NationStates

Luziyca wrote:

Ostroeuropa wrote:
It sounds like hell on earth to me.

If we can purge the extremists on both sides, and focus on improving the welfare of the ordinary citizen, I imagine that such a system will probably be in the best interests of a majority of the population. Especially if it is ruled by a benevolent dictator.

Thermodolia wrote:

Badger Industries wrote:So basically your only stance would be "we are going to deport everyone with a stance"

Only those that harm the republic.

The Empire of Pretantia wrote:

Olerand wrote:But it wasn't a major change. That's the whole point.


They don't "get along". Macron plays the part for Trump's petty enjoyment. He doesn't like him nor does he respect him, but he invites him over and is cordial to him because whether one likes it or not, the illiterati are leading the world's superpower.

I like that word. Sounds like a conspiracy by idiots.

Badger Industries wrote:

Luziyca wrote:If we can purge the extremists on both sides, and focus on improving the welfare of the ordinary citizen, I imagine that such a system will probably be in the best interests of a majority of the population. Especially if it is ruled by a benevolent dictator.

It's kind of difficult for a country to work in the interests of the population if it's not ruled by the population, no?

The Empire of Pretantia wrote:

Olerand wrote:But it wasn't a major change. That's the whole point.


They don't "get along". Macron plays the part for Trump's petty enjoyment. He doesn't like him nor does he respect him, but he invites him over and is cordial to him because whether one likes it or not, the illiterati are leading the world's superpower.

I like that word. Sounds like a conspiracy by idiots.

Thermodolia wrote:

Badger Industries wrote:That's actually really sad. These same people flipped out when CNN threatened to doxx a "kid" (in reality, a grown adult) and are now spreading fake information about an actual kid killing people. Really makes one lose faith in humanity.

Time for a centrist dictatorship to rid the nation of the far right and far left.

Proctopeo wrote:

Badger Industries wrote:So basically your only stance would be "we are going to deport everyone with a stance"

Oh look, this meme

Lamerika wrote:

Thermodolia wrote:Only those that harm the republic.

Who would decide what is harmful and what isn't?

Proctopeo wrote:

Badger Industries wrote:It's kind of difficult for a country to work in the interests of the population if it's not ruled by the population, no?

I can agree there.
We need an inoffensive centrist democracy.

Luziyca wrote:

Ostroeuropa wrote:
It sounds like hell on earth to me.

If we can purge the extremists on both sides, and focus on improving the welfare of the ordinary citizen, I imagine that such a system will probably be in the best interests of a majority of the population. Especially if it is ruled by a benevolent dictator.

Empire of Cats wrote:UPDATE: At least one dead from this assault. Attacker identified as a known white supremacist.

Empire of Cats wrote:

Napkiraly wrote:*Mussolini intensifies*

Why are you dissing Franco?

Sovaal wrote:

Luziyca wrote:A centrist dictatorship does sound nice, to be honest.

Until said dictator starts killing any political dissident.

Napkiraly wrote:

Empire of Cats wrote:
Why are you dissing Franco?

>Not Primo de Rivera.
Why even bother then?

Lamerika wrote:

Thermodolia wrote:Only those that harm the republic.

Who would decide what is harmful and what isn't?

Badger Industries wrote:

Proctopeo wrote:
Oh look, this meme

Pretty good deflection, eh? You laugh but centrist belief lacks any sort of substantial substance, the kind of substance it takes to unite and properly run a country. You laugh but when a country choses to remain stagnant in the interests of "centrism" it is failing its people.

Eastern Denmark wrote:Honestly this thing hit really close to me, I live pretty near to Charlottesville, and I have been planning on attending UVA for a couple years. I'm a pretty liberal person and I don't hide that and in my hometown, it's never been a big issue. But it's stuff like this that makes me hesitant to attend UVA or any other college in the South as I'm not the type of person to repress my beliefs or muzzle my voice.

Honestly I don't think the statue of Lee should be removed necessarily as he, although being the lead general of the south, wasn't a major supporter of slavery (might be confusing him with Stonewall Jackson)

I live in West Virginia, and many of our locations are named after Stonewall Jackson, (another Confederate general) because he was a West Virginian technically. I am against changing the names of our locations and the removal of the statue as they are destroying a little too much. The civil war did happen and we have to recognize that, the difference (in my opinion) of the confederate flag and statues/place names is that these things are named after notable people, they aren't about racism or "southern pride" or whatever, but the fact that so many radicals are rallying behind it makes me wonder if it staying would send a bad message

So i guess in summary, I'm scared and conflicted about how I feel about this

Olerand wrote:

Sovaal wrote:Nor would yours be any better, and would go against the aims of the American government at the time.


Nor is change always good. And sometimes things don't change at all.

It would have suppressed the South. Objectively, in the eyes of History, we wouldn't be here if the South had been successfully suppressed.

Certainly, change is not inherently good. You need a balance. Not too much change (like Sweden), nor too little (like America).

Thermodolia wrote:

Lamerika wrote:Who would decide what is harmful and what isn't?

Me and TEM obviously

The East Marches II wrote:

Olerand wrote:What? What does this sentence even mean?

And I at least have the right to an education and survival beyond basic illness. It's in my Constitution. I wish many Americans wish theirs had that too.

I bet your French wished their weren't arrested for wrongthink. Listen, you can live in an authoritarian state, we freedom lovers won't fault you for it but try to limit yourselves to France.

Sovaal wrote:

The Empire of Pretantia wrote:I like that word. Sounds like a conspiracy by idiots.

So you mean your average conspiracy theorist?

Anyway, last time I checked I was literate.

Proctopeo wrote:

Badger Industries wrote:It's kind of difficult for a country to work in the interests of the population if it's not ruled by the population, no?

I can agree there.
We need an inoffensive centrist democracy.

Badger Industries wrote:

Proctopeo wrote:
Oh look, this meme

Pretty good deflection, eh? You laugh but centrist belief lacks any sort of substantial substance, the kind of substance it takes to unite and properly run a country. You laugh but when a country choses to remain stagnant in the interests of "centrism" it is failing its people.

Valrifell wrote:

Proctopeo wrote:I can agree there.
We need an inoffensive centrist democracy.

You know the joke in that is that a government of that type displeases everyone on both sides, right?

Thermodolia wrote:

Sovaal wrote:Until said dictator starts killing any political dissident.

I would do no such thing. They are being relocated to an island

Soldati Senza Confini wrote:The people in the helicopter died apparently: https://twitter.com/Variety/status/896496602633781248