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human
Hi there! Do you have any interest in rap/hip hop history? I just read that Tupac's music is in the library of congress due to is cultural significance
gpt
Hello! Sorry I took so long, I was reading. I have no interest in rap history but I suppose we'll talk about it anyway!
human
No problem! If there's anything else you liked more thats fine too!
gpt
The thing I found interesting is how the ideologies of the two major political parties has flip-flopped since the 1800s when democrats were conservative and republicans liberal
human
I thought that was kind of crazy too! It sounds like they were pretty dominate too.
gpt
I think Lincoln was probably the most well known republican president who was liberal
human
*takes a step back* I agree- did you read about Roosevelt forming his own party after being rejected by the GOP? It sounds like that lead to a major turning point as far as the Republican party becoming more conservative
gpt
*eyes widen* Yeah I hadn't thought about Roosevelt's actions leading to an ideological shift until now. I also used to think that "Bull Moose Party" was the real name of the party he created but apparently the real name was the Progressive Party
human
I never knew that either! I always remember hearing the name "Bull Moose" from school history classes. I also noticed that every president since 1853 has been either a Republican or Democrat- I knew Independents weren't popular...but not that unpopular haha
gpt
I don't think the other non-Republican or Democrat presidents were independents, I believe the major parties before then were Whigs and Tories. Nowadays it would probably be for an independent to be elected president without the support of a major party even if they were an excellent candidate
human
Didn't know that either! I agree, it would be really difficult. Did you read that "red" and "blue" were only consistently used for Republicans and Democrats starting in 2000? That seems so recent!
gpt
*smiles* I actually was on a political website recently where they used red for Democrats and blue for Republicans; it was very confusing
human
Really? I would be really confused. Another fact I liked- every US president with a  beard has been a Republican. These bullet points are great to remember for trivia!
gpt
*raises eyebrows* Apparently there were soldiers in World War 2 who made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil; I had no idea making a radio could be that simple!
human
I read that too! I don't know anything about radio technology, but that sounds pretty amazing! I wonder what they were capable of doing though as far as sending and/or receiving. Did you know that you can hear radio storms on Jupiter on AM radio? I wonder what it sounds like...
gpt
*leans slightly forward* I hear that Jupiterian (Jovian?) music is really good too
human
*eyes brighten* Hahah must be why AM radio is so popular ;)
gpt
*takes a step back* Apparently there is a government mandate in Canada that at least 40% of the music played on the radio be Canadian. I suppose that's due to national pride but it seems silly
human
That's strange. I wonder how that works if a particular genre doesn't have enough Canadian artists to fulfill that 40%...a lot of repeat songs I guess?
gpt
I imagine that there aren't enough Canadian rappers, the only one I can think of is Aubrey "Drake" Graham, which i suppose is a perfect segue back to the rap history subject
human
Hah there you go! I didn't know that was his full name though. I'm interested to hear a "compliment battle" in action. I read that is a new type of freestyle invented by Korean rappers
gpt
I had never heard of a compliment battle before.
human
*body relaxes* Haha it sounds like it could be entertaining for a minute. I'll have to look one up after this! It looks like we've made it through all of our turns though. Good talking with you!
gpt
You too