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((LeBubbliere is your communist if I'm correct))
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)LeBubbliere rants for four hours about how Picardie and van Prinsterer are effeminate weaklings
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Of Their Remedies—Belloc Chodźko
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Of Their Remedies—Belloc Chodźko
Reviewed by Jean de Saint-Exupéry; 24th June 1924
THE LATEST offering from BELLOC CHODŹKO, perhaps better known to the newspaper-buying public as "Ditto", comes as his second full-length novel. The first, Learnings of the Crowd, was released four years ago and seemed to herald the start of a glittering new novelist's career. With Of Their Remedies, CHODŹKO shows no intent of letting this pattern break. Of Their Remedies is apt, articulate and, above all, devilishly funny. (On one occasion when reading, I was in fact ejected from the room after my laughter upset those around me.)
Without revealing too much of the plot, Of Their Remedies transports the reader to a remote island nation, where problems (often trivial) are in endless supply for the leaders of the country. Hilarity ensues as grievance after grievance is settled, only for the island's citizenry (never contended) to demand that their government address ever more farcical issues – ultimately, with tragic consequences. At only 196 pages, it is a novel that packs a great punch.
Despite this jovial tone, the book is not without its serious messages. At its heart, one senses that CHODŹKO's island society is in fact a well-crafted satire of our own – a society in which demanding that many and varied issues receive attention from our government is commonplace. Of Their Remedies, as is fast becoming the author's trademark, is at once an hilariously witty look at a deeply flawed society and a much-needed mirror being held up to some of our own foibles. It will therefore be a great shame if this work receives anything less than all of the attention that it so very greatly deserves.
BUDAPEST HERALD: Belgian electoral coalition announced two days before election.
In an unexpected announcement yesterday, Belgian CCU leader, Leon-Phillipe van de Werve, declared an electoral coalition with the National Democratic Party and Liberal Democratic Party - marking the first change in political alliance since the Republican birth. Although the details of the coalition is not yet confirmed - it is believed that the standing electoral movement will reinforce free-market policies enshrined in all three party manifestos. The electoral alliance was apparently negotiated by the President, van de Werve, Admiral Dieric, and Robert Marie D'Ursel - although some have remained more hushed on their electoral unity. We await further details in the upcoming weeks.
((Don't know if I have missed the vote or not, but I'll leave this here in case I haven't: ))
President: Robert Marie Léon D'Ursel
Party: CCU
President: Robert Marie Léon D'Ursel
Party: CCU
President: Jean di Picardie
Party: BSU
~ Maarten Loewen, Deputy for Leuven
The following anti-Savarin poster is released a week after the first one.
Party: BSU
~ Maarten Loewen, Deputy for Leuven
The following anti-Savarin poster is released a week after the first one.
Am I not the only one concerned with this clear abuse of power by the president? We became a republic to create a more democratic form of government, not allow the President to subvert the democratic process and negotiate coalitions between parties. If Mme. Savarin's veto of the Presidential Limits Amendment is not a demonstration of her dictatorial tendencies, than this supposed negotiation of a coalition between the NDP, LDP, and CCU certainly is. It serves her interests, not the interests of the people of Belgium, to keep the BSU out of power and unable to challenge her authority. How does it make sense for the NDP, one of the most adamantly republican parties, to coalition with a clearly monarchist party and a party that previously was and may very well still be a supporter of the monarchy and its restoration? It only makes sense if this is construed to keep Mme. Savarin in power and to cement her authority over our nation for another five years. This is why I, and many of my colleagues in the BSU, oppose Mme. Savarin's bid for a third term and thus have supported Mijnheer di Picardie. I urge all of those who cherish the republican form of government that we have established to oppose Mme. Savarin's reelection bid and support a candidate that will seek to prevent such abuses of the president's power that Mme. Savarin has exercised and will put the interests of Belgium and its citizens above their own interests.
~ Maarten Loewen, Deputy for Leuven
Another anti-Savarin poster is released in the wake of the supposed coalition that the president is reported to have negotiated between the LDP, CCU, and NDP.
~ Maarten Loewen, Deputy for Leuven
Another anti-Savarin poster is released in the wake of the supposed coalition that the president is reported to have negotiated between the LDP, CCU, and NDP.
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Following the recent announcement of the Coalition, Robert Marie D'Ursel, who had taken the polls by storm, makes the stage.
"My supporters. I would first like to announce that I am fully in your gratitude, many have said that a duke could never be taken seriously once the king fell, but hear I am. I must admit, it has been a pleasure campaigning, and even moreso meeting the people of Belgium like never before. My integrity I hope shall stay intact, so my sons may carry the banner of D'Ursel after me. Nobility is always a perilous thing, yet so many seek it..
Well, today I must announce that I am pulling out of the race. and I am now fully endoring President Savarin. She has lead this nation through turmoil, and she has always stayed steadfast in the face of danger. Many may question my beliefs, as I know of her unpopularity, however for stability to be ensured and for a government to be able to be stable there must be a president that is supported by the clear majority. I urge all my party members to switch and vote for the President, for I can promise you one thing, there will be a conservative government. Do not think I have betrayed you brethren, I was simply doing what is best for Belgium.
Politics may be a complicated and bitter affair to some. I personally find it rewarding. May all of you have a fine day, if any of my party members have any questions, I will personally take the time with each and every one of you to explain the situation. Do not fret, do not fear, do not despise, together we are strong, disunited we fall."
Robert Marie Léon D'Ursel, Duke of Ursel
((Change in vote from President: Robert Marie D'Ursel to Madame Savarin))
"My supporters. I would first like to announce that I am fully in your gratitude, many have said that a duke could never be taken seriously once the king fell, but hear I am. I must admit, it has been a pleasure campaigning, and even moreso meeting the people of Belgium like never before. My integrity I hope shall stay intact, so my sons may carry the banner of D'Ursel after me. Nobility is always a perilous thing, yet so many seek it..
Well, today I must announce that I am pulling out of the race. and I am now fully endoring President Savarin. She has lead this nation through turmoil, and she has always stayed steadfast in the face of danger. Many may question my beliefs, as I know of her unpopularity, however for stability to be ensured and for a government to be able to be stable there must be a president that is supported by the clear majority. I urge all my party members to switch and vote for the President, for I can promise you one thing, there will be a conservative government. Do not think I have betrayed you brethren, I was simply doing what is best for Belgium.
Politics may be a complicated and bitter affair to some. I personally find it rewarding. May all of you have a fine day, if any of my party members have any questions, I will personally take the time with each and every one of you to explain the situation. Do not fret, do not fear, do not despise, together we are strong, disunited we fall."
Robert Marie Léon D'Ursel, Duke of Ursel
((Change in vote from President: Robert Marie D'Ursel to Madame Savarin))
Men and Women of Belgium,
Today I have come to confess, to God and to you. We, the ministers of Van Prinsterer, faced the looming threat of a Communist Revolt, thus we had many discussions over a possible solution, one was put forward by Mevrouwe Savarin, she would call Martial Law and the Army would execute all suspects. This is one of the many atrocities proposed by her in her reign as President. I know that that the conservatives would not mind these actions against threats to the state, but on the list were not only communists, there were nomal citizen on those lists, but they were seen as a threat by Her Majesty Savarin. Please, Mijnheer d'Ursel, Mijnheer Dierec and Mijnheer Savarin. Look into your hearts and think about this for a moment, do you want someone who propsed large scale murder as Head of State.
Another story that some of you might not know, she threatened to dissolve parliament when the presidential power amendment was proposed. She saw it as a threat to her and her most precious power and she did not want to wait until the democratic system had done its duty, no, she vetoed it, to prevent any and all from touching her. I should have resigned then and there, but I was weak and I still believed that she was the Woman with whom I created a republic, but the woman who I respected is no longer, she had died in the constitutional convention, where she proped those laws. This woman is the biggest threat to the republic yet and we cannot stop her, the only ones that can stop here are Mijnheer d'Ursel, Dierec and Savarin, let us pray that they will prove their loyalty to democracy and Belgium.
"The stage is set, the pieces are moving, we have our Beauffort, who will be our Poisson?"
Gerrard van Prinsterer, before entering the cathedral with Archbishop Mercier
Today I have come to confess, to God and to you. We, the ministers of Van Prinsterer, faced the looming threat of a Communist Revolt, thus we had many discussions over a possible solution, one was put forward by Mevrouwe Savarin, she would call Martial Law and the Army would execute all suspects. This is one of the many atrocities proposed by her in her reign as President. I know that that the conservatives would not mind these actions against threats to the state, but on the list were not only communists, there were nomal citizen on those lists, but they were seen as a threat by Her Majesty Savarin. Please, Mijnheer d'Ursel, Mijnheer Dierec and Mijnheer Savarin. Look into your hearts and think about this for a moment, do you want someone who propsed large scale murder as Head of State.
Another story that some of you might not know, she threatened to dissolve parliament when the presidential power amendment was proposed. She saw it as a threat to her and her most precious power and she did not want to wait until the democratic system had done its duty, no, she vetoed it, to prevent any and all from touching her. I should have resigned then and there, but I was weak and I still believed that she was the Woman with whom I created a republic, but the woman who I respected is no longer, she had died in the constitutional convention, where she proped those laws. This woman is the biggest threat to the republic yet and we cannot stop her, the only ones that can stop here are Mijnheer d'Ursel, Dierec and Savarin, let us pray that they will prove their loyalty to democracy and Belgium.
"The stage is set, the pieces are moving, we have our Beauffort, who will be our Poisson?"
Gerrard van Prinsterer, before entering the cathedral with Archbishop Mercier
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Müller recieves a telegram informing him of the Duke's decision.
That bastard!
President: Abstain, rather than vote for a Savarin!
It seems the lion has shown his true colors.
If you do not want Savarrin as President, or appalled at this clear sellout of the CCU, vote for me.
-Dr. Quinten Fointaine.
The President
by Ditto
The people voted for me once–
They made that much quite clear–
Now I command their confidence
Each year on year on year.
And now I'm here I shan't be moved–
For what would be the point?
When people vote, this all has proved,
A monarch they anoint.
by Ditto
The people voted for me once–
They made that much quite clear–
Now I command their confidence
Each year on year on year.
And now I'm here I shan't be moved–
For what would be the point?
When people vote, this all has proved,
A monarch they anoint.
The recent withdrawal of Mijnheer d'Ursel from the presidential race is yet another testament to the increasing farce of an election that this has become. One may doubt if there truly was ever supposed to be a choice in this presidential election, or whether it was simply construed to look democratic, when in fact the only choice is Mme. Savarin and anyone who attempts to mount a legitimate opposition against her is promptly forced out of power through backroom dealing. Is this what our democracy has become? Is this the sort of republic we intended to create, one in which the president is able to blatantly violate the integrity of her position in order to maintain her vast powers over the government, which now has been proven much larger than originally thought. We now have a president who, through her position and the powers it holds, can determine the composition of the next government with complete disregard for the outcome of parliamentary elections and as a result a complete disregard of the people's will. This is no democracy, this is a dictatorship, and unless the opposition to Mme. Savarin can unite behind one candidate, then there is no chance to force her out of power and protect our democracy from the threat that she poses to it.
~ Maarten Loewen, Deputy for Leuven
~ Maarten Loewen, Deputy for Leuven
Presidential vote change from D'Ursel to Jean di Picardie
Though I cannot say I agree with him, the lack of power and conviction amongst the other parties compels my support go elsewhere; I would further ask my own party, the Liberal Democrats, to rebuff this foul coalition and take no part in a regime thus far found to be woefully corrupt... so much so that my time in Fascist Africa becomes one of impeccable morality.
~ Nicephore Maga
Though I cannot say I agree with him, the lack of power and conviction amongst the other parties compels my support go elsewhere; I would further ask my own party, the Liberal Democrats, to rebuff this foul coalition and take no part in a regime thus far found to be woefully corrupt... so much so that my time in Fascist Africa becomes one of impeccable morality.
~ Nicephore Maga
- Meanwhile, we shall proceed no matter who is President.
Leon-Phillipe van de Werve, at a local football match.
Leon-Phillipe van de Werve, at a local football match.
Now, I normally write on a lighter note as many of my readers know. I insult the character, choices and words of various members of parliament and members of government. I plunder their blunders and play at their mistakes, creating a sweet song of satire from their awkward attempts to make up for their errors.
But the accusations by many of the members of parliament frankly shock me, appall me, and should appall the readers of the Ghent Daily. Sore losers and unintelligent men who cannot accept that they've been played, they cry foul every time they lose. I am referring to, in case any of my readers do not follow the Belgian election, the stepping down of Duke d'Ursel in support of the (in)famous Madame Savarin.
The response to his stepping down is the current Prime Minister, van Prinsterer, a man of many words but few points. In front of a church, most likely to imbue his watchers with a sense of awe that he did not carry himself. He started by spilling state secrets, in an utterly unprofessional and most likely treasonous move. He stated that when the government "[...] faced the looming threat of a Communist Revolt [...] we had many discussions over a possible solution, one was put forward by Mevrouwe Savarin, she would call Martial Law and the Army would execute all suspects." He then goes on to slander (and this is me writing this) the president by stating that "[t]his is one of the many atrocities proposed by her in her reign as President." Now, many know of my anti-socialist views, but in the end if a rebellion is threatening the national security this fair nation, it is the imperative of the government to stop it before it forms and crush it before it can overthrow our nation. Madame Savarin, far from being an authoritarian dictator in this sense, was simply protecting our fine republic from the persecution of communists and the chaos of yet another rebellion.
After this he goes on to state unconfirmed (though highly believable) fact that "[Madame Savarin] threatened to dissolve parliament when the presidential power amendment was proposed." Going on to further slander, he claims that it was due to the fact that "he saw it as a threat to her and her most precious power". This is utterly unconfirmable, and seems unlikely as well. It can be twisted to seem that, as the way of viewing it can change through the ideological lens. More likely she was defending the current strong presidential system that we have in Belgium, where the paternal (or maternal in this case) care of the monarchy is somewhat inherited by the President. An apolitical office, the President is meant to guide us, to be our lighthouse in the fog. In the end, we have to take a single sentence to spread the light of knowledge of many of the attacks on the President. " I was weak" van Prinsterer, 1926.
Hans Muller and our favourite Doctor Fontaine then make various statements over their upsettedness over having their first choice bow out. However it is the words of Mnhr Loewen, ironically the newest in another political line in Belgium that has played the BSU like their own private fief, that bothers me the most. He made a statement regarding the matter, and frankly it reeks of bad sportsmanship and a lack of understanding of what a republic is. He states that "[t]he recent withdrawal of Mijnheer d'Ursel from the presidential race is yet another testament to the increasing farce of an election that this has become. One may doubt if there truly was ever supposed to be a choice in this presidential election, or whether it was simply construed to look democratic, when in fact the only choice is Mme. Savarin and anyone who attempts to mount a legitimate opposition against her is promptly forced out of power through backroom dealing." Now, I may have been out of Parliament for the last decade, taking on as an editorialist instead of snobbing it up with the men in Brussels, but even to me this seems wrong.
Madame Savarin is an intelligent and powerful politician, who may talk independent and well educated politicians into bending to her will. The key tenant of a democracy, the key tenant of a republic, is every individual has a choice. Loewen, in some perverse way, seeks to deny Duke d'Ursel his choice, that of stepping down for someone he thinks is a better leader. That is not "a dictatorship" like he says, it is simple political discourse. Loewen, in a temper tantrum broadcast to the entire nation, sees it as all or nothing game. If he does not win, it's a dictatorship and it's like we're under the fascists. Frankly the state of our parliament is a sham, as MPs across the nation whine how they have been out played in chess, saying that it is cheating.
This does not break the rules, this is not against the spirit of the game. This is politics. Frankly I am sad to see all of this come about and hope that Madame Savarin ignores the prattling of mewling infants.
I am sorry for the candor and the seriousness of this piece, but sometimes one needs to write what needs to be written. This paper thinks all of the readers should have a safe and happy election.
De Graaf, Ghent Daily Editorialist
But the accusations by many of the members of parliament frankly shock me, appall me, and should appall the readers of the Ghent Daily. Sore losers and unintelligent men who cannot accept that they've been played, they cry foul every time they lose. I am referring to, in case any of my readers do not follow the Belgian election, the stepping down of Duke d'Ursel in support of the (in)famous Madame Savarin.
The response to his stepping down is the current Prime Minister, van Prinsterer, a man of many words but few points. In front of a church, most likely to imbue his watchers with a sense of awe that he did not carry himself. He started by spilling state secrets, in an utterly unprofessional and most likely treasonous move. He stated that when the government "[...] faced the looming threat of a Communist Revolt [...] we had many discussions over a possible solution, one was put forward by Mevrouwe Savarin, she would call Martial Law and the Army would execute all suspects." He then goes on to slander (and this is me writing this) the president by stating that "[t]his is one of the many atrocities proposed by her in her reign as President." Now, many know of my anti-socialist views, but in the end if a rebellion is threatening the national security this fair nation, it is the imperative of the government to stop it before it forms and crush it before it can overthrow our nation. Madame Savarin, far from being an authoritarian dictator in this sense, was simply protecting our fine republic from the persecution of communists and the chaos of yet another rebellion.
After this he goes on to state unconfirmed (though highly believable) fact that "[Madame Savarin] threatened to dissolve parliament when the presidential power amendment was proposed." Going on to further slander, he claims that it was due to the fact that "
Hans Muller and our favourite Doctor Fontaine then make various statements over their upsettedness over having their first choice bow out. However it is the words of Mnhr Loewen, ironically the newest in another political line in Belgium that has played the BSU like their own private fief, that bothers me the most. He made a statement regarding the matter, and frankly it reeks of bad sportsmanship and a lack of understanding of what a republic is. He states that "[t]he recent withdrawal of Mijnheer d'Ursel from the presidential race is yet another testament to the increasing farce of an election that this has become. One may doubt if there truly was ever supposed to be a choice in this presidential election, or whether it was simply construed to look democratic, when in fact the only choice is Mme. Savarin and anyone who attempts to mount a legitimate opposition against her is promptly forced out of power through backroom dealing." Now, I may have been out of Parliament for the last decade, taking on as an editorialist instead of snobbing it up with the men in Brussels, but even to me this seems wrong.
Madame Savarin is an intelligent and powerful politician, who may talk independent and well educated politicians into bending to her will. The key tenant of a democracy, the key tenant of a republic, is every individual has a choice. Loewen, in some perverse way, seeks to deny Duke d'Ursel his choice, that of stepping down for someone he thinks is a better leader. That is not "a dictatorship" like he says, it is simple political discourse. Loewen, in a temper tantrum broadcast to the entire nation, sees it as all or nothing game. If he does not win, it's a dictatorship and it's like we're under the fascists. Frankly the state of our parliament is a sham, as MPs across the nation whine how they have been out played in chess, saying that it is cheating.
This does not break the rules, this is not against the spirit of the game. This is politics. Frankly I am sad to see all of this come about and hope that Madame Savarin ignores the prattling of mewling infants.
I am sorry for the candor and the seriousness of this piece, but sometimes one needs to write what needs to be written. This paper thinks all of the readers should have a safe and happy election.
De Graaf, Ghent Daily Editorialist
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Another old man hits him in the head lightly with a rolled up Ghent Daily.
Fallen to what, understanding of politics? Use your mind and not the socialist goggles that you wear. Just because she can talk party leaders behind closed doors doesn't mean that she's a dictator. We're in an election for Christ's sake.
Old man #2 crosses himself
Frankly alot of this is silly.
The President (also known as "screw-rhyming.)
by Dr. Alfred von Henglesvoterusbokenshelifenhail, MD, DC. Otherwise known as "Romantic-slayer" or "The Realist Chiropractor of Flanders."It's called politics
you bloody apes
now stop wining
and learn some shapes.
They voted once
They'll vote again
and all the whiners
can fall and break their heads.