Some years ago, I'd finished reading Trinity's Child late at night. I was reading about the book/author/tidbits on Wikipedia when... "Wait, there's a movie adaptation?" "Wait, I've had it on my hard drive for ages now?!"
Lee's ideas on conscription were... a bit off the mark when officers "from a more experienced army" explained to him how it worked in practice. ransomechua.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/h...
This is what scares me. If the pre-Trump force and those who joined for the big cash bonus filter themselves out of DHS enforcement, that would only leave the fanatics. If that happens, then ICE turns into the SA.
I'd say it was a partisan issue even before the Biden administration. archive.ph/jtoDY Netanyahu has anchored himself to the GOP for years, and Biden did nothing of substance to address the issue. And then came October 7th.
Yes, the Gaza War turned Israel poisonous in the minds of many Democratic voters. However, is that enough to push the needle nationally, compared to more salient issues for the average citizen (taxes/tariffs, healthcare, overall economy)?
MuvLuv. While the actual PoD goes back to the restoration of the Shogunate in the late 19th century (and a conditional Japanese surrender on WWII), the major events take place after 1967, when hostile aliens known as "BETA" overrun the moon and eventually take over most of Eurasia.
Even "morally depraved" is overselling him. The pathetic groveling he displays to a man that has personally insulted him and his family proves he has no shame whatsoever.
From my understanding, they work in tandem. The stomach secretes fewer hormones (that's how GLP-2 medications work), making you less likely to overeat.
And when I said "bariatric", I meant an outright bypass or sleeving. Balloons and bands are the least effective of the lot.
And before that, there was a free and fair presidential election that, it bears mentioning, did not have Pinochet as a candidate. He was allowed to remain as commander-in-chief of the Army, however. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Ch...
As the years passed and a new Constitution was approved in 1980, the situation became increasingly more untenable for Pinochet's continuity as president. Politics never really disappeared. Republicanism and respect for the constitution (old and new) were important even among the Junta's members.
A key factor of Pinochet's regime is that he always perceived himself and his rule as an explicit rejection of politics. In its first days, the military regime was intended as a short transitional period; a "recess", to use the junta's language.
No, the Chilean armed forces never swore an oath of loyalty to Pinochet personally. And while personal loyalty to Pinochet was a factor in the upper ranks after an incident with Air Force commander-in-chief Gustavo Leigh, key factor for the troops was anti-Communism es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo...
Incorrect (the referendum was in 1988) and inaccurate/misleading (as you say in the post below, he TRIED to get the junta to make him president by decree, bypassing the constitutional special decrees, but they refused to play ball)
