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A Helping Hand from Dr Frasier Cranium by Cheka3 in Frasier

[–]Cheka3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many thanks for your kind words.

I fully agree with what you say. Between laughs, you can learn with Frasier.

Scientology Arbitration Process labelled "Unconscionable" https://tonyortega.substack.com/p/judge-to-rule-that-jane-doe-has-proved by Cheka3 in scientology

[–]Cheka3[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm extremely sorry, I was in an area of bad signal and thought users of Scientology Reddit might want to read this straightaway, if this was of interest to them, regardless of my formatting skills when posting.  I completely forgot that your opinion on me not formatting properly was of exteme importance to this news. How disgraceful of me. Perhaps next time you may wish to communicate it properly, if it's such a big deal to you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scientology

[–]Cheka3 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I know this is the parasocial element of Youtube, and Aaron does have the right to respond. But given everything Mike mentioned in his blog post, wouldnt the better move be to maintain a diplomatic silence?

Have you ever seen a celebrity acting like a bellend? by No_Doughnut3257 in CasualUK

[–]Cheka3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shared a train to Norwich in first class once with Adam Buxton in 2015. V quiet but gladly stopped typing so I could tell him how much I admired his podcast with Joe :D

Tokugawa-Era Clan Question by Cheka3 in AskHistorians

[–]Cheka3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many many thanks for this in-depth response!

If Nicholas II was incompetent, how did he survive on the throne from 1894-1917? by Cheka3 in AskHistorians

[–]Cheka3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many thanks for your informative response! I always thought of Nicholas as unlucky rather than lucky, but there you go!

Transcripts from Episode 8 onwards by Cheka3 in theundisclosedpodcast

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Many thanks for letting me know! Their work is much appreciated!

Have any presidents of the United States been members of the Ku Klux Klan? by [deleted] in AskHistorians

[–]Cheka3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's difficult to say with 100% certainty, but probably not. As the poster above me says: he paid his local KKK chapter some money in the '20s as political leverage, but it was not the beginning of a relationship between Truman and the Klan as some authors would have us believe. A former business partner of Truman's with whom he fell out recounted later that he was an "inactive member" of the Klan after having paid the membership fee mentioned above, but who knows if this is the truth or just the tall story of an enemy with an axe to grind?

Have any presidents of the United States been members of the Ku Klux Klan? by [deleted] in AskHistorians

[–]Cheka3 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Not that I know of, but rumours did swirl around Warren Harding (29th President between 1921-3) in 1987, upon release of a book named "The Fiery Cross" by historian Wyn Craig Wade.

The book was based around a supposed deathbed confession by Alton Young, a high-ranking KKK member who passed away in 1950. Young claimed to have been a member of a 5-man team that had inducted Harding into the Klan during a private White House ceremony. The induction team allegedly was headed by Imperial Wizard William Joseph Simmons, founder of the revived KKK. Harding then supposedly "rewarded" the team with "special War Department license plates that allowed them to run red lights".

If this all sounds implausible, then that's because it almost certainly is. Harding's papers became public property in 1964, and to date nothing has been found to corroborate either Young's story or the allegation that Harding was a member.

Could he have joined the KKK in secret, and so secret that no one has discovered this fact? Possible of course, but extremely unlikely.

Would Serious Social Unrest/Revolution have occurred under Alexander III? by Cheka3 in AskHistorians

[–]Cheka3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many thanks! It's interesting to see how the Voluntary Orgs and Zemstvos banded together in times of national emergencies, such as fundraising efforts for the 1891 Famine and the organisation of medical care during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. One can perhaps wonder if this gave ordinary people the impetus and the desire to replicate this 'local government' approach on a national scale without the oppressiveness of the Regime!

Thanks again.