u/vicentemachado

Como nós, aracajuanos de carteirinha, bem sabemos, o viaduto da Paulo Barreto ficou pronto, e desafogou legal o trânsito da região (quem pega aquele finzinho da Tancredo Neves que o diga).

Maaaaas... Existe uma paradinha chamada demanda induzida no trânsito. Quando você adiciona mais uma faixa, ou constrói um viaduto, a princípio, o trânsito melhora... E as pessoas notam isso. E começam a pegar essa via, que começa a ter cada vez mais carros, que leva a... Congestionamento de novo. Até agora, muita gente simplesmente desviava do caminho da ponte JK, e ia por outras rotas. Agora, todo mundo vai querer ir por lá... E quando a ponte pra Coroa do Meio ficar pronta, aí é que vai ser pancada (e a coitada da Delmiro Gouveia que aguente o fluxo aumentado).

Claro, ALGUMA coisa tinha que ser feita, mas, a longo prazo, só se desafoga o trânsito de uma cidade com alternativas a ir pra cima e pra baixo só de carro (caminhar, transporte público, bicicleta, etc.). Meu sonho era que Aracaju tivesse bondes, já que o terreno não é favorável a metrô, mas é sonhar demais, infelizmente.

E aí, o que vocês acham? Tem uns vídeos de um canal gringo super legal chamado Not Just Bikes que falam sobre isso, mas são em inglês e não sei se tem legenda em português.

P.S.: tirar o semáforo pra virar à esquerda saindo da Gonçalo Rollemberg pra entrar na Augusto Franco e forçar MAIS UMA FAIXA a pegar aquela rotatória do São João Batista foi uma ideia TENEBROSA, já era péssimo antes, agora é que a porca torce o rabo...

I personally reason that Imperial Germany can be considered part of the group of liberal countries of its era, but with its distinct conservative and monarchist flavor. It was a nation that shared far more similarities than differences with its cousin, the United Kingdom, for instance. What is the historiographical consensus on this?

I believe Imperial Germany can be considered part of the group of liberal countries of its era. It was a nation that shared far more similarities than differences with its cousin, the United Kingdom.

Furthermore, crucial factors of a liberal State—such as civil rights, economic freedom, a constitution, free debate, a free press, the Rechtsstaat, and bourgeois economic dominance—were all present in the Reich, alongside a long history of the Rule of Law and leftist struggle, particularly in Prussia.

Its conservative character stems from the Reichstag's inability to oust the chancellor, the broad and excessive executive power of the Kaiser, and the independence of the army. Even so, any German in Berlin, or even Königsberg, would feel far closer to the world of liberal democracy—even if the Reich was effectively a semi-liberal, semi-democratic, and semi-parliamentary autocracy—than to the world of Russian autocracy.

Moreover, Prussia itself was being 'poisoned' by the liberalism of the southern German states, such as Baden and Württemberg. Sweden and the Netherlands, additionally, still had strong monarchs with a desire to directly interfere in the politics of their kingdoms.

One of the most famous stereotypes about Germany, and Prussia in particular, is the harshness of discipline in the armed forces, particularly the army; Prussia is known as the "army with a country", after all...

How much of it was true? I'd like to focus on the post-unification German Empire, more specifically before the Great War. Was German discipline and military life for a common soldier an exceptionally difficult one? How did it compare to other European powers of that time, such as France and the UK?

Hi folks, I'm a 24M that has been diagnosed with Level 1 Autism (that one which used to be called Asperger's syndrome) last year. Throughout my whole life, I always felt very disconnected from people at large. I was always a very curious person, and have always had hyperfocuses (the Titanic, the Sasanian Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the German Empire, WW1, dreadnought battleships, astronomy, certain videogames, like all GTAs and RDR1, to name a few).

When I was a kid, I was constantly praised by teachers and family alike for how quickly I was able to learn to read and write, and, in their opinion, how smart I was. But I never really connected with classmates much... And that social deficiency has haunted me ever since. As much as, thankfully, I made good friends along the way, I'm simply thoroughly inedaquate to the society I live in (Brazil)... I can understand irony, metaphors, and sarcasm pretty well, but everything else kind of falls flat.

Many of my frends mention how socially oblivious I am to maliciousness, subtle social cues, humilliations that I don't even take notice, unknowingly being a laughing stock, expectations on behavior I might not meet, such as hugging people for too long, but I usually only hug people I like, I don't really like doing it just for politeness.

When it comes to the whole romance department, it all feels completely alien to me. The idea of someone actually falling in love with ME seems so absurd that it's laughable... The world of relationships seems so unbelievably complicated to me... SO MANY tiny, irrelevant things can stir such strong reactions on people... Those Goddamn little games I never pick on, the fact that you must keep yourself interesting, but, frankly, what woman would find a 24 year-old nerd of a man talking obsessively about how the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 indirectly led to the First World War? Just see how men like that are portrayed in every single movie and romcom. The weirdo. The bore. The dangerous, rude, inept other. In a society where appearance sits above all substance, it's hard not to feel completely shut down from the prospect of finding love and starting a family. This stuff is made so complicated by people that explaining the link between the Carolingian Empire and Germany being a federated country is one hundred times easier to me, whereas neurotypicals (as in, society at large) would usually say the contrary...

I've fallen in love a few times. The second one was the most intense, and I remember how euphoric and genuinely happy I felt during those few months... And then I got rejected. Of course, that's perfectly okay, but knowing now that everyone probably took notice of this infatuation and that I was the only one not noticing that the girl wasn't interested in me (due to my autism) fuels that sense of intense inner shame and disgust at myself, that I'll always be that romcom weirdo that keeps trying to get the girl, completely oblivious to how uncomfortable she is, until she tells you point-blank to f*ck off.

The constant feeling that everyone else is having sex on the daily, whereas I've never even kissed anyone, also feels nasty. I feel... Lesser. Like a kid whose body grew up, but whose mind remained the same, even though I know that is not the actual case. At night, I go to bed thinking that this "ascetic" life is my only option, even if it hurts terribly deep down. Not being able to relate to most songs, movies, and TV stuff also hurts, but at least I have Joy Division...

Thankfully, I feel I can be myself fully with my fellow autistic friends, in all my weirdness, nerdiness, and bore. Some neurotypical friends of mine are also supportive, thank God. My family has also been supportive, particularly Mom. To wrap it up, paraphrasing Ian Curtis, I wish I could feel the pleasures of a normal man...

A novela se passa nos anos 1920. Até aí, tudo bem, mas temos os seguintes problemas:

- O Reino de Batanga fica numa região costeira da África. No entanto, todas as regiões costeiras do continente já tinham sido ocupadas pelos colonizadores europeus antes mesmo do início da Primeira Guerra Mundial, em 1914. Ou seja, não faria sentido os ingleses tomarem o reino como um protetorado só nos anos 1920;
- A presença de um paxá é bem curiosa, pra ser sincero. Os paxás eram, essencialmente, membros da nobreza do Império Otomano, que também tinham posições de destaque no governo, como Enver Paxá, do triunvirato ditatorial otomano que durou de 1913 até 1918. O problema é que a influência otomana na África se limitava às costas do Mediterrâneo e do Mar Vermelho a partir do início do século XX... Mas a população do norte da África é árabe, não negra, e Batanga definitivamente não ficaria na costa do Mar Vermelho;
- Sobre o paxá, por que exatamente ele ainda detém esse título, se a república foi proclamada na Turquia em 1922? Não havia mais nobres na Turquia, não havia mais sultão, e Constantinopla não era mais a capital (agora era, e ainda é, Ancara);
- Os navios usados pelos ingleses para embargar Batanga eram encouraçados, que são totalmente desnecessários para uma operação naval contra um reino pobre e débil. Os europeus usavam canhoneiras para forçar os Estados africanos à submissão, os encouraçados ficavam restritos a grandes batalhas navais, como a lendária Batalha da Jutlândia, que, no mundo da novela, teria acontecido há cerca de 10 anos; - Todos esses problemas de continuidade teriam uma solução muito simples: fazer a novela se passar uns 15-20 anos antes, em meados de 1910. O paxá faria mais sentido, porque o Império Otomano ainda existiria e teria a Líbia como sua última posse na África, o tema da instauração de um protetorado seria mais justificável, podendo até ser lançada uma competição entre ingleses e alemães pela posse de Batanga, já como referência à rivalidade que ajudaria a levar à Grande Guerra... Ainda poderia haver carros no núcleo brasileiro da novela, mas a Virgínia precisaria ter uma estética mais "Gibson girl", não "flapper"...

OBS: Sim, eu tenho TEA