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Non-subjective definition of "terrorist", or widely used equivalent term?
Philipp comments:
...We all know that one side's terrorists are another side's freedom fighters...
Suppose big Country X provides arms to little Country y's native "freedom fighters", who do certain scary things, ("for freedom!"), which goes on…
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Are there any countries with no elections at all?
I was browsing the Wikipedia article on Voting age and the following map struck me. The colours refer to different ages, full legend here:
Regardless of other restrictions (only men, only one party, etc.), this map seems to show every single…
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In the Weimar Republic what was the role of the people sitting on the left side of the speaker?
I know that in the Weimar republic the chancellor and other ministers of government sit in front of the members of parliament on the right side of the speaker but was the role of the people who sit to the left of the speaker?
Are they some sort of…
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As a non-U.S. citizen, who can I write to in the U.S. government about a corrupt organization?
I am a South African citizen and was involved in Scientology for some years. I have recently been watching Leah Remini's exposé documentary series on Scientology and I would like to get the Church of Scientology investigated for tax fraud, abuse,…
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Why is there no paid maternity leave in United States (federal level)?
According to this document (page 3), US is an exception when it comes to total paid leave related to maternity (paid maternity leave + paid parental and home care leave available to mothers). The OECD countries average is about one year (55.2…
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Is China really Communist?
Having read Karl Marx, and seeing the 10 tenets of Communism, I find it hard to consider China as a Communist country.
Just trying to stick to the 10 tenets.
Abolition of private property, everything is public.
Progressive Tax.
Abolition of…
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What purpose do anti-Polygamy laws serve?
Question title says it all really. Polygamy is illegal in most US states, here in Britain and also no doubt many countries elsewhere, but why? What are the political motivators for this, especially in a country which has a separation of church and…
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Is the Queen privy to any state secrets?
From my understanding, the Crown's role is largely symbolic in UK in reality.
Is the monarch privy to any UK state secrets that normal non-government civilians wouldn't be privy to? Does the Queen get automatic security clearance?
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How will shutting the government down enable Trump to build his Mexico border wall?
In a recent rally in Pheonix, Arizona, Donald Trump threatened to shut down the government if that's what it would take to build his infamous Mexico border wall:
"If we have to close down our government, we're building that wall,"
"We're going to…
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Is 'identity politics' vs 'freedom of speech' a valid dichotomy?
I've heard one friend say:
I'm sick of all this political correctness. People should be able to say what they think. Words never physically hurt anybody. Freedom of speech is part of the US Constitution's First Amendment.
I've heard another…
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Does gerrymandering not affect elections for US Senators?
Gerrymandering is a problem; a Representative could have their voter base diluted across neighboring districts at the whim of the controlling party. But Senate elections are statewide, and states don't tend to change shape a lot. Given that…
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Is there any evidence that Filipino president Duterte's war on drugs has been successful?
Is there any evidence to suggest that the war on drugs in the Philippines by president Duterte has proven to be successful, with regards to the reduction of drug-related crimes?
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No deal Brexit : How is it going to help UK to create new trade deals?
There is a lot of optimism that leaving EU's Single Market, will be an opportunity for UK to create new trade deals with other countries outside the EU. I have seen articles and people using this argument, but I never got to understand it.
Is the…
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Why do farms need subsidies?
The title is slightly misleading, farms need subsidies because it's difficult to make them financially viable, but...
Why do farms in developed countries require state subsidies (CAP in Europe, I believe there are similar schemes in the US)? Using…
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Why would a country allow or prohibit prostitution?
Many highly developed countries such as Germany, Switzerland, or Australia legalized prostitution for the most part and treat it as a job like others. Spain has decriminalized it.
However, We find that there are many highly developed countries that…
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