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October 26th, 2011, 01:44 PM | #571 | |
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When folks ask "where is black radicalism" -- basically, Oakland is the only place. There's a unique collision of black power with a history of militant unionism, and confrontations with authority going back at least to WWII (when black draftees were loading ships, and encountered both shitty treatment and the militancy of the west coast dockworkers unions, the IWW and offshoots, who were basically communist). Oakland had, as you noted, the Black Panthers (and the shootout with the FBi). If memory serves, the Sybionese Liberation Army (the ones who kidnapped Patty Hearst) were also Oakland based. Also in Oakland police news this week is that their chief of police resigned, and there seems to some likelihood that a court will take on some supervisory role over the force. My bet-- you'll see more trouble the, sometime. |
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November 20th, 2011, 03:42 PM | #572 |
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Umm, Why is every state in the union referred too as "The Great State Of........" ?
Can't at least one be labeled average or mediocre, like California for example ? BTW. IMO, New Jersey is "The Greatest State"
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November 20th, 2011, 03:49 PM | #573 |
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We pretty much call West Virginia "Great" sarcasticly
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If any state admits it's not great then they'll all have to get honest. Won't happen.
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And I have lived in New Jersey. It is a great state for shopping malls and toxic waste dumps and not much else. Although the best cheesesteak sandwichs I have ever had come from New Jersey, so they have that going for them. Which is nice. |
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But on the States, the "great state" language is probably best known from American party conventions, when delegations' votes are announced, one after another. "Great state" also has some echo beyond pure puffery-- the effect of it is elevate the stature of the state as a political unit, beyond a mer constituency. |
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Another question for our esteemed members across The Pond.
If you exclude Alaska and Hawaii, where do Americans consider the centre of the USA is? Missouri or Kansas perhaps? Has any town or city laid claim to the title of being the "Heart" of America? Are they pushing to become the new capital? Cheers. |
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Lebanon is a more pleasant town than Topeka but doesn't offer nearly enough amenities for the intrepid legislature.
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Thanks for the answers.
The reason I was asking was due to the overwhelming infuence London has on the all the rest of the UK If you look at a map of the UK you'd think that the capital would be in Birmingham, or perhaps North towards Manchester. Looking at a map of the US, you always look to the centre and then slide your eyes right (East) towards Washington to find the capital. I was wondering if there were any signs of strain/tension/resentment towards Washington being the capital? In the UK, London is big, historical and important enough to "drag" the capital towards the South-East. Does Washington exert the same sort of influence on the US? |
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