I've always hated nationalism, possibly because I've seen up close in Serbia what it can do when it metastasizes into a malignant force. That said, a celebration of what makes a country unique is a great way to bring people together. There's the shared history, suffering, and sacrifice that makes a place what it is, and no matter where you are, all three things are there in varying quantities.
During my travels, I've always enjoyed watching people celebrate who and what they are. It's fun to watch their pride of place and the love the have for their shared story. We may take that for granted here, but other countries whose struggles are more recent understand more intensely what it is that they're celebrating.
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1946 saw both women voting and women being elected. In fact, on June 2nd people both voted for the referendum and to elect the members of a temporary unicameral parliament (Constituent Assembly) whose duty was to write the new Constitution. That day saw the election of 21 women, and some of them would become extremely important personalities continuously elected into the 1990s. Once the Constitution was ready, in 1948 a general election was held for the first republican legislature (Chamber of Deputies and Senate) which led to the election of 49 women, and so on in later legislatures. In other words, women could run for office and be members of Parliament way before 1963 which instead was the year women were allowed to participate in the competitive exams to become magistrates. However, the most remembered year is 1965, i.e. when those who passed the 1963 exams entered service as judges, prosecutors, etc. after their training period. Today half the magistrates are women.
This is great information! My understanding was that women were allowed to hold office, but only if no men were available. If that's incorrect, I definitely need to add a footnote.
"1965, which is when we passed the Voting Rights Act. That’s less than fifty years ago." -- That's less than 60 years ago. 2015 was the 50 year mark. Sorry not sorry to go all Professor Twist on you.
I have very strong feelings about Memorial day, despite the fact that the closest I ever came to combat was when "the Commies" flew an unmarked DC3 over our TacSite trailing a sign that said, "Yankee your day is coming." (Or maybe it was when the Baader-Meinhof blew up the Officer's club in Frankfurt the day I arrived in Germany. But I was only an SP4, so it wasn't clear to me if I should shake my fist or applaud.)
I regularly remind people that Veteran's day is for the folks who came home. Memorial day is for those who did not. It really is not about your fucking hot dogs.
It is telling (to me, at least) that in the US we have a Flag Day, but we don't really have a Constitution day. The oath I took was to the latter, and I've never really trusted those who wave the former.
I've always hated nationalism, possibly because I've seen up close in Serbia what it can do when it metastasizes into a malignant force. That said, a celebration of what makes a country unique is a great way to bring people together. There's the shared history, suffering, and sacrifice that makes a place what it is, and no matter where you are, all three things are there in varying quantities.
During my travels, I've always enjoyed watching people celebrate who and what they are. It's fun to watch their pride of place and the love the have for their shared story. We may take that for granted here, but other countries whose struggles are more recent understand more intensely what it is that they're celebrating.
1946 saw both women voting and women being elected. In fact, on June 2nd people both voted for the referendum and to elect the members of a temporary unicameral parliament (Constituent Assembly) whose duty was to write the new Constitution. That day saw the election of 21 women, and some of them would become extremely important personalities continuously elected into the 1990s. Once the Constitution was ready, in 1948 a general election was held for the first republican legislature (Chamber of Deputies and Senate) which led to the election of 49 women, and so on in later legislatures. In other words, women could run for office and be members of Parliament way before 1963 which instead was the year women were allowed to participate in the competitive exams to become magistrates. However, the most remembered year is 1965, i.e. when those who passed the 1963 exams entered service as judges, prosecutors, etc. after their training period. Today half the magistrates are women.
This is great information! My understanding was that women were allowed to hold office, but only if no men were available. If that's incorrect, I definitely need to add a footnote.
"1965, which is when we passed the Voting Rights Act. That’s less than fifty years ago." -- That's less than 60 years ago. 2015 was the 50 year mark. Sorry not sorry to go all Professor Twist on you.
I have very strong feelings about Memorial day, despite the fact that the closest I ever came to combat was when "the Commies" flew an unmarked DC3 over our TacSite trailing a sign that said, "Yankee your day is coming." (Or maybe it was when the Baader-Meinhof blew up the Officer's club in Frankfurt the day I arrived in Germany. But I was only an SP4, so it wasn't clear to me if I should shake my fist or applaud.)
I regularly remind people that Veteran's day is for the folks who came home. Memorial day is for those who did not. It really is not about your fucking hot dogs.
It is telling (to me, at least) that in the US we have a Flag Day, but we don't really have a Constitution day. The oath I took was to the latter, and I've never really trusted those who wave the former.
You should ALWAYS correct my math, Gares. Always.
That's what I do: I drink and I know things.