Dr.Franklin

For some reason no one gives a shit that demographics in sports are so skewed but every single other area of society must have affirmative action. Sports is the one area where winning and performance is still all that matters. Obviously that's a good team for the sports team but it's interesting to see why have we all given sports a collective pass in this regard? 

I am absolutely sick and tired of all these westerners spreading liberal values to non-western and non-liberal countries. The West is not the spokesperson for the rest of the world and Qatar has the absolute right to enforce their own laws and values in THIER OWN COUNTRY.

This is the modern version of the white man's burden. When will the west stop their nonsense?

If you study Rome you can quickly realize that the parallels to America are uncanny. 

Rome was founded semi-mythically with grand stories. Now, America doesn't have founding myths per se, but it's grand stories of exploration into the new world is more than enough to grant itself a central founding ethos, one that establishes the country as a "shining city on a hill" created on the chosen land by the chosen people. Which is exactly what the puritans believed. Even today, Christian sects that originated in America continue to say that the country is "God's country", thinking that it is ordained for a special mission. Rome also became a hotbed of expelled religious groups, criminals, and others. America also experienced the same phenomenon.

And then, Rome overthrew their monarchy. The Senate was established, and the patrician elite ascended to power. Obviously, America did the same, and even the founding fathers and English Whigs recognize this connection. The OG Brutus who was mostly involved in the overthrow became a hero in English and American circles that were in favor of the '76 revolution. Publius, another aristocrat involved in the Roman revolution was invoked by the founding fathers and used as a pen name by the Federalists.

But of course, the republic of Rome didn't last. It expanded it's territory, but became hopelessly divided. The patricians had to compromise over and over again with the plebeians, but over time a two-sided divide became clear: The Optimates, which held the senate in high regard, and the Populares, which represented the non-traditional aristocracy class-notably the military and the new rich.

However, it is important to note that the populares were never a coordinated group unlike the optimate oligarchy. They simply relied on other means of political power than the senate. But it is clear that they were two distinct populare groups: reformers and reactionaries. Reformers include figures like Vicellinus, Cassius, and the Graccchi brothers. All 4 were executed, and the Optimate supremacy stayed. 

On the other hand, reactionaries rejected Optimate power and regarded it as corrupted and morally evil. They focused on the influence of the army and the religion. The most well-known and by far successful of these reactionaries were Augustus. He destroyed the traditional Optimate power, curbed the senate, and established the empire. But, he did it under a veil of reactionary patriotism (He was the first citizen). He promoted the traditional values of "chastity, monogamy, piety" that formed the basis of the roman founding centuries prior, made divorce harder, and went to war with mark Anthony on the basis that he was a foreign traitor that had an affair with his wife. If you pay attention, this seems like pretty right-wing stuff, which is the basis for my next point.

In America, we also have a government that is also hopelessly corrupt, divided, and opposed by the vast majority of Americans. There is CERTAINLY a moral absence among the population. And even the unpopular and costly wars in Spain spearheaded by the optimates are similar to the never-ending ME wars facilitated by the MIC. So, naturally America has responded in the same fashion-Reformers(leftists) have come and gone, some have been successful, but even still they aren't close to debilitating the powerful elite that continues to rule the country. It's obvious that the two-sided GOP-DEM divide is bullshit, as both sides protect their pockets above all else. But, the most interesting aspect comes from the reactionary side-the right.

Donald Trump was one of the first reactionaries we have seen-promising to return the power of America. But he isn't even close to reaching the prowess of Augustus. So, I do believe that over time the right will begin to lose faith in the current system of American government, and new tools will be available to them. The January 6th attack is one example of this-The congressional building used to be immortalized in the ethos of America-and yet all it took was one glaring stolen election for the right to completely let go of these preconceived notions. The police was also immortalized in American society and especially conservative circles, but they FINALLY realized that the police will be the ones who take the guns(as well as the shitshow in Ulvade) to recognize that the police are not a respectable institution. I believe that more and more dominoes will fall, and that previously untouchable facets of American culture will begin to be rejected in favor of archaeon reactionary beliefs. Augustus was great as a statesman, but he was also ruthless, cunning, and bloody-best exemplified in his conquest of Egypt that drove MA and Cleopatra to suicide. He didn't romanticize his role, he got the job fucking done. He was also unapologetically reactionary and socially conservative. He defiled anyone who didn't have children, and made divorce harder. He also held the religion in high regard, and became one of the most central figures in it.(son of apollo) This is something that we haven't found yet in the right-someone who doesn't shift the overton window to please the left, nor have we found someone who recognized the central issues that America is facing socially: porn, suicide, delayed marriages, fewer children, worsening economic situation, etc.

That is my historical analysis of it anyway. And there are PLENTLY of more examples of this throughout history. The whole notion of a "strongman ruler destroys a oligarchical elite" is found in every nation's history, well except in America's. But with the current issues plaguing the nation, I believe that the motif is coming sooner than later.

To summarize the history of the two nations:

Courageous explorers establish a small country----------------> Revolution occurs drastically changing the government of the country-------------> cultural exhaustion and an unpopular elite takes a toll on the nation, and a populist reactionary strongman takes power.

Feel free to comment, and if you see an inconsistency in my description of roman history-please say it

"WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the monumental Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion across the America.

I never thought it would happen to be honest. But a W nonetheless

10k posts. Happy to be here

I probably have more cultural and ideological ties to the average Russian than the average American. Which is why I am supporting Russia.

I clock in at only 65 WPM. What about the DART community?

"In the early 1960s, fewer than 14 percent of the individuals possessed a body mass index (BMI) of over 30. Today, the figure collected by the CDCs National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHNES) is closer to 40 percent."

This country is fat. What can we do about it?

The fact that 9 men in robes can pull some bullshit reason and claim it to "constitutional" in order to enact their own agenda means that the Constitution is utterly worthless.

Heres another example- in 1994 the people of California VOTED to stop the massive immigration and demographic change that was present there BUT a judge pulled some bullshit reason and declared it "unconstitutional", meaning it was voided, thats right in the United States of America a judge can declare something VIA THE CONSTITUTION to shut down something that WAS DEMOCRATICALLY DECIDED ON. This means that in effect-the Constitution actively worked against the will of the American people.

Something needs to change. The judges have too much power.

It was Climate Change!

we have it,ok

How Science lost the Publics Trust

"‘Science” has become a political catchword. “I believe in science,” Joe Bidentweeted six days before he was elected president. “Donald Trump doesn’t. It’s that simple, folks.”

"But what does it mean to believe in science? The British science writer Matt Ridley draws a pointed distinction between “science as a philosophy” and “science as an institution.” The former grows out of the Enlightenment, which Mr. Ridley defines as “the primacy of rational and objective reasoning.” The latter, like all human institutions, is erratic, prone to falling well short of its stated principles. Mr. Ridley says the Covid pandemic has “thrown into sharp relief the disconnect between science as a philosophy and science as an institution.”

i have to agree with the WSJ here

do you think that this applies to DART?

lakers, mavs, jazz, knicks, pelicans, warriors, celtics, 

what place?

lets go sweden!

"Philadelphia’s Proterra buses were first rolled out for the 2016 DNC convention with a promise that the city was 'plugging into an emissions free future.'"

so what are your thoughts on this, to me its just more evidence that electric vehicles are just not viable, not only has it been proven to be worse for the environment but the vehicles itself are in lower quality.

although i would love to do more research on this

Its coming to Rome

So New England is in the "high" category for pollen so the allergies have been realllly bad, I cant stand itching my eye 24/7. IT SUCKS

“Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.”

Quote by Plato.

Thoughts?

looks like trump was right again

happy easter

happy st Patrick’s day

it's a lot of fun

Did anybody see the news about this? 

this event is also the only time where the right and left have been united in a looooooooooong time

it only took 2 days

what in the world??

charlie brown...

2020 is a crucial year as it is the election year at the beginning of the decade, this means state legislatures determine congress seats and they can gerrymander

dems did not have a good showing-michigan, wisconsin, PA, all went to GOP and GOP even flipped NH-https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/2020-was-a-disaster-for-dem-trying-to-take-over-state-houses.html

it also means they can appoint electors for trump in the contested seats

even though obama won it twice, the state has been trending more and more red over the years and now the margin is 8% for trump, thats a greater margin than texas and minnesota

granted iowa is showing the same trend but the soon-to-be 17 elecotal votes is a much bigger prize

so is Ohio lost for Dems?

yay for dr.franklin

up 2-0

are a neat way to study history

this is ridiculous, american troops are now defending oil plants by PRIVATE COMPANIES

and this isnt american assets, this isnt our country

let me be clear: the kurds are probably are only reliable ally in both iraq and Syria and to enter a private oil company in the mess and to keep 500 troops to defend it is not a good idea

are the worst politicians in all of the USA

change my mind

they are legitimately trained marxists, they just admitted it!

what do you guys think?overblown or super real?

unmarked cars have been used for decades but its only bad when its arresting the goody two shoes protestors  in Portland!

oh and if the car was marked, it would have been engulfed in flames 20 minutes later...

wow, how many of these mistakes are there?

now im not saying to dstrust all of the data, but it seems officals are in a void spehre where all bad things that happen come from covid which is skrewing up some data, if that makes sense

the cases are risisng  because of the hot temperatures and people need to be inside to avoid the sweltering heat being more susceptible to it.

that is the true reason why, nothing trump did affected it

why do you think it is now hitting South America,middle east,africa,and southern europe now, all hot places where people need to be inside while other countries liek the rest of europe not so much

SPAIN has seen an increase recently, name any country and its easy to prove it with this general rule

its not political

there is no way you can convince independents of gun confiscation after riots and looting

Justice for floyd by...looting the neighborhood and black zones

it is obvious that the coalition were the aggressors

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good, it is not distracting and clearly and cleanly shows the advertisement

disbale your adblokcer for this site 

Between 2016 and 2018, the temperature dropped.

Solar Cycle 24 is responsible

so the sun has a good role in the climate

Germany said it will carry police raids on Hezbollah in Lebanon soon.

What is the US doing? This is blatant war tensions, Iran is unstable too, at any time they can just snap and send all of their militias to attack israel

Flash Games are going to be shut down as the policies with the browser companies

SO GOODBYE TO SOME OF of my favorite games including happy wheels :(

"After having his initial lawsuit in 2013 thrown out, a Kenyan lawyer, Dola Indidis has taken the Israeli government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), over the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

   

He disappeared :(

Nancy Pelosi was live in her kitchen getting angry at Trump for not preparing for the coronavirus but 2 things should come obvious

1)Congress is out of session until May 4th. NO ONE is allowed in or out and congress is a HUGE part of government and for Nancy Pelosi to show off her rich house for everyone while Trump is fighting tooth and nail to combat this shows a lot of ignorance by Pelosi and the Dems

2)https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/02/24/coronavirus-speaker-house-nancy-pelosi-tours-san-franciscos-chinatown/

Nancy Pelosi went to Chinatown to destroy "Racism". However, she went with a bunch of people and DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY SOCIAL DISTANCING

Ladies and Gentlemen- the worst speaker of the house ever-Nancy Pelosi-Criticizes Trump for not preparing for the Corona and then sitting in her huge house doing nothing with Congress and then concerend about racism