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Is Iran considered a democracy by the Western world?
In Iran, there is a supreme leader and a guardian council on top of the parliament. Any candidate for parliament must be approved by the supreme leader and the guardian council.
Therefore, this is not the same as the Western form of democracy.
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Is US Congressional spending “borrowing” money in the name of the public?
Watching the C-SPAN feed in regards to the American Rescue Plan, Rep. Tom Rice insists that we are "borrowing ~$5,500 for every man, woman, and child in [the US]."
I remind the people back home that the scale of this plan that she's talking about…
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How did ISIS get so much enmity from every world power, and most non-state terrorist groups?
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ISIS has nearly every State and most non-political entities opposed to it, even other Salafist terrorist groups like Ahrar al-Sham, and the Al-Nusra front oppose ISIS. The support for ISIS does exist, but it is either alleged at best or…
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Why would the Lincoln Project campaign *against* Sen. Susan Collins?
As I understand it, The Lincoln Project is anti-Trump Republicans.
So why would they campaign against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)? And not only that, but campaign the hardest of any Senate election?
I would think she'd be the darling of the movement.…
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How does the Democratic Party have a majority in the US Senate?
According to Wiki, Democrats have a majority in the Senate of the 117th United States Congress despite only having 48 seats. Why are the two independent senators being counted as Democrats? Please explain it at a level for a non-US resident to…
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Why did the US invade Iraq for weapons of mass destruction but not North Korea
Why can the US invade Iraq for weapons of mass destruction but not North Korea who have confirmed nuclear weapons? Are they more scared of NK?
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What new data caused Biden to be declared winner by the news?
At around 07.11.2020, 16:30 UTC (one and half hours ago), it seems like many news outlets in the US decided to call the 2020 presidential election for Biden, which prompted celebration, congratulations, and so on.
This seems to root on the…
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Why do veterans skew right in the US?
I know the military is supposed to be apolitical to a certain degree. But I have found a Pew poll saying that military veterans lean right. This is more pronounced when comparing younger vets to younger non-veterans.
Is the idea of serving in the…
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Why do such a relatively high percentage of Republicans approve of Bernie Sanders?
There was a Gallup poll done that says that Bernie Sanders has an approval of 26 percent among Republican voters. It also says that he has a 78 percent favorability among Democrats. I'm not sure if that is true because so many people talk about how…
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In the 538 Election Forecast, what is the difference between States that are: "the closest races" and "close to the tipping point"?
In 538's Election Forecast, states are highlighted as either having "the closest races" or being "close to the tipping point". What is the difference between these two categories?
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Why did the acronym GOP stick to the Republicans and not to the Democrats?
The general definition “Grand Old Party” appears to have been originally used for both the Republicans and the Democrats, but it was finally used to specifically refer to the Republican Party:
GOP also G.O.P., "U.S. Republican Party," 1884, an…
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Does the motto “Don’t tread on me” have a specific political color?
According to the following extract, the expression has in recent decades been associated with conservative groups:
Don’t tread on me:
Originating as a motto on an iconic Revolutionary War flag, don’t tread on me is a historic expression of…
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How do leaders choose between lives and money?
Amid the current pandemic many governments imposed heavy social restrictions in an attempt to flatten the curve and thereby save lives, and those restrictions take their toll on the economies. For instance, the US sees an order of magnitude rise in…
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Why did some US institutions not migrate their very old software systems to use somewhat newer ones?
This article shows us that some US institutions rely on very old systems (written decades ago, which is very long in IT time perspective):
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says that the state is looking for
volunteers with skills that can be used to…
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If the UK Prime Minister suddenly dies, what happens?
With the news that Boris Johnson has tested positive for COVID-19, and was later hospitalised, a question occurred to me:
What happens if the UK Prime Minister suddenly dies?
I know that the Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party with…
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