On Sunday 20 June, Juche 99, the Republic of Poland will be holding presidential elections. These elections will determine who will succeed president Lech Kaczyński, who died tragically in an airplane crash a few months ago. Kaczyński died while visiting the site of the Katyn massacre which took place during the Great Patriotic War. His plane crashed while attempting to land at Smolensk airport in Russia. The speaker of the Sejm, Komarowsky has been interim president since the crash. The crash also took out many leading military figures and scholars of the Republic of Poland. Komarowsky is a member of the same party of which Donald Tusk is a member, a party which I strongly oppose due to their pro-liberal and pro-EU stance.
In these elections I will be endorsing Andrezj Lepper. Andrezj Lepper is a former Deputy Prime Minister and a member of the party, Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland. Lepper served as a minister under the government of Kaczyński’s brother, Jaroslaw Kaczyński, when he was prime minister a few years ago. Prior to being deputy prime minister, he also was a member of the Polish United Worker’s Party, which led Poland’s government following the Great Patriotic War. Lepper and his party, Self Defense of the Republic of Poland have a strong Eurosceptic attitude and oppose globalization. Along with these issues, the party supports a left wing economic policy.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
A Cony Island of the Mind by Lawerence Ferlinghetti
I have just finished reading, “A Coney Island of the Mind” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The book is a collection of poems by Ferlinghetti about his life in New York City and Brooklyn. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book of poems. There were many poems that blew my mind and others made me laugh. If I had to chose my favourite poem began something like:
“We did the Aztec two step
My father and I
We Decided to leave
Until a girl ran into me and said we’d live together forever.
The next day she hated poetry and had bad teeth.”
I found the book flowed well with other books that I have been currently reading or recently finished. Prior to reading “A Coney Island of the Mind”, I read, “Big Sur” by Jack Kerouac. Little did I know that Lawrence Ferlinghetti was actually a character in “Big Sur”. In “Big Sur”, Kerouac gives Ferlinghetti the character name of Lorenzo Monsanto. The majority of the novel takes place at Monsanto’s Big Sur Cabin, where Kerouac goes to escape from the fame of being a beat writer. Instead of getting weeks of rest and relaxation, Kerouac goes mad and ends up enduring in bacchanalia. I am enjoying reading beat literature and the next books on my list are “Howl” by Allan Ginsberg and “Naked Lunch” by William S. Burroughs.
“We did the Aztec two step
My father and I
We Decided to leave
Until a girl ran into me and said we’d live together forever.
The next day she hated poetry and had bad teeth.”
I found the book flowed well with other books that I have been currently reading or recently finished. Prior to reading “A Coney Island of the Mind”, I read, “Big Sur” by Jack Kerouac. Little did I know that Lawrence Ferlinghetti was actually a character in “Big Sur”. In “Big Sur”, Kerouac gives Ferlinghetti the character name of Lorenzo Monsanto. The majority of the novel takes place at Monsanto’s Big Sur Cabin, where Kerouac goes to escape from the fame of being a beat writer. Instead of getting weeks of rest and relaxation, Kerouac goes mad and ends up enduring in bacchanalia. I am enjoying reading beat literature and the next books on my list are “Howl” by Allan Ginsberg and “Naked Lunch” by William S. Burroughs.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Congratulations DPRK Football team
Today 15 June, Juche 99, I would like to congratulate my dongmoos on the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea football team. This is the first world cup they have played in since 1966. Although the team did not win their first match in the World Cup, I believe they played very well and they held their own against Brazil. The final score of the game ended up being 2-1 Brazil; however North Korea was able to hold off any Brazilian goals until the second half. The North Korean goal was scored by Dongmoo Ji Yong-nam in the closing stages of the game. The PDRK team played very well almost delivering an unbelievable upset. I do hope the spirit of Juche guides them to the World Cup.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Endorsement for the Nauru Parliamentary Election
On Saturday 19 June, Juche 99, the Republic of Nauru will once again be holding parliamentary elections. These are the fourth set of elections to be held this year. Nauru has already held a Constitutional Referendum, a Presidential election (which was held by parliament), a previous set of parliamentary elections and the elections on this upcoming Saturday. In these elections, like all the other previous elections held in Nauru this year, I will be supporting David Adeang’s independent parliamentarians and his Nauru First Party. The deadlock that has strangled the tiny island nation all year, I believe is the responsibility of current president, Marcus Stephen.
Marcus Stephen called the elections two years earlier than needed, in an event to increase his influence within Nauru’s parliament. I believe that David Adeang’s positions are the best course for Nauru. David Adeang has made comments supporting Cuba’s government and has also supported recognition for the Republic of Abkhazia, two positions I thoroughly agree with. There have been rumours that Adeang has been or is planning on carrying out a coup in an attempt to overthrow Marcus Stephen. I hope these elections will resolve the crisis that has occurred on the island.
Nauru has become a desolate wasteland. British colonists left the island after depleting the island of its phosphate resources. The depletion of phosphate mines on the island has had a devastating impact on Nauru’s ecosystem. The once lush South Pacific flora that occupied the island has now disappeared due to the depletion. The majority of the nation’s populace suffers from type 2 diabetes, which is wrecking havoc on the country’s health.
Marcus Stephen called the elections two years earlier than needed, in an event to increase his influence within Nauru’s parliament. I believe that David Adeang’s positions are the best course for Nauru. David Adeang has made comments supporting Cuba’s government and has also supported recognition for the Republic of Abkhazia, two positions I thoroughly agree with. There have been rumours that Adeang has been or is planning on carrying out a coup in an attempt to overthrow Marcus Stephen. I hope these elections will resolve the crisis that has occurred on the island.
Nauru has become a desolate wasteland. British colonists left the island after depleting the island of its phosphate resources. The depletion of phosphate mines on the island has had a devastating impact on Nauru’s ecosystem. The once lush South Pacific flora that occupied the island has now disappeared due to the depletion. The majority of the nation’s populace suffers from type 2 diabetes, which is wrecking havoc on the country’s health.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Glückwünsche Deutschland
I would like to say Glückwünsche to the German National Football team on their 4-0 victory against Australia in their first World Cup game this year. The German team dominated the field and shut out Australia. At one point during the game, I even heard one commentator saying that this was like an extended training session. Germany finished with ten shots on goal against to Australia’s two. Germany dominated the field and they are likely to do well in the coming games. Goals were scored by Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose, Thomas Müller and Cacau. Reports give the best goal to Podolski, I think Cacau’s goal was the best.
Endorsement for the Belgian Parliamentary Elections
On Sunday 13 June Juche 99, the Kingdom of Beligium will be holding its parliamentary elections. These are the 5th elections in the past 7 years. This set of elections will hopefully solve the political, linguistic and ethnic difficulties the small nation has been plagued with for the past 7 years. Over the past 7 years the Kingdom of Belgium has been divided between linguistic differences between the Region of Flanders, which speaks Flemish, and the region of Wallonia, which speaks French. It seems to be that the Belgian people don’t care whether or not the country stays together or splits apart.
In these elections, I will be endorsing the Vlaams Belang, or Flemish interest in Flanders and the National Front in Wallonia. Vlaams Belang or Flemish interest is considered a right wing populist party that supports independence for Flanders. The party also supports an end to trials for former alleged Nazi criminals. I am a strong supporter of terminating these pointless trials. My feeling is that when these alleged war criminals committed these alleged crimes, they were not illegal. I believe trying them after the fact is pointless, and actually illegal. After all it is not Germany’s fault that the Great Patriotic War begin, it is actually western Liberals like Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson who deserve to bear the blame for the outbreak of the war, and perhaps the blame of the holocaust should fall on them as well. In Wallonia, I will be endorsing the National Front. The National Front in Belgium is similar to the National Front in France, a party in which I am a very strong supporter.
In these elections, I will be endorsing the Vlaams Belang, or Flemish interest in Flanders and the National Front in Wallonia. Vlaams Belang or Flemish interest is considered a right wing populist party that supports independence for Flanders. The party also supports an end to trials for former alleged Nazi criminals. I am a strong supporter of terminating these pointless trials. My feeling is that when these alleged war criminals committed these alleged crimes, they were not illegal. I believe trying them after the fact is pointless, and actually illegal. After all it is not Germany’s fault that the Great Patriotic War begin, it is actually western Liberals like Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson who deserve to bear the blame for the outbreak of the war, and perhaps the blame of the holocaust should fall on them as well. In Wallonia, I will be endorsing the National Front. The National Front in Belgium is similar to the National Front in France, a party in which I am a very strong supporter.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Endorsement for the Slovak Parlaimentary Elections
On Saturday 11 June, Juche 99, the Slovak Republic will be holding its parliamentary elections. In these elections, I will be endorsing the Communist Party of Slovakia. I am endorsing the Communist Party for several reasons. The first reason is because the Communist Party of Slovakia are supporters in the current coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Fico and his party, Direction-Social Democracy. The current coalition, I think is one of the most interesting coalitions in Europe. The current coalition consists mainly of the socialist, Direction-Social Democracy party, and the right-wing populist Slovak National Party, led by Jan Slota. The Party Direction-Social Democracy got expelled from the Party of European Socialists about two years ago for forming this coalition.
I do hope this coalition will win the upcoming elections this Saturday. I enjoy the nationalist and socialist tones the coalition has promoted. I think the nationalist tones will bide well with the voters on Saturday since neighbouring Hungary just voted for parties with nationalist platforms. Slota has even threatened, while intoxicated, to lead tanks into Budapest to regain natural Slovak lands.
Another reason as to why I am supporting the Communist Party of Slovakia is that they have maintained their Marxist-Leninist roots. I think that Czechoslovakia greatly benefited during the rule of Klement Gottwald, Antonin Novotny and Gustav Husak and Slovakia should maintain that course. Although I doubt that the Communist Party of Slovakia will win any seats, I do hope the current coalition stays in power, and I will continue my support.
I do hope this coalition will win the upcoming elections this Saturday. I enjoy the nationalist and socialist tones the coalition has promoted. I think the nationalist tones will bide well with the voters on Saturday since neighbouring Hungary just voted for parties with nationalist platforms. Slota has even threatened, while intoxicated, to lead tanks into Budapest to regain natural Slovak lands.
Another reason as to why I am supporting the Communist Party of Slovakia is that they have maintained their Marxist-Leninist roots. I think that Czechoslovakia greatly benefited during the rule of Klement Gottwald, Antonin Novotny and Gustav Husak and Slovakia should maintain that course. Although I doubt that the Communist Party of Slovakia will win any seats, I do hope the current coalition stays in power, and I will continue my support.
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