January 4
1923 - Vladimir Lenin's 'Political Testament' called for the removal of Joseph Stalin.
Lenin knew Stalin was bad news, and foresaw the Stalin-Trotsky battles to come: "Stalin is too rude, and this fault, entirely supportable in relations among us Communists, becomes insupportable in the office of General Secretary. Therefore, I propose to the comrades to find a way to remove Stalin from that position and appoint to it another man who in all respects differs from Stalin only in superiority - namely, more patient, more loyal, more polite and more attentive to comrades, less capricious, etc. This circumstance may seem an insignificant trifle, but I think that from the point of view of preventing a split and from the point of view of the relation between Stalin and Trotsky which I discussed above, it is not a trifle, or it is such a trifle as may acquire a decisive significance.” - V.I. Lenin
Of course, Lenin was correct in his assessment, but he wasn't able to keep the 'Man of Steel' from claiming power after his death. Such is the cruelty of history...Not that Trotsky would have been a treat.
1648 - The English House of Commons declared itself sovereign.
This is the difference between England and the U.S.: In the U.S. the American people are sovereign.
1847 - Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government.
Firearm production was just getting ramped up - perfect timing for the upcoming civil war.
1865 - The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters.
Where did it open? 10-12 Broad - near Wall Street.
1894 - France ratified the Duple Alliance with Russia.
One more step in a chain of alliances leading to WWI.
1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed in his State of the Union message the federal government would provide jobs for 3.5 million Americans on welfare.
Most Conservatives look at FDR as the ‘Father of American Liberalism,’ but this is unfair - it was actually President Wilson...That said, FDR never intended to establish a pathway to inter-generational welfare, and simply was looking for a way out of the Depression.
Not that he wasn't a Liberal.
1939 - Hermann Goering appointed Reinhard Heydrich as Head of Jewish Emigration.
'Emigration', aye? The Nazis had a special way of creating distorted titles.
Words can be funny. They can also be cruel.
1965 - President Lyndon Johnson outlined the goals of the 'Great Society' in his State of the Union Address.
'Great Society' = U-T-O-P-I-A-N I-D-I-O-C-Y!!!
1994 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen announced a plan to drive most gun dealers out of business by proposing sharp increases in licensing fees and stricter controls on people who buy and sell weapons.
There's an old saying: “Those who burn books will eventually burn people." - Unknown
An addendum to that statement goes as such: “Those who ban guns will eventually burn books, and then burn people." - Poison Pero
1998 - Administration officials said President Bill Clinton would ask Congress to help him overhaul the Social Security pension system by the end of 1999. Clinton wanted to move on the issue quickly, expecting once the presidential election got into full swing there would be little chance to pass legislation to save the system.
I thought there isn't a problem with the Social Security system. This is what the Democrats said when G.W. Bush wanted to fix it...It's also the lie Obama pawned off on the people, as well.
Will Trump take it on? Doubtful...If for no other reason, he knows it's an unwinnable battle.
2002 - Sergeant First Class Nathan Ross Chapman, U.S. Army Special Forces, was killed by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan. He was the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism.
Thank you for your service Sergeant Chapman...You and your companions are truly America’s finest, and your efforts are appreciated.
2002 - Zimbabwe released a report on its state of affairs: $54 million in short term food aid was needed to ward off widespread starvation in Zimbabwe. The AIDS epidemic, called 'Nkondombera' (a Shona word for “no condom”) was claiming over 2,000 people per week. Inflation was running at over 100% per month, and unemployment was estimated at 50%.
Just more of the same in Africa: A continent on the verge of implosion.
2007 - Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House.
Nice accomplishment, horrible Speaker.
Lenin knew Stalin was bad news, and foresaw the Stalin-Trotsky battles to come: "Stalin is too rude, and this fault, entirely supportable in relations among us Communists, becomes insupportable in the office of General Secretary. Therefore, I propose to the comrades to find a way to remove Stalin from that position and appoint to it another man who in all respects differs from Stalin only in superiority - namely, more patient, more loyal, more polite and more attentive to comrades, less capricious, etc. This circumstance may seem an insignificant trifle, but I think that from the point of view of preventing a split and from the point of view of the relation between Stalin and Trotsky which I discussed above, it is not a trifle, or it is such a trifle as may acquire a decisive significance.” - V.I. Lenin
Of course, Lenin was correct in his assessment, but he wasn't able to keep the 'Man of Steel' from claiming power after his death. Such is the cruelty of history...Not that Trotsky would have been a treat.
1648 - The English House of Commons declared itself sovereign.
This is the difference between England and the U.S.: In the U.S. the American people are sovereign.
1847 - Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government.
Firearm production was just getting ramped up - perfect timing for the upcoming civil war.
1865 - The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters.
Where did it open? 10-12 Broad - near Wall Street.
1894 - France ratified the Duple Alliance with Russia.
One more step in a chain of alliances leading to WWI.
1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed in his State of the Union message the federal government would provide jobs for 3.5 million Americans on welfare.
Most Conservatives look at FDR as the ‘Father of American Liberalism,’ but this is unfair - it was actually President Wilson...That said, FDR never intended to establish a pathway to inter-generational welfare, and simply was looking for a way out of the Depression.
Not that he wasn't a Liberal.
1939 - Hermann Goering appointed Reinhard Heydrich as Head of Jewish Emigration.
'Emigration', aye? The Nazis had a special way of creating distorted titles.
Words can be funny. They can also be cruel.
1965 - President Lyndon Johnson outlined the goals of the 'Great Society' in his State of the Union Address.
'Great Society' = U-T-O-P-I-A-N I-D-I-O-C-Y!!!
1994 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen announced a plan to drive most gun dealers out of business by proposing sharp increases in licensing fees and stricter controls on people who buy and sell weapons.
There's an old saying: “Those who burn books will eventually burn people." - Unknown
An addendum to that statement goes as such: “Those who ban guns will eventually burn books, and then burn people." - Poison Pero
1998 - Administration officials said President Bill Clinton would ask Congress to help him overhaul the Social Security pension system by the end of 1999. Clinton wanted to move on the issue quickly, expecting once the presidential election got into full swing there would be little chance to pass legislation to save the system.
I thought there isn't a problem with the Social Security system. This is what the Democrats said when G.W. Bush wanted to fix it...It's also the lie Obama pawned off on the people, as well.
Will Trump take it on? Doubtful...If for no other reason, he knows it's an unwinnable battle.
2002 - Sergeant First Class Nathan Ross Chapman, U.S. Army Special Forces, was killed by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan. He was the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism.
Thank you for your service Sergeant Chapman...You and your companions are truly America’s finest, and your efforts are appreciated.
2002 - Zimbabwe released a report on its state of affairs: $54 million in short term food aid was needed to ward off widespread starvation in Zimbabwe. The AIDS epidemic, called 'Nkondombera' (a Shona word for “no condom”) was claiming over 2,000 people per week. Inflation was running at over 100% per month, and unemployment was estimated at 50%.
Just more of the same in Africa: A continent on the verge of implosion.
2007 - Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House.
Nice accomplishment, horrible Speaker.
Labels: Afghanistan, FDR, France, Germany, Holocaust, Lenin, Russia, Science, Stalin, UK, US, Zimbabwe
posted by Poison Pero @ Thursday, January 03, 2019
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