Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 94: Two Major Parties
This chapter's subtitle: How to write a historical novel without Baidu Encyclopedia? Of course, this chapter only has a little bit.
"Mike, does this thing work?"
Yuan Yanshu made fun of the other party not because of the time traveler's foresight, but because of the common sense of an American at that time... the common sense of someone who understood American politics in 1920.
Mike didn't get angry either. He shrugged and said, "I don't think it's useful either. I didn't vote anyway."
He looked at the professor in the distance and found that he was not paying attention to him, so he leaned over and lowered his voice and said, "But you know, our professor is a die-hard Democratic Party member. He went to vote early this morning. He must have been stimulated by something at the polling station, so he dragged us out to distribute flyers."
"Anyway, this is the result this year. If we don't come out, we will offend him."
"Hahaha, I understand." Our Master Yuan laughed, returned the flyer to the other party and said, "Then you can distribute it slowly. I'm going to school first. Goodbye, Mike."
"Goodbye, Neo."
"Sir, please support the Democratic Party... What, you have already voted? Excuse me."
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"Ah, you said Wilson was a British spy? Well, there is still a little possibility."
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"Wilson is a son of a bitch? This doesn't mean our current president is not good..."
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"Sir, please stop spitting! You asked me why I distributed leaflets supporting the Democratic Party? I just wanted to pass the exam!"
Listening to the conversation between Mike and passers-by behind him, Master Yuan, who was full of melancholy, couldn't help but smile. The US election is really interesting.
For example, in the 2016 US presidential election that Yuan Hongjian had just experienced, mainstream media around the world (even including a certain big country in the East) did everything they could to sing the praises of Hillary Clinton and whitewash her. CBS (Columbia Broadcasting Corporation) even made a "conscientious drama" that slandered a certain big country in the East - "Female Secretary of State".
They unanimously described her as the conscience of the world, the symbol of feminism, the defender of freedom and democracy, the savior of America, the guardian of traditional family values, the ally of ethnic minorities, the supporter of LGBT ... If she had a pair of wings, she would become an angel.
In short, the Eastern and Western media occupied by white leftists have an attitude of "If Xipo doesn't come out, what can we do to the people?"
On the contrary, they describe our Emperor Trump as a nouveau riche who is always bankrupt and has a lot of money, a good-for-nothing who only knows how to appear on reality shows, a pervert who discriminates against women and even has an affair with his own daughter... He just puts on a moustache and he becomes a mustache. It has to be said that the old man with the mustache really fell in love with his niece.
As a result, American voters have their own scales. It's better to lose control of your pants than to send state secrets to your private server, not to mention Hillary's many messes.
To be honest, aren't there many presidents in American history who can't control their pants? Look, one is about to take office.
Unlike the 2016 election, the winner of the 1920 election was decided before the vote was cast...
"Neo!"
Hearing the greeting, our Master Yuan turned around and saw his classmate Mr. Louis Baker and Mr. John McCall beside him. Behind them were a group of master students from Stern College.
However, most of them had very ugly expressions, especially Mr. Baker who was in the lead. He looked like he was in debt to someone.
Yuan Yan immediately realized that they had just returned from the polling station. Needless to say, this Mr. Baker, who was "in the hell of capitalism and looking up to the heaven of socialism", must be a Democrat like the "little" Jewish professor.
As they would a hundred years later, the majority of non-conservative intellectuals and minorities in 1920 supported the Democratic Party.
Of course, our Master Yuan has now become a master of neoclassical liberalism, and he will definitely support the Republican Party.
The reason is simple. The Republican Party is more "liberal" than the Democratic Party, and this spirit of "freedom" is something the Republican Party was born with.
The name Democratic Party was adopted during the presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-1837), but its origins can be traced back to the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1792, making it the oldest political party in the world.
Of course, the "political party" here refers to the bourgeois party used as an election machine, which is completely different from the tightly organized socialist-Leninist party.
The Republican Party was founded in 1854, more than half a century later than the Democratic Party. It was formed by a group of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and slave liberation activists. Their purpose of establishing the party was to oppose slavery. Republicans believe that the true morality and values of the United States are the so-called "free soil, free labor, free men" principle.
Although it is much younger than the Democratic Party, since Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican to ascend the throne of the President, 19 out of the 30 presidents to our Emperor Trump were Republicans, and 10 out of the 16 presidents from Lincoln to Roosevelt were Republicans. In short, after the establishment of the Republican Party, two-thirds of the presidents were Republicans.
The reasons are complicated. First, the Republican Party was originally the political spokesperson for financial and industrial capitalists in the Northeast. Second, the victory and dividends of the Civil War made the Republican Party more powerful than the Democratic Party. Third, mainstream voters in the United States are more likely to accept the relatively conservative Republican Party in terms of values. Since the emancipation of black slaves, the Republican Party has been much more conservative than the Democratic Party on many issues, especially economic issues.
But it is really quite simple if you put it simply: the richer people are, the more they like "freedom".
In short, freedom is really a good thing. Those who don't like freedom are either poor and lazy losers, or idiots like these who haven't figured out the position of their butts and heads.
"Louis, um, Mr. McCall. Gentlemen."
Our Master Yuan turned around, raised his hat and greeted the idiots...well, classmates.
Louis Baker came over and said, "Neo, I was looking for you."
Yuan Yan suddenly replied with a hint of surprise: "Oh, what's the matter? I was just looking for you."
The man said enthusiastically, "My grandfather was very impressed by you and wanted to make an appointment with you to have a good chat. Are you free next weekend? By the way, can you play golf?"
As soon as he said this, everyone present immediately showed an envious look. This Chinese man was really lucky, he was favored by the "Miracle of Wall Street" and was invited to play white ball. This is the rhythm of rapid success!
However, what this lucky Chinese man heard was a familiar and lovely call: "Pika Pika!".
He sighed in his heart. If the S value was not high, it would be okay to use some historical foresight in front of Mr. George Baker, but now...
