This false dichotomy doesn't make any sense because it presupposes the US Constitution is necessary for a nation to exist. Colonies, the confederacy, and even the commonwealths themselves show it's very possible for nation(s) to exist with their own cultures and constitutions. More so, no social contract is meant to exist into perpetuity. The issues of the United States can not be fixed within the time frame of a single Trump Administration. And a lot of the we issues with face from housing costs to civil rights require state solutions that Trump can not fix with his very, very weak majorities in the house and senate. When he's gone, much of his executive policies can be overturned by a Democratic administration. States, for the foreseeable future, are going the laboratories of change in the US, not the federal government.
I made peanut butter cookies while listening to reggae earlier, I feel your pain.
I think he's implying that Egypt could create a Palestinian state in the disputed zone with Sudan. Egypt and Sudan have this funny border dispute where both claim to NOT own the big huge triangley area because claiming it means giving up the much more valuable little area. It depends on which old border you accept as legitimate.
The problem is if they are removed and resettled in Egypt Syria or Jordan they wont stay there. They will make there way to the west . This is the Israelis goal, more Muslims in the West.
Yup.
That seems the be the strain my new neighbors have decided to use. It makes my evening walks unpleasant when they're smoking it up on the porch and it wafts around the neighborhood like a bad skunk.
Well, in his defense, wasn't there a lot of commie anarchists operating in Germany during the Weimar Republic? Wasn't that one of the reasons leading to the Nazi's rise to power?
Weed makes you smell like you're from India.
Eh, they all wanted that. One thing people forget is that Lenin did launch an offensive towards Europe, and Stalin was one his generals. In fact, Stalin's purge of the military and hatred of Trotsky because they largely blamed Stalin for his failure to defeat the Polish at the Vistula to ensure the survival of Lenin's world revolution. Stalin did try to conquer the world. He was very active in pushing the Communist International to overthrow governments across the world. Stalin was not some isolationist.
I'm not sure who told you George Washington was sober but he was most definitely not. He loved Madeira and ran a whiskey distillery later in his life.
What I was trying to say is that the United States would likely not exist without more centralization because states would be leaving over the most minor issues. It’s impossible for a proper nation to exist like that, and it’s the reason why state loyalty shouldn’t be taken too far. This nation, this sacred bond between states, should not be broken and is more important than the individual interests of any particular state. That’s all I was trying to say.
Nothing lasts forever, however there is nothing wrong with wanting to preserve a great institution for as long as possible. I see the Untied States and its Constitution as a glorious institution that I wish to preserve, which is the direction I’m coming from in this conversation.
Yes, I was of course very vague here and I know that Trump isn’t going to singlehandedly save the country. I was referring more so to the fact that he won the popular vote, which is a sign that more and more people are beginning to wake up and no longer care what the Establishment tells them. It’s this that I see as a good sign for the future, not Trump himself.
the duality of man
This.
I dunno. I think Trump has woken up, and certain right-leaning people have woken up to the need to be forceful and not passive. But I really don't think the general population has woken up. Reading into his victory too much can lead to a false sense of confidence. There needs be consecutive wins, especially a post Trump politics, because I really think Republicans are just riding Trump's coat tails without thinking too much into the future.
My favorite part was when a bunch of illiterate leftists tore down a statue of Louise Lucas, and they accidentally killed one of their own tards.
