Persuasion in US History: A thread.

Native Americans were persuaded to cede their lands. /1

George III was persuaded to recognize the colonies as independent /2 https://t.co/Um156gmz6L
The US economy was built on staple crop agriculture performed by persuaded laborers /3 https://t.co/Um156gmz6L
Using gentle and sensitive language, the US persuaded Mexico to cede half its territory to the US /4 https://t.co/Um156gmz6L
In a triumph of diplomacy and discourse, the Lincoln administration persuaded the South to end slavery. /5
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The Klan was formed after the Civil War to persuade Black Americans they didn't really need civil rights. /6 https://t.co/Um156gmz6L
The US government used rifles and artillery to persuade striking railroad workers to return to work. /7
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It was a triumph of persuasion to get Hawaiians to cede their sovereignty to armed American sugar planters reinforced by Marines. /8 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai
It was difficult, but the Hoover administration was able to persuade the Bonus Army to depart Anacostia Flats. /9 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai
Good thing the Allies were able to persuade the Nazis to stop being evil before things really got out of hand. /10
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The integration of southern schools was accomplished via civil discourse and the arts of gentle persuasion. /11 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai
The US policy in Vietnam shoes how committed the nation has been to using persuasion to accomplish foreign policy objectives. /12 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai
Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders were able to persuade recalcitrant southern whites to stop being racist. Who can forget that sublime spectacle in the marketplace of ideas /13 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai
The new national anthem:
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॥ॐ॥
अस्य श्री गायत्री ध्यान श्लोक:
(gAyatri dhyAna shlOka)
• This shloka to meditate personified form of वेदमाता गायत्री was given by Bhagwaan Brahma to Sage yAgnavalkya (याज्ञवल्क्य).

• 14th shloka of गायत्री कवचम् which is taken from वशिष्ठ संहिता, goes as follows..


• मुक्ता-विद्रुम-हेम-नील धवलच्छायैर्मुखस्त्रीक्षणै:।
muktA vidruma hEma nIla dhavalachhAyaiH mukhaistrlkShaNaiH.

• युक्तामिन्दुकला-निबद्धमुकुटां तत्वार्थवर्णात्मिकाम्॥
yuktAmindukalA nibaddha makutAm tatvArtha varNAtmikam.

• गायत्रीं वरदाभयाङ्कुश कशां शुभ्रं कपालं गदाम्।
gAyatrIm vardAbhayANkusha kashAm shubhram kapAlam gadAm.

• शंखं चक्रमथारविन्दयुगलं हस्तैर्वहन्ती भजै॥
shankham chakramathArvinda yugalam hastairvahantIm bhajE.

This shloka describes the form of वेदमाता गायत्री.

• It says, "She has five faces which shine with the colours of a Pearl 'मुक्ता', Coral 'विद्रुम', Gold 'हेम्', Sapphire 'नील्', & a Diamond 'धवलम्'.

• These five faces are symbolic of the five primordial elements called पञ्चमहाभूत:' which makes up the entire existence.

• These are the elements of SPACE, FIRE, WIND, EARTH & WATER.

• All these five faces shine with three eyes 'त्रिक्षणै:'.

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Where to begin?

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Dalton School...Dalton School...rings a

Oh that's right.

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