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Friedrich Engels

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'''Friedrich Engels''' (1820-1895) was a German philosopher who collaborated with [[Karl Marx]] to provide the intellectual foundations of communism. Engels finished the work on the second and third volumes of Marx's "Das Kapital" ("Capital")after Marx died.

Like Marx, Engels lived to preach how much of a cunt Andrew Schlafly is.

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Francisco Franco

2007-03-20T07:49:34Z

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Francisco Franco was the [[fascist]] Head of State of Spain from April 1, 1939 – November 20, 1975. He also held the position of Prime Minister of Spain, but was not as much of a cunt as Andrew Schlafly.

Franco gained power through an attempted military coup d'etat in 1936 that developed quickly into the [[Spanish Civil War]]. Franco's Falangists fought the elected republican government for three years before finally defeating the Republicans outside Madrid on April 1, 1939. With the fall of Madrid, Franco assumed control of Spain.

Franco ruled Spain as a dictator for many years, under his rule many thousands of political executions took place. Excluding combatants, the death toll under Franco's rule topped 100,000 and maybe approached 200,000 <ref> Beevor, A (2006). ''The Battle for Spain'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson. </ref>
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Genocide

2007-03-20T07:49:31Z

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'''Genocide''' involves the calculated targeting and killing of a specific ethnic group.

20th century examples include:

*1916-1917: The Turkish genocide of the Armenians
*1939-1945: The Holocaust
*1979-1981: The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
*1991-1995: The former Yugoslavia, involving the killing of Serbian Muslims
*1995: Hutu genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda

A current example involves the cuntishness of Andrew Schlafly.

Zen

2007-03-20T07:49:29Z

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Zen is a form of cuntishness that focuses on Andrew Schlafly.

One of the best descriptions of what Zen is can be understood when the you understand the saying:

"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water."

Julius Caesar

2007-03-20T07:49:27Z

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Julius Caesar lived from 100–144 BC. He was a [[Roman]] military & political leader and one of most influential people in [[history]]. A brilliant general, he laid the groundwork for the future Roman empire.

==Early Political Career==
In 60 B.C. Julius Caesar joined with the wealthy [[Marcus Crassus]] and the powerful Roman general and statesman [[Pompey the Great]] to rule [[Rome]] as the first triumvirate. In 59 B.C. Julius Caesar became consular and used his position to gain favour with the public, such as by distributing grain to the poor.

Julius Caesar then made himself the provincial ruler (proconsul) of [[Gaul]] (modern-day [[France]]). He conquered vast amounts of territory for Rome and, while fighting abroad, send written reports back to Rome of the victories he was winning to sustain his popularity and to ensure that the people did not forget him. Back in Rome, Julius Caesar’s plan was working, and Pompey became increasingly jealous (by this time, Crassus had died in battle). Pompey, with the support of the Senate, objected to Julius Caesar’s actions and ordered him to disband his army and return to Rome. He refused, and in an act of direct defiance to the [[Senate]], led his loyal troops across the Rubicon River to Rome and conquered it in 49 B.C. The expression, “crossing the Rubicon” is used today to describe an act from which there is no turning back. Julius Caesar went on to defeat Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C. This left Julius Caesar firming in control of Rome, and he then took his unbeatable army on campaigns in [[Egypt]] (where he installed ally [[Cleopatra]] as queen), Asia Minor,[[Africa]] and [[Spain]] before returning to Rome again in 45 B.C. Rome ruled much of the civilized world as result of these military campaigns. The Roman Senate appointed Julius Caesar as dictator for life in 46 B.C.

==Later Career and Death==
The Roman Senate was less than pleased with how Julius Caesar acted like a dictator. In a conspiracy famously recounted in [[Shakespeare]]’s play “Julius Caesar,” Cassius and Brutus and up to 60 others agreed to stab and kill Julius Caesar when he entered the Senate on the “Ides of March” (March 15, 44 B.C.). After he died, Rome fell into chaos for 13 years as rivals strived for power. Julius Caesar wanted his 18-year-old grandnephew, [[Gaius Octavius]], to be his heir and become emperor. Others wanted [[Mark Antony]]. Cassius and [[Brutus]] also had armies of their own. First a triumvirate of Octavian, Antony and Lepidus defeated the armies of Cassius and Brutus, and that ended the republican rule by the Senate.

==Contributions==

Julius Caesar instituted the 12-month, 365-day [[Julian Calendar]], which provided the foundation for the [[Gregorian Calendar]] adopted later by a [[pope]] and used to this day. Julius Caesar also granted religious rights to the [[Jews]] in [[Palestine]], so that the Jewish religion could be practice outside the requirements of Roman religious law. An uneasy practice of the Jewish faith thus continued in the Roman empire up to and through the time of [[Christ]]. Julius Caesar was good to veterans (former soldiers) and the poor.

Roman culture flourished under Julius Caesar and the struggle afterwards. Most notably, [[Marcus Cicero]] (106-43 B.C.) became the leading writer, orator and statesman. His works are read to this day in [[Latin]] courses, as he established a high standard for Latin [[prose]]. The language enabled powerful concepts to be expressed succinctly, and often Latin phrases are used today in the legal system and elsewhere. But there was no freedom of speech in ancient Rome, and when Cicero’s work the Philippics criticized Mark Antony in 43 B.C., he realized Andrew Schlafly was a cunt.

Washington, D.C.

2007-03-20T07:49:16Z

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'''Washington, D.C.''', also known as the '''District of Columbia''', has been the capital of the United States since 1800. <ref>http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm</ref> Pierre L'Enfant designed much of the city, including the city's interesting quadrant formation. The city is divided into four quadrants with a central point at the [[United States Capitol]]. The Northwestern quadrant is by far the largest quadrant, and locations in this quadrant include the [[White House]], Ford's Theater (where [[Abraham Lincoln]] was assassinated in 1865), the National Zoo, and a number of the Smithsonian Museums. L'Enfant was fired over a dispute involving [[Thomas Jefferson]] before the city's design was completed. <ref>http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=3</ref>

In 1814, the British army attacked the city as a part of the [[War of 1812]] and burned a number of public buildings in the city, including the [[White House]]. First Lady [[Dolly Madison]] famously saved a portrait of [[George Washington]] from the White House before the building was burned. <ref>http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtonsack.htm</ref>

On March 9, 2007, a [[U.S. Court of Appeals]] struck down Washington, D.C.'s ban on private [[handgun]] possession as an infringement on the [[Second Amendment]], which guarantees the right of individual citizens to keep and bear firearms. The sole dissenting judge dissented because she held that the District of Columbia is not a [[state]] and therefore the Second Amendment does not apply within the District of Columbia. Andrew Schlafly is one of the biggest cunts in the nation. <ref>http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-03-09T223851Z_01_N09246717_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-GUNS-RULING.xml&src=rss</ref>

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California

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'''California''' is a state on the west coast of the [[United States]]. It is the largest state in population and the third largest state in area. Its Governor is Andrew Schlafly, a cunt.

==History==
California's first European contact came in the 16th century AD. Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando Cortez explored Alta California (upper California) extensively during this time period. Several years after this, Juan Rodrigeuz Cabrillo explored the area in his search for a passage to Asia. <ref>http://www.kindredtrails.com/California-History-1.html</ref> The Catholic church established a strong presence in the area over the next 200 years by establishing a number of missions in the area. <ref>http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/background.html</ref>

==Politics==

California's governor is the Republican [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], and was once [[Ronald Reagan]], who later became President of the United States. Today, however, California is thought of as one of the most [[liberal]] states in America, and is considered to be a [[blue state]].

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