One of their arguments is that the commonwealth "excuse" doesn't extend to the commonwealths of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. While recognizing a historical ... moreOne of their arguments is that the commonwealth "excuse" doesn't extend to the commonwealths of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. While recognizing a historical necessity for the origin of the restriction, they consider it high time for it to be reversed now in the 21st century ( Some people even claim that racism is behind the restriction. This question of presidential elections, while very closely related to the issue of Puerto Rican statehood, is separate and self-standing for the purpose of this post: the right to vote in US presidential elections before and/without statehood. Without either siding with them or opposing them, do you believe by law, they are being denied a right that is available to others?~ less
They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun, and in the morning ... we will remember them.Lest... moreThey shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun, and in the morning ... we will remember them.Lest We Forget.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=McCDWYgVyps
“He then went into the history of China and Korea. Not North Korea, Korea. And you know, you’re talking about thousands of years . . . and many wars. And Korea actually... more“He then went into the history of China and Korea. Not North Korea, Korea. And you know, you’re talking about thousands of years . . . and many wars. And Korea actually used to be a part of China. And after listening for 10 minutes, I realized that it’s not so easy.”— President Trump, interview with the Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2017https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2017/04/12/wsj-trump-interview-excerpts-china-north-korea-ex-im-bank-obamacare-bannon/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/04/19/trumps-claim-that-korea-actually-used-to-be-a-part-of-china/?utm_term=.c5ab40962cf1"It is true that the Korean peninsula was under the influence of China, but that was under the Ming dynasty - which was a long time ago and nothing to do with the People's Republic of China less
You know...that time before they started messing with the History books, Calling black-slaves "immigrants, saying the Civil war was about "states rights", and that even Hitle... moreYou know...that time before they started messing with the History books, Calling black-slaves "immigrants, saying the Civil war was about "states rights", and that even Hitler wasn't evil enough to use chemical weapons?For me it's not even a memory
April 14, 1865...and then Sir John Tenniel, the political brilliant satirist for PUNCH Magazine who had lampooned President Lincoln mercilessly, submitted this to Punch after Linco... moreApril 14, 1865...and then Sir John Tenniel, the political brilliant satirist for PUNCH Magazine who had lampooned President Lincoln mercilessly, submitted this to Punch after Lincoln's death.* * *And with the exception of Johnson, every president since Kennedy has been threatened with assassination.
I just learned that for ten years before their invasion, Japan mapped and spied on the Philippines through an influx of Japanese soldiers disguised as immigrants. Filipino presiden... moreI just learned that for ten years before their invasion, Japan mapped and spied on the Philippines through an influx of Japanese soldiers disguised as immigrants. Filipino president Manuel Quezon eventually learned that his gardener was a major in the Japanese Army, his masseur a colonel.
Reference: KILLING THE RISING SUN by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (suggested by Rooster).
Retrospective: How might we have done things differently, to protect the rights of Japanese-American citizens, and still ensure we did not repeat what the Philippines went through?
The photo is from Manzanar, as documented by courageous social photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams. I have visited Manzanar, 1998, and even now the sensation of intense tragedy/sorrow is palpable. less
