3/21 The Weimar Republic

Article 19Regarding constitution disputes within a state, where no court is responsible to deal with, as well as in disputes of non-private matter between various states or between a state and the Reich, the Reich state court, at the request of one party, decides in the name of the Reich, unless another Reich court is responsible. The Reich president executes decisions of the Reich state court. This article is stating that anytime a conflict within a state regarding the constitution or any public disputes between more than one state or between a state and the Reich, if there isn't a Reich representative available to deal with said issue the Reich state court decides what action will be taken only if one of the two opposing parties request assistance with dealing with the conflict. The President then executes the decision of the Reich State Court.  This shows the power the President has as although the court has rendered a decision, it isn't official until the president finalizes it.  Article 109All Germans are equal in front of the law. In principle, men and women have the same rights and obligations. Legal privileges or disadvantages based on birth or social standing are to be abolished. Noble titles form part of the name only; noble titles may not be granted any more. Titles may only be granted, if they indicate an office or occupation; academic degrees are not affected by this regulation. The state may no more bestow orders and medals. No German may accept titles or orders from a foreign government. I interpret article 109 to be stating that as according to the "law" all Germans have the same rights and duties. If there are any advantages or disadvantages or mistreatment Taken place based upon an individual's birth or social status, it must be terminated immediately. Individuals are no longer allowed to carry noble names unless they represent an government official or nod.any special titles acquired through education may be used. Germans are limited to orders and titles within German territory. This article is similar to the equal rights of the people we have in the U.S. U.S titles are also limited to governmental office and education.

3/14/2015 assignment Spartacus uprising

Did it have to come? An event of this scope is certainly no game of chance. It must have deep and wide-reaching objective causes. These causes can, however, also lie in the errors of the leader of the proletariat, the Social Democrats, in the waning of our fighting spirit, our courage, and loyalty to our convictions. Scientific socialism has taught us to comprehend the objective laws of historical development. Men do not make history according to their own free will. But they make history nonetheless. Proletarian action is dependent upon the degree of maturity in social development. However, social development is not independent of the proletariat but is equally its driving force and cause, its effect and consequence. [Proletarian] action participates in history. And while we can as little skip a stage of historical development as escape our shadow, we can certainly accelerate or retard history.
War isn't something that just randomly takes place. It takes place mostly by purpose, intent, or goal due to something that gives uprise to action. It is sometimes provoked by the mistakes of the mistakes of the government and the decrease in the fighting spirit, bravery, and alliance of the people to their beliefs, opinions, and views. Historically, economy and class struggles has helped us to understand the purpose of the laws and development. Movements are solely based on the extent of figuring out how to respond based upon circumstances and the culture of society and life's purpose that brings about cause for action, effect and outcome. There is only one of two things to do either speed up the developmental process or slow it down by post phoning it.

This passage relates to politics today merely by the fact that countries are at war. Isis is an example. Isis didn't just happen. It is provoked by class action. In 2007 the U.S supported the alliance of Iraq Sunni tribes. AQI moved into Stria from Iraq in attempt to regain its power. Isis military expertise and brutality has allowed them to have a number of successes, conquering cities, oil fields, and swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq. Isis wants an Apocalyse (the complete and final destruction of the world on a catastrophic level, an all out world war, unimaginably destructive. Social status motivates social behavior.

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I enjoyed this film. Now as it relates to our studies, it points out again how people are lead by desire. It questions self control? Is self control possible as the murderer in this film told the gangsters that they had, or are we all lead by the " death drive"? The murderer believed that his inability to control his impulses was lead by a greater force from deep within. He basically pointed out to the gangsters that they were worse off than he as a murderer who had no control as apposed to them who had and made a conscious decision to do evil to another.

The scene that stuck out to me was the first scene when the children formed in the circle were singing  " just you wait a little while. The nasty man in black will come with his little chopper. He will chop you up". A woman encouraged the children to stop singing but upon moving out of sight, they continued. Further into the scene a child is murdered and the community panics. This scene showed the severity of the town murders through the game of the children which at the end of the verse one child was out and that was the next to be murdered. It showed that it could be any child at random. Although the opening scene was a game it depicted fear and worriation The children knew they were safe inside but fearful of of who could be next should they be outside the care of their care givers.

The two songs I chose were It's All a Swindle and The Lavender Song.
It's All a Swindle ( English Translation )
Politicians
Are magicians
Who make swindles disappear
The bribes they are taking
The deals they are making
Never reach the public ear
The left betrays, the right dismays
The country's broke and guess who pays
But tax each swindle in the making
Profits will be record breaking
Everyone swindles some
So vote for who will steal for you.
( German translation )
Burger Schwindelt
Staatsman, was die zeitung schreibt
Moral und sitte
Rechs, links und mitte
Ehrlich ist, was ubrig bleibtq
Alless sucht sich zu betrugen
Na, sonst mubt'ich wirklich lugen
Bins das kan ich glatt beteuern
Konnt den schwindel man besteuern
Hatt der staat nicht sorgen mehr
Den Dann war er millionar
Alles schwindel, alles schwindel usw

I made a connection to this song with a son by the artist J.Cole called Kenny lofton
( Lyrics )
They only care about a nigga
When he telling a joke or when he selling his dope
They tell the reverend man
I rather get to heaven with coke, than live in hell and be broke
Shout out to the black man who beat the odds
By yelling for hope
Today he ask if I could Twitter yall
And tell you to vote
My nigga, how can I knowing what I know
It's a game of charades
Masquerades for the dow
Read the tele prompter
Theses niggas is actors on the low
Yeah I voted for the nigga cause he got the best show
( my interpretation )
Our government appears to be just one big scam. The only ones who profit from it are the superiors and leaders who run and manipulate the system and the people to support them in their schemes by promising to give or fight for something you desire even if it means being dishonest and going against what is just. In doing this there is a lot of underhanded activities that take place which is more beneficial to the man in power who due to his own desire will sub come to his own desires by taking or making bribes to get what he/she wants. When it all comes to a head it is the little people who pay the price in the end and suffer the most. From the politicians down to the people all is guilty of swindling to some degree even if it is voting for the one that swindles for you.

The Lavender Song
( English translation )
What makes them think they have the right to say what God considers vice
What makes them think they have the right to keep us out of paradise
They make our lives hell here on earth
Poisoning us with guilt and shame
If we resist, prison awaits so our loves dares not speak its name
The crime is when the love must hide
From now on we'll love with pride
( German translation )
Was will man nur? Lst das kultur
De jeder mensch verpont ist
Der klug und glut, medics mit blut
Von Eigner art durchstromt ist
Da grade die kategorie
Vor dem gesetz verbannt ist
Die Im gefuhl bei lust und speil
Und in der art verwandt ist
Und dennoch Sind die meisten stolz
Da sie von anderm  holz
( My interpretatio )
This is just one case where the less superior individual feel judged and forced to seclude oneself or conform to the ways of  the majority. It is questioned here to those believers of God, how can they dictate what God sees as acceptable and how do they decide who enters paradise and who doesn? It shows that when one doesn't follow the norm, they suffer and are slowly murdered by the ideas and views of others. The others who are in control and use power to take another mans freedom and punish him for submitting to their desires, or who they are by nature or who they become by nurture. It is questioned why in this case the act of homosexuality the crime and not the forceful band of it. The closing of this verse is saying the less superior will stand for what they believe in. The world will be forced to accept their standard. When this type of stand happens, it creates conflict and in nihilism one or the other will deny the other existence by various means of  destruction until one gives in or accepts the other.  This leads me to paragraph 175 which I found ironic that it related to the Lavender song. Paragraph 175 show the  ew law implemented on homosexuality which by no means was accepted in any fashion. It was a total crime to be sexually involved on any level with the same sex and more unacceptable to be be unnaturally sexually involved. The first was punishment by imprisonment and the second by imprisonment and possibly the loss of civil rights. Here you can clearly see how far we have come as far as change but you can also see how one was controlled and destroyed by the power of others. It is a daily way of life to be against someone's belief, way, etc. it is said do what's best or what works for you. Well what happens when your best or what works for you men's violating another to get what you want. Laws and rules are try,y required to keep some type of peace and balance in my opinion in this world. Although it is world destruction when some chose not to follow them, imagine if we all on some extreme level had no morals, values, beliefs or laws to adhere to. We will never have a truly fair and balanced society because no one philosophy will run the world and therefore there will always be a fight for what is right or what is deserved, one must hope which ever fight is the winning fight will work in their favor.