In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, even Americans who had been against getting involved in the war and didn't much care for FDR generally rallied to the war effort.
I hope everyone in the USA, whether Democrat or Republican or neither, realizes that that kind of national unity is gone forever and is never coming back. Probably its last gasp was in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 (even _I_ agreed to sing, for the only time in my life, the American words to "My Country 'Tis of Thee" once at the fire station near Juilliard), but Bush squandered that with the stupid Iraq war.While as far as I know no conventional war is planned, it looks like the current US government, if it can be called that, is determined on economic "war" with Canada.
I don't know what I can actually do, but I am unapologetic in siding at least in my heart with Canada, even if that makes me objectively an "enemy" of the USA, though in this case I suspect many Americans whose politics are more conventional than mine will agree with me.
The United States of America is an abomination, conceived in treason and lies. It never should have come into existence. All of the modern world's other problems can be traced in a sense to the errors of 1776. This includes certain contemporary problems in Europe that smug Americanists make fun of, because after World War II, of which the only true victors were the USA and the USSR, essentially American ideas of what it means to be a citizen of a particular country were imported into much smaller and hitherto relatively homogenous European countries totally ill-suited for them where they did much more damage than they have done in the USA.
Trump is a crude buffoonish malignant egomaniac, but ultimately Americanism is the problem.
God Save the King.
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I do desire, the following, with regards, to this nation:
https://www.google.com/search?q=sub-national+monarchies&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS1194US1194&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8!!!!
“ Sub-national monarchies are hereditary leadership roles or territories (like sultanates, kingdoms, or chiefdoms) that exist within a larger, sovereign country, owing allegiance to a higher national government, which can be a republic or another monarchy, acting as custodians of tradition, culture, or even having limited local governance. Examples include the Zulu King in South Africa, various Malay Sultanates in Malaysia (like Kelantan, Kedah), and traditional rulers recognized in Nigeria, Indonesia, India, and the Pacific Islands. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Key Characteristics
• Non-Sovereign: They are not independent states but constituent parts of a larger nation-state.
• Hereditary: Leadership passes down through family lines.
• Varying Powers: Roles range from symbolic (cultural custodians) to having limited constitutional or customary legal authority, often in local civil matters.
• Diverse Contexts: Found in republics (South Africa, Indonesia) and constitutional monarchies (Malaysia). [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Examples
• Africa: The Zulu monarchy (South Africa), traditional rulers (Nigeria), chiefs in Angola, Benin, and Cameroon.
• Asia: Sultanates in Malaysia (Kelantan, Kedah, Selangor), Sultanate of Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Sultanate of Maguindanao (Philippines).
• Pacific: Chiefdoms in Fiji, the traditional kingdoms within Wallis and Futuna (France) (Uvea, Sigave, Alo).
• Historical: Constituent states of the German Empire, princely states of the British Raj. [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
How They Function
• Cultural Custodians: Often serve as guardians of indigenous culture, customs, and traditions.
• Local Governance: May exercise authority over customary law or participate in local councils alongside elected officials.
• Relationship with State: Can have complex relationships, sometimes cooperative (local politicians seeking support) and other times contentious (national governments curtailing power). [4, 6, 7]
AI responses may include mistakes.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-sovereign_monarchy
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchies
[3] https://monarchies.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_monarchies
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchies_in_Africa
[5] https://www.reddit.com/r/monarchism/comments/1cpwfxf/anyone_else_find_nonsovereign_monarchsmonarchies/
[6] https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Non-sovereign_monarchy
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_non-sovereign_African_monarchs
[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_non-sovereign_monarchs”
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