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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Ah, of course. An unprincipled bawbag. No surprise there.
Continental Commonwealths
Well put.
Yall nex to look at why the american people chose a business man over an experianced politician who had the support of other politicians, celebrities and spent millions more on their campaign.
Aldaur
Well I said to Aldaur. You lot made your bed. Time to lie in it. If he turns out to be crap, don't whine. You were warned.
Aldaur
No, just he falls down a well. nothing happens to him, but he falls down a well.
Thank you, Sul, for saying what I wanted to say in much more eloquent and coherent language. While we should all give President-Elect Trump a chance and peacefully accept the election results (as much as it pains us to so), that doesn't mean we need to be quiet and say nothing but praise for Trump. We can have our fears, anxiety, and concerns about a President Trump, and we can speak out about them, but at the end of the day, we are all Americans, and at least for a little while, we should unite around that label instead of 'liberal' or 'conservative'. Stephen Colbert has a pretty insightful bit about this.
https://youtu.be/9m2valF3s84?t=1m
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris
We already have one of those, and he's a pretty swell guy. We'll be keeping Old Man Johnston when Canada retakes Lower Lower Canada.
I know you have one of those but America does not. So I'll be filling in that post when Her Majesty takes back her American dominion.
I'll whine mainly because I was below the age to vote and lack of opportunity to push for Clinton rather than the Orange Emperor. Also, last time I did that, I ended up in a fight during Macroeconomics :p
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
We are Americans. We endured tyranny under the British, we persevered through the Civil War, and sacrificed through the World Wars. We lived under Presidents like Bush. We will endure, and we will come out stronger for it.
Besides, telling an American to not whine about something is like telling God to not be omnipotent, it's just who we are.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris
A better analogy would be, "telling an American not to whine is like telling a fish not to swim." I only hope Trump's voters are the first to suffer when he messes up.
Jaslandia, New Estaris
Never argue with a true believer.
New Estaris
My friend explained to me that Trump only won because of the electoral college. Clinton actually got the bigger share of the popular vote. That makes me feel better in a way.
Jaslandia
Ye, Clinton won 59,814,018 votes
While Trump got 59,611,678 votes
He only won due to the Electoral College.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Talk about a nail biter. The country was split right now the middle. A word of advice: I'd abolish that college. It's extremely undemocratic.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths
You wouldn't be the only one saying that. I and many others have said we should abolish the Electoral College long before this election.
https://youtu.be/7wC42HgLA4k
https://youtu.be/zcZTTB10_Vo
Nuremgard, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris
It is the most ridiculous thing. Your vote literally counts for nothing if the college votes against the majority of what the people want. I cant imagine something like that existing in the UK. It would be outrageous. What was its original purpose?
New Estaris
The electoral college isn't that simple.
You see, originally, the Electoral College was conceived for two reasons. First, it would be a bureaucratic nightmare to have all the votes of all voting citizens counted on a single night and then reported within the short time frame, thus instead individual States have the elections internally and provide the delegates, which then vote in the Electoral college in the people's stead. Originally, the College was only supposed to have 2 electors per state, but this changed to account for population. The second was to serve as a buffer against tyrants who would rise to power through a reign of populism, the idea being that a charismatic tyrant could sway the masses and destroy the country, the college was suppose to make this much tougher.
Things have changed over time, and the College is much more representative of the people than it was when it was originally conceived, but it still has issues in lining up with population and thus we get situations like we have right now where Clinton has more votes, but less electors, and thus lost. It's a rare circumstance, and has only happened a handful of times in American history. The last and most popular being the 2000 election where Gore got more votes than Bush, but Bush got more electoral votes than Gore, and thus we got the Bush years.
Aldaur, New Estaris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDwFCoj-0js
Jaslandia, New Estaris
Post self-deleted by Turina.
Yeah, it is ironic that in this instance the Electoral College allowed the populist to succeed. It's actually very ironic... Damn.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, New Estaris
This point sounds good and all, but when you look at the state of politics in the US, is the college really there to stop tyrants? The US is in a complete chokehold by the political and economic elite, and the only people the college stop from winning, are those who try to challenge that. While Trump did win, I still don't buy into the idea that it's to stop tyrants. I think it's there to ensure the establishment remains intact. Even James Madison, a founding father, said that the Government should "protect the minority of the opulent against the majority. If that isn't inherent elitism I don't know what is.
Nuremgard, Aldaur, New Estaris
The Founding Fathers would be proud. He wants to put the immigrants in their place.
Aldaur, New Estaris
This is why I prefer the parliamentary system.
Jaslandia, Turina, New Estaris
See, Alanis Morissette, THAT is real irony!
I'm sorry, is that reference outdated?
New Estaris
And a brilliant system it is. It's flexible too! Have it with a monarchy or a republic, it's all good!
Nuremgard, Aldaur
Why not with an Oligarchy? One size fits all!
Nuremgard, Aldaur, Turina
My personal preference is for a parliamentary republic with a ceremonial president.
New Estaris
Doesn't really count. Most societies are oligarchies.
Aldaur, New Estaris
This is my personal preference
http://jcdurbant.blog.lemonde.fr/files/comintern_3.jpg
Nuremgard
Aye right. We all know you're a wee Windsor bum licker, Mark :P
Penguania And Antarctica, Turina
I am legitimately unsure whether or not that's British slang for a commie...
It means you're a royalist sycophant lol
Ah, I see :P
My two sides fight against each other. On one hand, a devout Parliamentary Monarchist, on the other, a raging left-commie Marxist.
Nuremgard, Aldaur
That's quite a political Jekyll and Hyde. Then again I'm the same. On the one hand I'm a democrat and a republican (ha, in the US that would be impossible :P) but on the other, I yearn for a benevolent absolutist who can take care of us, i.e. Dany Targaryen.
Aldaur, Turina
So, rumor has it America just elected its first orange president. I have to say I'm disappointed. If you Americans had paid more attention to shades and hues, you could have elected a red president instead. You came so close to a red president, America, but instead you let everyone down!
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aldaur, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Ha. Americans are too terrified of socialism to ever elect a red president.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Turina
The Pun is strong with this one.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Oh, how I dream of socialist revolution in the States. In 4 years, I swear to Marx, Bernie better run again. If not him, than Warren or Gabbard. And if not them, then I'm happy to support Jill again.
Nuremgard
Now that would be real change and a real shock to the establishment.
Turina
I think James was talking about a literal red president, but you're not wrong. Still, Bernie Sanders came close, and he was sorta light-red/pinkish.
Also, it's funny that Republicans are so fearful of socialism, when the Republican Party (which denounces socialism and often claims the party's opponents are communists/socialists) official color is red (the color of communism in the rest of the world).
If we elected Elizabeth Warren, would she count?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-controversy-over-elizabeth-warrens-claimed-native-american-heritage/2012/09/27/d0b7f568-08a5-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_blog.html
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made that joke. That may have been offensive.
Nuremgard, Turina
Seriously though, could you imagine a Sanders-Gabbard Administration? I am very sure that she would've been his VP pick, and boy wouldn't that have been true progress.
Jaslandia
Progress... Truth you speak.
Though truth is an elegant weapon, of a more civilized age.
Turina
I'm not sure if you knew this, but she actually was his VP pick in California, because Sanders was required to have a running mate when he qualified as a write-in candidate in California.
Turina
Oh... Well then.
#SandersGabbard2020
Jaslandia
I want to live in Nuremgard.
Jaslandia, Aldaur
Fvcking protestors. They are blocking the freeway so I can't get home, all because they want to whine about the result. I hate the right to protest.
We know you do. You're a fascist.
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Aldaur, Continental Commonwealths
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Jaslandia, Aldaur
*plays world's smallest violin*
Jaslandia, Aldaur
And in the corner, licking his wounds, a Socialist Centrist
Nuremgard
I just took my last midterm, I'm tired, hungry and now I am cranky, so fvck you.
New Estaris
A-fracking-men.
You couldn't handle me. Besides, Trump will soon repeal the right to protest so don't worry about it.
Aldaur, New Estaris
I wish.
Or he'll stick his political opponents in Guantanamo to be water boarded because he "feels great about it."
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Aldaur
"They aren't HUGE. I have the best torture methods. I have a plan.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aldaur
#LiterallyAnyoneElseComparedToWhatWeHaveNow2020
#MonthOldBorsch2020
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Turina, New Estaris
I really like your flag!
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris
I think, maybe, Trump should be given a chance. Don't get me wrong, I'd way prefer if Hillary (even though she's terrible, she's not as bad as he is) became president but that didn't happen. He seemed slightly more sensible during that speech of his so lets see if he actually goes through with all the insane things he said or perhaps those were just a way to get himself into the publicized spotlight.
Aldaur, New Estaris
I definitely hope he acts the same way during his presidency as he did that speech. I think usually what triggers him is intentionally inflammatory criticism of him, in which he lashes back even harder, generating controversy. I think we should try respectful criticism and input, which I expect will be more effective to get things done anyways. It's probably how he was convinced to pick someone like Pence and to tone down at certain moments.
A very good morning everyone.
I love to get up early. /s
Au Minbo, Aldaur
It's 10:30pm where I am right now. I don't intend to hear the words "good morning" for another 10 hours.
Aldaur
Cut down my Black Market from 33% to .5% of my national income
I'm sorry. Won't make any time related greetings then.
http://i.imgur.com/wnIaRyJ.gif
Maybe because I made it. But I don't think so.
Yukona
Hello ladies and gentlemen of his honourable region.
[spoiler=Today are:]
Today are:
- Area Code Day
- Cry of Independence Day (Panama)
- Day of Remembrance of Ataturk (Turkey)
- Day of Russian Militsiya (Russia)
- Day of Tradition or Dia de la Tradicion (Argentina, especially San Antonio de Areco)
- Heroes Day or Hari Pahlawan (Indonesia)
- Martinisingen (Germany)
- National Forget-Me-Not Day (United States)
- National Vanilla Cupcake Day (United States)
- Remembrance Day (Turks and Caicos Islands)
- Return Day (Delaware, United States)
- Sesame Street Day
- United States Marine Corps Birthday (United States)
- World Science Day for Peace and Development
- World Usability Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1202 - Fourth Crusade: Despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding it and threatening excommunication, Catholic crusaders begin a siege of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia).
- 1293 - Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana.
- 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Wladyslaw III of Poland (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw III of Varna) are defeated by the Turks under Sultan Murad II and Wladyslaw is killed.
- 1659 - Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh. This is also recognised as the first defence of Swarajya
- 1674 - Third Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherland to England.
- 1775 - The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
- 1821 - Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which led to Panama's independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia
- 1865 - Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.
- 1898 - Beginning of the Wilmington (North Carolina) insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
- 1918 - The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.
- 1919 - The first national convention of the American Legion is held in Minneapolis, ending two days later.
- 1942 - World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral Francois Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
- 1945 - Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).
- 1951 - With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
- 1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington National Cemetery.
- 1958 - The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
- 1969 - National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
- 1971 - In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.
- 1972 - Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro.
- 1979 - A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto, causing a massive explosion and the largest peacetime evacuation in Canadian history and one of the largest in North American history.
- 1983 - Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.
- 1989 - Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall.
- 1995 - In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces
- 1997 - WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
- 2006 - Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.
- 2006 - The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
- 2007 - Ten to forty thousand people march toward the royal palace of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur to hand over a memorandum to the King demanding electoral reform.
- 2008 - Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
- 2009 - Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1483 - Martin Luther, German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation
- 1759 - Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian
- 1807 - Robert Blum, German democratic politician, publicist, poet, publisher, revolutionist and member of the National Assembly of 1848
- 1887 - Arnold Zweig, German author and activist
- 1888 - Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer and designer, founded the Tupolev Company
- 1918 - Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1919 - Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and engineer, designed the AK-47
- 1925 - Richard Burton, Welsh actor
- 1928 - Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza)
- 1932 - Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer
- 1955 - Roland Emmerich, German director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1960 - Neil Gaiman, English author, illustrator, and screenwriter
- 1968 - Tracy Morgan, American comedian, actor, and producer
- 1969 - Ellen Pompeo, American actress and producer
- 1999 - Kiernan Shipka, American actress
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Quote of the day
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Jaslandia, The Land Of Golden Blobfish, Tserra, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
*this
Damnit. I will penalise myself for this.
Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
*whistles*
America...I don't understand.
Pirate Kingdoms
Viewed a new house today. Gonna get the keys tomorrow. Will be moving in soon!
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Yukona
What area?
Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
It's a short walk from my current house in Glasgow.
Aldaur, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
How nice, I envy you! Once I pass my driving test in December, I got uni, then house. How nice it would be, any plans? Is it long term or just a stop over?
Nuremgard, Aldaur, New Estaris
Well I was meant to be moving in with a friend but he chickened out. So he is pretending to move in so I can get the flat (it's a 2 bedroom) so after a week I will tell the housing he has moved out. After that, I'll find out if I can stay there or I need to move to a 1 bedroom. If it's the former, I'll be there long term.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
Interesting, Glasgow looks really nice in comparison to its reputation, would you have anything to say on that?
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
Glasgow definitely gets a bad rep. I've lived here all my life and never had trouble from anyone apart from one incident (which happened recently) when a drunken man ripped the nameplate off our door. But it's like any other city. There are good areas and bad areas.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Yukona
Ah yes, the typical stage of drunkeness where nameplate collecting is a must. To add to his collection at home, of course.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
This was because we had a bitch who lived below us so I think he was her boyfriend or something. Someone she knew.
Killdash, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
So.....I saw a picture of Trump with a beard.....I think he should grow one. Idk why, but I really want a bearded president lol
Pirate Kingdoms, Yukona
I am just sitting in a Panera right now with free wifi xD
Yukona
We stole a BREXIT sign and now one of us have it in our bedroom. That and some really cheesey party sign that was like "Hey you, come join our funky 60th birthday bash". We're terrible people.
Nuremgard
People are talking about the electoral college changing their vote to match the national popular vote. What bullsh!t is that? If that happens, it will cause a civil war and establish a very bad precedent.
It should be abolished anyway.
Nuremgard
Not it shouldn't. Just change the way the electors are allocated. Either way though, this should absolutely not happen. He won legitimately and if we don't like it, change it the right way. But it is not okay to cheat half the country out of a fairly won election just because we don't like.
I was talking with a buddy earlier about that. If they want a civil war, that is kinda how you get a civil war.
Aldaur
It certainly is, and even though all of these people are passionate, I hope they realize they will utterly lose. Republicans have guns lol Dems don't. Also, most of the military is pro-Trump. So....who exactly is going to fight for them? All of those fruits and nuts from Cali? Lol yea right.
Well at least you admit the military is just as biased as the rest of the establishment and not the impartial saints and defenders of the nation they're made out to be.
Killdash, Aldaur
I never said they were impartial. We should be, but we're not. It is highly encouraged in the military to not voice your opinions and to not vote, but on an individual basis, most military members are Republican and are pro-Trump.
https://youtu.be/OkebxEVP8cw
Aldaur, Tserra
I saw a picture with this caption (I can't show you the picture because it's on fb, but it is funny):
"Hey liberals who are moving to Canads? What's wrong with Mexico you racist bastards?" Lol
Scary to think there's so many Trumpsters in the military and FBI. And these are meant to be the ones protecting the country? Scary indeed.
Saw a video today of a guy basically blaming the left for the result because we bully and insult right wingers. I get where he was coming from but he was acting like right wingers are lip trembling ickle shrinking violets that are being hushed up. He spoke as if no right winger has ever bullied or insulted a political opponent.
But I guess that's why there's so many "shy" Tories or "shy" Trump voters. They know they'll get abuse for their views because their views suck balls. And they're ashamed so only express themselves through the ballot box. And let's be honest, they should be ashamed lol they're voting Tory/Trump.
Need to laugh. The Tories implement vile policies against the poor, sick and disabled but their voters whine about being bullied for their opinions. Bless their hearts.
Apologies for the rant.
Aldaur
*sigh*
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Tserra
I don't think anyone should be ashamed for their views, but no one should bully other people for having a different opinion. Both sides are guilty of this and it is unacceptable. I will say though that in most instances (excluding this election), liberals tend to be more violent and protest. Mainly because they are younger and the older conservatives just grumble and get pissed off lol
Sorry but if you're voting for a party that makes the lives of the poor and disabled worse off then yes, you should be ashamed. That's not a "different opinion." It's vile.
He won legitimately by the rules of the electoral college. By the popular vote, as in the actual votes by the people of the country, Hillary Clinton got more votes.
Besides, what way would you change their allocation without making the college a redundant institution?
... I'll just go burn my guns or something, because apparently Democrats aren't supposed to have them. :P
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aldaur, Tserra
It is the American left's fault that we lost the election, but it's more because this election the Dems focused on "Vote for the first woman," PC outrage, got their dirty laundry exposed, and basically displayed how many in the Dem establishment have the backbone of an invertebrate.
Aldaur, Tserra
True. A vagina is not enough of a qualification for President.
Aldaur, Tserra
Tfw you realize a simple stupid mistake you made on a midterm moments after you handed it in.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Killdash, Tserra
Oh, and let's not forget the stupid commercials.
"Omg, Donald Trump swore on national television!"
https://cdn.meme.am/cache/instances/folder680/500x/73077680.jpg
Aldaur
They don't see it that way though. Also, most poor people vote conservative. Contrary to popular opinion, but liberalism is more popular amongst the successful rather than the downtrodden.
Proportional representation. If 40% of the population within the State vote Republican, then 40% of the electors go to thr Republican candidate. That way, there isn't winner takes all, but it is still based on popular elections state by state, which is far more fair than a simple national vote, which would give disproportionate power to more populous states and ignore the other states who have different problems and issues that still need to be solved.
I am a Democrat with guns, but the point still stands that more Republicans than Democrats have guns, bigger guns, and know how to use them.
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