According to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics, in liberal democracies, the political Right opposes socialism and social democracy.
Right-wing parties include conservatives, Christian democrats, classical liberals, nationalists and, on the far Right, racists and fascists.
The general consensus among political scientists is that “left wing” includes liberals, progressives, socialists and communists, and the “right wing” includes conservatives, traditionalists, reactionaries and fascists.
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Thinking in a similar way Louisa said she called the meeting to make sure everybody’s on the same page.
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Follow the rules; do what you are supposed to do. (Implies that there is a clearly known method or “program” that is usually followed.)
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“If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do.
Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is.”
Donald Trump set off a fierce new controversy Tuesday, August 9, with remarks about the right to bear arms that were interpreted by many as a threat of violence against Hillary Clinton.
“Hillary wants to abolish – essentially abolish the Second Amendment.
By the way, if she gets to pick, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know,” Trump said.
He added:
“But I tell you what, that will be a horrible day, if Hillary gets to put her judges in, right now we’re tied.”
Trump’s ambiguous comments alarmed some political observers as to whether he was threatening her life or calling for increased political activity.
I decided a while back to stop giving “free time” to this awfully damaged, narcissistic, wanna-be businessman on this spot.
I’ve had it with him, his lies, his mysogynistic, racist and xenophobic views and incendiary remarks, his incitement to violence and his overt denial of what is obviously true, confirmed by video.
I tried to watch the “Convention“, just to be informed.
After 5-10 minutes, I’d had it.
I guess I only picked up the “important, news-worthy bits”.
That was more than enough.
I have to confess that I’m concerned for this country.
I’ concerned for the sanity of some members of its society.
Washington Post Runs UNPRECEDENTED Full Page Editorial
The Washington Post ran a full-page ad today, one day after Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president of the United States, spelling out in prolific and profound prose the dangers of a Trump presidency. It was an amazing piece of writing.
The piece hit on many topics: Trump’s playing on the racist and xenophobic undercurrent in GOP voter stances, his debilitating lack of experience or willingness to listen and learn, his wildly dangerous and improbable solutions to all the wrong problems, and his complete ignorance about the constitution.
‘Donald J. Trump, until now a Republican problem, this week became a challenge the nation must confront and overcome. The real estate tycoon is uniquely unqualified to serve as president, in experience and temperament. He is mounting a campaign of snarl and sneer, not substance. To the extent he has views, they are wrong in their diagnosis of America’s problems and dangerous in their proposed solutions. Mr. Trump’s politics of denigration and division could strain the bonds that have held a diverse nation together. His contempt for constitutional norms might reveal the nation’s two-century-old experiment in checks and balances to be more fragile than we knew.’
‘There is nothing on Mr. Trump’s résumé to suggest he could function successfully in Washington. He was staked in the family business by a well-to-do father and has pursued a career marked by some real estate successes, some failures and repeated episodes of saving his own hide while harming people who trusted him. Given his continuing refusal to release his tax returns, breaking with a long bipartisan tradition, it is only reasonable to assume there are aspects of his record even more discreditable than what we know.’
‘Mr. Trump campaigns by insult and denigration, insinuation and wild accusation: Ted Cruz’s father was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; Hillary Clinton may be guilty of murder; Mr. Obama is a traitor who wants Muslims to attack. The Republican Party has moved the lunatic fringe onto center stage, with discourse that renders impossible the kind of substantive debate upon which any civil democracy depends.’
‘The party’s failure of judgment leaves the nation’s future where it belongs, in the hands of voters. Many Americans do not like either candidate this year . We have criticized the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, in the past and will do so again when warranted. But we do not believe that she (or the Libertarian and Green party candidates, for that matter) represents a threat to the Constitution. Mr. Trump is a unique and present danger.’
A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from Spring 1846 to Fall 1847, resulting in the defeat of Mexico and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north.
The war ended in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
In the US the war is termed the Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War, the U.S.–Mexican War or the Invasion of Mexico.
In Mexico names for the war include Primera intervención estadounidense en México (First Intervention of the United States in Mexico), Invasión estadounidense a México (“United States’ Invasion of Mexico”), Guerra de la Invasión estadounidense, and Guerra del 47 (“The War of 1847“).
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