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They were dropping bombs on footbridges because they ran out of targets
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This is the trailer for the documentary i mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_hSefnfips
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# ? Oct 19, 2020 01:49 |
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it’s true that LBJ never told the CIA “no”. it’s also true that he lived through his presidency.
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# ? Oct 24, 2020 12:58 |
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joepinetree posted:There is quite a substantial body of academic research that a huge chunk of social democratic welfare state type of programs were only implemented in Europe and the US out of a fear of communist revolution. That, for example, local communist support was a better predictor of social democratic reform than whether social democrats or conservatives were in power. Much can be discussed about living conditions within the soviet union, but the mere existence of the soviet union led to much of the welfare state. Which is to say that I think it is unlikely that you can separate red scare and social democracy, though not necessarily in the way most people think. The way I heard it was something along the lines of, FDR didn't push the New Deal to institute socialism, he pushed it to prevent a revolution.
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# ? Oct 24, 2020 18:24 |
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:The way I heard it was something along the lines of, FDR didn't push the New Deal to institute socialism, he pushed it to prevent a revolution. yeah basically, he did it to save capitalism by mitigating capitalism's inherent contradictions, not by getting rid of them
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# ? Oct 24, 2020 18:26 |
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:The way I heard it was something along the lines of, FDR didn't push the New Deal to institute socialism, he pushed it to prevent a revolution. Yeah. But the research I am talking about is international in scope. The key defining aspect of the expansion of the welfare state was not the election of social democrats, but the threat of communist victory. In places like West Germany and France a lot of the welfare state expansions were done by center right christian democratic parties, and the real deciding factor there was if there was a "threat" of communism becoming popular.
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# ? Oct 24, 2020 19:42 |
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joepinetree posted:Yeah. But the research I am talking about is international in scope. The key defining aspect of the expansion of the welfare state was not the election of social democrats, but the threat of communist victory. In places like West Germany and France a lot of the welfare state expansions were done by center right christian democratic parties, and the real deciding factor there was if there was a "threat" of communism becoming popular. Yeah, that's basically the pattern that Bismarck kicked off. Out-populisting the socialists with your own sweeping reforms. Or was it Napoleon?
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# ? May 11, 2021 19:54 |
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joepinetree posted:Yeah. But the research I am talking about is international in scope. The key defining aspect of the expansion of the welfare state was not the election of social democrats, but the threat of communist victory. In places like West Germany and France a lot of the welfare state expansions were done by center right christian democratic parties, and the real deciding factor there was if there was a "threat" of communism becoming popular. that’s interesting do you remember any links or titles? I also am not sure if there is a lot of research on it but it’s also interesting that the countries with the strongest safety net are also generally the most racially homogeneous which I’ve wondered if it’s by design or just a coincidence of where the prominent “welfare states” are (basically Scandinavia)
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# ? May 12, 2021 17:53 |
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The term welfare state seems loaded to hell for anyone else? Anyway, I think of jumbo and laugh sometimes
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# ? May 12, 2021 17:58 |
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Milo and POTUS posted:The term welfare state seems loaded to hell for anyone else? yeah it is loaded it’s how Americans refer to them and Americans would gladly sacrifice 100,000 minorities rather than reduce the corporate tax rate 1%. do other countries use the term?
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# ? May 12, 2021 18:04 |
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hey hey LBJ did u know that i am gay
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# ? May 12, 2021 18:40 |
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Robert Caro release the book
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# ? May 12, 2021 19:14 |
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Milo and POTUS posted:The term welfare state seems loaded to hell for anyone else? I don't think it was "loaded" when it was introduced. probably not til around Reagan e for context: quote:The German term sozialstaat ("social state") has been used since 1870 to describe state support programs devised by German sozialpolitiker ("social politicians") and implemented as part of Bismarck's conservative reforms.[6] In Germany, the term wohlfahrtsstaat, a direct translation of the English "welfare state", is used to describe Sweden's social insurance arrangements.[citation needed] (and the book Christianity and the Social Order seems to be advocating socdem policies by way of Christian teachings) indigi has issued a correction as of 19:25 on May 12, 2021 |
# ? May 12, 2021 19:20 |
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joepinetree posted:This is the trailer for the documentary i mentioned: what's the name of the doc? I can't watch the video bc it's set to private
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# ? May 12, 2021 19:23 |
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Vomik posted:that’s interesting do you remember any links or titles? interestingly, while looking up info on the origin of the term "welfare state" I came across this: quote:Historian of the 20th Century fascist movement, Robert Paxton, observes that the provisions of the welfare state were enacted in the 19th century by religious conservatives to counteract appeals from trade unions and socialism.[36] and a source for you
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# ? May 12, 2021 19:32 |
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Declan MacManus posted:he had a massive hog, op The LBJ big hog stories was really good, like the audio call of the time he ordered special custom pants in Texas to provide max hog comfort.
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# ? May 12, 2021 20:09 |
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I wonder how many times in his life LBJ sat down and accidentally crushed his nuts
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# ? May 12, 2021 20:16 |
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Fleetwood posted:I wonder how many times in his life LBJ sat down and accidentally crushed his nuts literally every single time
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# ? May 12, 2021 20:43 |
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vyelkin posted:literally every single time he had his pants tailored to avoid it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNMo8kl7Ac
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# ? May 12, 2021 20:48 |
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If Caro dies before publishing the last LBJ book I'm going to be so pissed.
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# ? May 12, 2021 22:00 |
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Fleetwood posted:I wonder how many times in his life LBJ sat down and accidentally crushed his nuts Considering every guy has that happen to them like all the time, probably a lot
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# ? May 12, 2021 23:29 |
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his dick was big. there’s no stories about him having big nuts. stop assuming.
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# ? May 13, 2021 00:30 |
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There actually were stories about his nuts being big
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# ? May 13, 2021 00:49 |
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Maximo Roboto posted:he got the country stuck in endless wars of imperialism and discredited trust in government forever imagine if he had passed this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Freedom_Budget_for_All_Americans
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# ? May 13, 2021 03:05 |
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indigi posted:his dick was big. there’s no stories about him having big nuts. stop assuming. in contrast, there are stories that he nicknamed his penis "Jumbo" and would pull it out for a laugh
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# ? May 13, 2021 03:11 |
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Before LBJ left office he loaded a plane full of White House furniture, artifacts, and cutlery to send down to his Texas estate and I think he even made Secret Service help out with the looting. Bitch rear end Trump would never.joepinetree posted:One of the most heart wrenching documentaries I've ever watched was about the order the US gave to kill every refugee that tried to come through their lines. Just Einsatzgruppen level of brutality. Parents drowning their children when they wouldn't stop crying because otherwise American troops would find them and kill them. The infamous season finale of M*A*S*H included an instance of this as a plot point but rather out of a mother fearing the dastardly North Koreans.
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# ? May 13, 2021 04:54 |
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Finicums Wake posted:imagine if he had passed this UBI and FJG and a living wage, Bernie and Yang do the fusion dance
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# ? May 13, 2021 05:04 |
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TenementFunster posted:there is actual documentary evidence in the form of audio recordings where LBJ states his balls are too big to be constrained by normal pants. it’s an op
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# ? May 13, 2021 08:33 |
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https://twitter.com/aquaimperium8/status/1717179199021015512
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https://twitter.com/aquaimperium8/status/1717161582227063028
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# ? Oct 25, 2023 15:11 |
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https://twitter.com/aquaimperium8/status/1717179888342302741 https://twitter.com/aquaimperium8/status/1717180327930511547
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# ? Oct 25, 2023 21:26 |
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the penis was probably small by modern standards but huge for the 60s
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# ? Oct 25, 2023 23:25 |
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The Floating Head From Zardoz posted:the penis was probably small by modern standards but huge for the 60s
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# ? Oct 26, 2023 01:56 |
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johnson knew that getting mired in hopeless misadventures was the only way to eventually destroy the united states, because he was a player character. the public making GBS threads, pulling out his hog sure those are sensational stories, but only a few of his biographers mention the bunny hopping. there are stories that the secret service drove him to arlington at 2 am so he could teabag jfk's grave
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# ? Oct 26, 2023 02:06 |
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Dr. Killjoy posted:Before LBJ left office he loaded a plane full of White House furniture, artifacts, and cutlery to send down to his Texas estate and I think he even made Secret Service help out with the looting. Bitch rear end Trump would never. When Clinton left office he removed all the W’s from the keyboards and typewriters in the White House so Bush the Younger couldn’t write his name https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/story?id=121980&page=1
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PawParole posted:When Clinton left office he removed all the W’s from the keyboards and typewriters in the White House so Bush the Younger couldn’t write his name Big covfefe energy
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