always the same order? If so, why, and how did they arrive at said order
- Does Trump actually want to be president? Would he even like it? Surely this is just all a show for his ego?
Well he's not so much a socialist, as a democratic socialist (if that). After 2008, I'm amazed someone like him isn't doing even better than he is. America might, stereotypically, run scared at the S word, but come on. There is unfinished business. And there is a native populist tradition, that isn't wholly owned by the Right.
Landing at Port Alma [in Queensland], O'Malley [who was ill with tuberculosis] apparently took up residence in a cave at Emu Park, where he befriended an aborigine, Coowonga, who cared for him until he recovered. Once healthy, O'Malley decided to walk the 2,100 km from Emu Park to Adelaide in South Australia, arriving in 1893. In South Australia he again worked as an itinerant insurance salesman, also preaching evangelical Christianity and temperance.
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O'Malley's narrow win in 1896 has been credited to his popularity among religious leaders and conservatives for his extreme puritan views, but it seems his popularity with women voters was a bigger factor. Women were much taken by his appearance and O'Malley's "oratorial buffoonery" was the popular topic of discussion throughout South Australia. He called hotels "drunkeries", alcohol was "stagger juice", opponents were "diabolical rapscallions" and he referred to himself as the "bald headed Eagle from the Rocky Mountains".
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O'Malley became Minister for Home Affairs, and played a prominent role in selecting the site of the future capital of Australia, Canberra. He declared American architect Walter Burley Griffin winner of the town planning competition. On 20 February 1913, O'Malley drove in the first peg marking the start of the development of the city. He was also present at the ceremony for the naming of Canberra on 12 March 1913.
As a teetotaller he was responsible for the highly unpopular ban on alcohol in the Australian Capital Territory. He could also claim credit for beginning the building of the Trans-Australian Railway from Port Augusta to Perth.
O'Malley also agitated for the establishment of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, a state-owned savings and investment bank although, contrary to his later claims, he was not the bank's sole creator.
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O'Malley's other legacy was the spelling of "Labor" in the Australian Labor Party's title in the American style. He was a spelling reform enthusiast and persuaded the party that "Labor" was a more "modern" spelling than "Labour". Although the American spelling has still not become established in Australia, the Labor Party has preserved the spelling.
- Are the Democrats in a better place than the Republicans? (kinda hard question to answer given everyone will be biased.)
And before I turn in for the night, here's something for the American posters - an introduction to one of your more colourful ex-pats:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_O'Malley
Is King O'Malley related to Martin?
I'm sure he is. I haven't really looked into him because I've just been put off by the look of him, which is dumb, I know. But I just can't shake this feeling that I have that it comes off disingenuous. You like him?
Also, (and I'm coming from a state of ignorance about him here) but people say that the Bern is A SOCIALIST, so I'm a little surprised he's done so well? I'd have thought his ~extremism~ would have counted him out a long time ago? Again, ignorant, but I'm surprised there's a large enough groundswell supporting him.
Well he's not so much a socialist, as a democratic socialist (if that). After 2008, I'm amazed someone like him isn't doing even better than he is. America might, stereotypically, run scared at the S word, but come on. There is unfinished business. And there is a native populist tradition, that isn't wholly owned by the Right.
And before I turn in for the night, here's something for the American posters - an introduction to one of your more colourful ex-pats:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_O'Malley
Did you read the article I posted? Thoughts?