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Upon hearing this, the latter breathed a sigh of relief and immediately patted his chest, promising that he would bring the murderer, Harvey Dent, to justice and would never allow such a thing to happen again.
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"On Sunday evening, a week after I took office, I spoke on the radio about the banking crisis..."
On May 7, just five days after Xu Fu was shot, Roosevelt held his second "fireside chat".
In the broadcast, Roosevelt first briefly recounted what he had said in his first fireside chat, then immediately steered the conversation in another direction: "...After an eight-week hiatus, tonight I will appear before you for the second time, in the same spirit and manner, speaking to you via the radio... As you all know, we have recently decided that it may be time to discuss Eucalyptus XVIII or the Prohibition Amendments..."
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Roosevelt set the first topic of his second "fireside chat" as "Prohibition".
In fact, this is one of the biggest problems in China right now, especially after the attack on Xu Fu, discussions about the "ban" have become a topic of concern for everyone on the streets.
"Actually, we all know that perhaps the purpose of Prohibition was to make everything and everyone better, to make America a more livable country. But unfortunately, I have to tell you, we failed, the 18th Amendment. Instead of making people's lives better, it made things worse. More people died from alcohol during Prohibition than before it was enacted. This is the greatest irony for all Americans."
"Now I have to decide that perhaps it is time to make Prohibition history. As my friend Xu Fu said, the United States enacted Prohibition due to an emergency (World War I), and now, due to another emergency (the Great Depression), the United States has abolished Prohibition..."
"...In conclusion, I believe that repealing the 18th Amendment to the Eucalyptus Law was the right decision, not only reasonable but also necessary. The American people living in this era have already suffered enough; we don't need to continue prohibition. It may not be perfect, but it's not purely evil either." (Nine)
Chapter 904 The Second Fireside Chat
In this broadcast, Roosevelt expressed his firm stance on Prohibition.
This would undoubtedly provoke strong resentment from Prohibitionists, but as the fireside chat noted, the federal government's current financial resources were insufficient to sustain Prohibition in the long term, especially since Roosevelt had only recently taken office, representing a backlash from anti-Prohibitionists. The Prohibitionists' backlash.
"In fact, members of Congress—I mean members of both parties—understand this point equally and have given me favorable and wise support. Members of Congress recognize that measures from ordinary times must be reversed, and even the Constitution must be adapted to the demands of the current special circumstances."
"I believe that many people have learned of Mr. Xu Fu's attack from the newspapers during this time. I once again strongly condemn the attackers, not only because Xu Fu is my friend, but also because he is a member of the United States of America. No American citizen should be treated this way. In an era of economic depression, Xu Fu achieved his current success step by step through his own hard work. He did not come from a distinguished family, but he is one of millions of admirable and hardworking young people, and he should not be treated this way."
During the broadcast, Roosevelt mentioned a shooting that had occurred not long ago.
The attacks by extremists gave him a perfect excuse to prevent Congress, which originally opposed repealing Prohibition, from exerting its legislative power. As a result, the bill was initially delayed in passing. Judging from the current speed of deliberation, Roosevelt believed that the 21st Amendment to the Constitution could be passed smoothly in less than six or seven months.
"Fortunately, Xu Fu, the young man known as '277,' was not seriously injured in the attack, so you can rest assured and continue to wait for the next installment of the Superman series. On this ordinary night, I also invite Xu Fu to the stage to speak frankly from the perspective of a beautiful Chinese man about what the existence of Prohibition is like."
Following Roosevelt's opening remarks, Xu Fu's voice served as a fitting prelude to the broadcast.
People couldn't help but notice that during the second fireside chat, Roosevelt did not forget to invite Xu Fu to speak.
"I am honored to be invited by the President to participate in this dialogue..."
At Roosevelt's invitation, Xu Fu sat down on the sofa opposite him, and his voice, along with the radio, spread to thousands of households.
“Initially, I did not intend to participate in the conversation because I knew very well that the fireside chat was a very important and special channel for Roosevelt to communicate with the American people. But I was persuaded by the president, who told me that the fireside chat was a channel for conveying information to ordinary people and was not within the president’s authority. For the people, what mattered was the content of the conversation, not who was speaking.”
"As the President mentioned, I survived and was not knocked down, so I believe that all Americans are the same and will not fall down easily."
As a challenging channel targeting the entire nation, Saint Xufu naturally cannot allow itself to be manipulated in terms of content.
Almost every word he said was mentioned and discussed outside the White House, many of which were spiritual appeals to the American people.
After all, almost everyone who has personally experienced the Great Depression would not believe the claim that Americans are not easily discouraged.
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It's not that Xu Fu is wrong, but that those who should have fallen did fall in the early stages of the Great Depression.
“I know many people care about Superman, and I make a promise here that as long as I live, no, even after I leave this world, Superman will continue to exist. This superhero who emerged from the Great Depression is no longer just my personal creation; behind him are the expectations of the American people, and he is a symbol of the indomitable spirit of the United States!”
During the fireside chat, Xu Fu stated firmly that he would continue producing the Superman series.
In fact, this was a key factor in his agreement to let Roosevelt participate in the second fireside chat.
Xu Fu planned to leverage the influence of Roosevelt's fireside chat to transform Superman into a truly meaningful spiritual symbol for the American people, rather than just a cartoon character.
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As it turned out, Roosevelt's second fireside chat also generated a strong response.
From him, people learned about the latest developments in the Prohibition Act. Of course, this was only part of the whole fireside chat. In general, the essence of the second fireside chat was industrial revival during the economic crisis. During the economic crisis, fierce competition, extremely impoverished workers, and extremely tense labor relations made America like a country on a volcano, on the verge of destruction at any moment.
If the "new policy" cannot solve these problems, then there is no hope of revitalizing the industry.
To solve these problems, in addition to enacting relevant laws, it is also necessary to gain the understanding and support of enterprises and labor collectives.
Therefore, in the second "fireside chat," Roosevelt called for "business and government to work together to develop plans" and firmly asserted that the government, with the assistance of the vast majority of workers in all industries, "has the right to stop unfair practices and enforce agreements that have been reached."
Roosevelt's goal was to eliminate, you know, corporate competition and the abuse of women and child labor.
In fact, shortly after the second "fireside chat," the National Industrial Recovery Act was enacted. It represented a partial restructuring of American industrial production relations under the conditions of the Great Depression, a restructuring that was clearly out of touch with the development of productive forces.
Accompanying this law is a series of detailed departmental regulations, such as the Presidential Re-employment Act, which prohibits the use of child labor and stipulates a minimum wage of 40 cents per hour for industrial workers, with a working week of 35 hours, and 40 hours for mental workers.
Employers who accept this requirement will receive the Blue Eagle logo.
Of course, there is no doubt that the passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act harmed the interests of business owners, even though many small businesses accepted the law voluntarily or involuntarily.
However, the vast majority of large companies refused to join Operation Blue Eagle from the very beginning.
Many business owners even worried that Roosevelt's actions would plunge America into a second Great Depression, and some even believed that Roosevelt harbored resentment towards businesses and had no chance of being re-elected.
Of course, the newspaper industry also faced some backlash due to the implementation of the National Industrial Recovery Act.
After all, during this period, most newspapers were still sold by street vendors, and the National Industrial Recovery Act explicitly prohibited the use of child labor in factories.
For this reason, most newspaper groups are unwilling to join Operation Blue Eagle, and many newspapers have even protested, arguing that newsboys are not employees of the newspapers, but independent individuals with no direct employment relationship with the newspapers.
As the initiator of the New Deal and given his vested interests with Roosevelt, he would naturally not reject the National Industrial Recovery Act for trivial reasons.
Conversely, The Daily Courier, as the first newspaper to participate in the legislation, received many preferential conditions as a result.
For example, the development of The Daily Courier in various states and the conveniences brought about by its publication.
This is precisely what Xu Fu needs to motivate Superman to [believe].
The impact of Fireside Chat was undoubtedly enormous. If Xu Fu’s statistics are reliable, the sales of Superman comics after Fireside Chat exceeded 100 million copies. This is not just newspaper circulation, but comics published as independent Superman magazines.
In addition, sales of Superman merchandise in various states are also very promising. In Los Angeles, Superman toys were sold out immediately as soon as they appeared in stores.
At the same time, even the number of listeners for the radio drama "The Adventures of Superman" has increased significantly.
It's fair to say that not only New York, but the entire United States was simultaneously gripped by a Superman craze.
[Faith (298540/1,000,000)].
The same phenomenon is also reflected in Xu Fu's acquisition of [faith].
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"How about it?"
The Antiworld, 890 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.
inside the resistance base
After the failure of the Berlin operation, the entire anti-world no longer posed a threat to Xu Fu. Therefore, he now focused his attention on the development of the positive world.
Of course, he never put away the collection of "Fragments of Time Every Day".
Given the current state of the anti-world, the number of Time Fragments obtained from the Avengers and Rebel Alliance members is extremely limited, but there are still some things that can be obtained, aren't there?
"Based on information obtained from the Führer bunker, we have made some discoveries."
Although the most important fragment of the Time Stone, which Red Skull and Xu Fu possessed, had disappeared during the previous battle, the Avengers still did not leave empty-handed.
In the decades following his acquisition of the Time Stone fragment, Red Skull also studied its power and made some progress.
At the Rebel base, Tony compiled Red Skull's research data and studied it tirelessly for several days, finally finding what he was looking for.
"Clearly, Red Skull foresaw the truth of this world."
On the virtual screen created by the nanosuit, Tony constructed a not-too-large galactic body.
"I originally thought that the history of this world was already amazing enough, but looking at this starry sky is an even more amazing sight."
"This is literally the rarest galactic body I've ever seen, ever."
Standing at the base, watching the scene playing on the screen in front of him, Banner couldn't help but complain.
"Don't you find it strange that this world possesses perfect scientific theories, from biology to physics, yet suffers from a huge disadvantage in astronomical research... I originally thought it was the satellite barrier overhead that hindered people's exploration of the universe... but now it seems that perhaps the opposite is true..."
Tony extended his finger, zoomed in on the sphere representing Earth on the virtual screen, and slowly spoke.
"So, you called us here to tell us that there's something wrong with the universe in this world?"
After staring at the ground in front of him for a long time, Thor couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and ask.
Of course not.
Tony shook his head, waved away the magnified Earth in front of him, and reached out to pull over the inconspicuous moon beside him.
"According to the information left by Red Skull, as early as November 1967, the German Aerospace Command secretly launched a lunar landing program. Although it was publicly claimed that the lunar landing had failed, they actually discovered some phenomena on the moon that could not be explained by science."
"Of course, the German Air Force Command at that time could not possibly know what this phenomenon was, but based on Sokala-Sofina, the initial trigger for the Hafnas Island incident, it is not difficult to see that there is some kind of connection between the moon and other worlds in this world, and that an alien who called himself a super giant descended into this world in this way."
"What do you mean?"
Judging from Tony's conversation, Banner clearly sensed something.
"Since supergiants can travel down the moon, why don't we travel through them to find a way up?"
"Tony, that's just your guess. Maybe there's nothing on the moon."