Sorry for the lack of updates y'all. Work has been absolutely brutal. I have been thinking about a possible flag of emblem for the League of American Republics. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Sorry for the lack of updates y'all. Work has been absolutely brutal. I have been thinking about a possible flag of emblem for the League of American Republics. Does anybody have any suggestions?
A globe, centred on the Americas, surrounded by a laurel wreath and as many stars as there are member states.
Stars might come across as too US-centric. What about 4 pointed stars?
Unless several other American republics also use 5 pointed stars in their flags.
A globe, centred on the Americas, surrounded by a laurel wreath and as many stars as there are member states.
On a blue field, with white stars/globe/wreath?
Stars might come across as too US-centric. What about 4 pointed stars?
Unless several other American republics also use 5 pointed stars in their flags.
A globe, centred on the Americas, surrounded by a laurel wreath and as many stars as there are member states.
On a blue field, with white stars/globe/wreath?
Stars might come across as too US-centric. What about 4 pointed stars?
Unless several other American republics also use 5 pointed stars in their flags.
Well, those that did were inspired by the US, so maybe 4-pointed stars would work. Or maybe Commonwealth-esque rays around the globe?
Well it is the Republic of the America's, but other members also use the stars so it makes sense to me for them to be included.
I think Ares idea would work the best, have the American hemisphere just put proudly on the globe in a laurel wreath surrounded by stars for the number of member states.
Good suggestions. I was messing around with this. thoughts?
Good suggestions. I was messing around with this. thoughts?
I'm not sure that Antarctica could successfully be partitioned (with there being many competing interests).
I suspect that there would probably be "blocks" of countries that support each others claims and not the claims of other nations (with a few exceptions), there would be a lot of overlap between various "block claims".
(IIRC The United Kingdom, France, Norway, Australia, and New Zealand all recognize each others claims, but don't recognize Argentina or Chile's claim)
Also, what is the rationale for the Denmark-Iceland claim?
Indeed, between the Calcutta Compact and China embracing a Technocratic government (which I don't believe to be a good thing, frankly) I get an itchy feeling about the future of Asia. Here's hoping somebody (the British and/or the Americans, for my vote) sticks around to push the Calcuttans' s**t in if they get out of line or overly expansionistic in the future.
I forget, but what does the Soyuznyy party's platform outline? I don't seem to recall their being mentioned before as a force in politics but I could just be misremembering things. Also, I'm glad to see that Nigeria has a thought-out plan for hopefully avoiding ethno-religious strife between the Muslims and Christians.
Great update, MacGregor!
Here is another contribution:
Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1912)
Born to a wealthy abolitionist family in Boston October 10, 1837 Shaw's family moved to New York when he was young. He was educated in Switzerland and what is now Germany before going to Harvard. After graduating from Harvard in 1859 Shaw into worked for his father. When the Civil War broke out Shaw first joined the 7th New York Militia before being commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 2nd Massachusetts infantry. Shaw served with the 2nd Mass. Inf. until December 1862 when he was asked to serve as the second in command of the 32nd Massachusetts, an all African-American regiment. After thinking about it, Shaw accepted. By the end of the war he was in command of the regiment. After the war Shaw went back to work for his father before going to work on his own in Massachusetts with his wife Anne, in 1868. When the war with Spain broke out Shaw volunteered immediately and was given command of the 24th (Colored) Infantry Regiment. After the wound that cost him the use of his right arm, Shaw went back to business. However in 1881 Shaw was tapped by the Republican Machine to run for the Senate. Shaw accepted and became one of the greatest politicians America has ever known. Shaw was instrumental in passing the 14th and 15th amendments. Civil Rights for all was his passion and one that was passed to his children, Abraham Lincoln Shaw, Harriet Beecher Shaw and Benjamin Franklin Shaw. Robert Gould Shaw died July 18, 1912 at the age of 74.
Some pre-POD born people that I don't think have been done:
Dmitri Mendeleev
Louis Pasteur
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
George Westinghouse
Karl Benz
Mark Twain
William Gladstone