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Why are many of the roofs in North Korea blue? [closed]
I know it might not directly be related to politics, but I wonder if it has any significant political meaning? Out of curiousity, I was looking on many cities in North Korea using Google Maps, and I ...
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In theory, is it allowed in the Chinese Communist Party to overthrow the president？
I mean overthrown by other party members, not by ordinary Chinese, of course.
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Is the $210 trillion fiscal gap measurement valid/true and is it possible to fix it?
Laurence Kotlikoff says the fiscal gap is $210 trillion.
Wikipedia defines "fiscal gap" thusly:
The fiscal gap is a comprehensive measure of a government's total indebtedness. Proposed by ...
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Right to vote in police custody
This question is primarily regarding the situation in the UK but I suppose it applies abroad.
It states on the home office website that providing you have not been found guilty of a crime you still ...
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Aid to North Korea
Does any country other than China publicly provide aid and grants in any form to North Korea? If so, how much and for what?
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How much aid does Palestine receive from the US?
How much aid does Palestine receive every year from the US? I'm looking for unbiased sources, because a pro-Israel source will likely overstate it and a pro-Palestine source will likely understate it.
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Why is Islam the fastest growing religion? [closed]
I was surprised to find out that Islam is the fastest growing religion in West. What is the reason for this?
Please clarify it for me.
Why Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group (US-...
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How are the rights of lgbt people secured in a Socialist government? [closed]
I have looked online at Sweden's website because they seem to be the most socialist country. However, same-sex couples do not have the same benefits and privileges of heterosexual couples. Isn't this ...
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Are Internet Companies (Google, twitter, Facebook , ...) affected by sanctions against Iran?
I'm an Iranian and I've been confronted with sites now and then where I can't get my number registered or I won't be allowed to even view the page where my IP address is detected to be from Iran and ...
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How reliable / respected are George Friedman / Stratfor's interpretations of geopolitics?
Recently, a talk by Stratfor's chairman George Friedman at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs attracted some attention in my homeland Germany, among other things because it appears he frankly ...
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Will I be restricted to enter some countries if I am potential target for the terrorists? [closed]
e.g. killed ISIS member publicly, humiliated them and posted online
ISIS then angry and most likely would target me, can I still visit other countries as per normal? Will there be any laws to ...
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Is an Anarchosocialist a valid political term?
I once heard Noam Chomsky describe himself as one. I have never heard the term before. If it is a valid term, what does it mean beyond the obvious mash up?
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Does the greek Syriza party have another political program than "renegotiate the debt"?
The newspaper clam that Syriza is a "far left" party and that it wants to renegotiate the greek government's debt.
I don't understand how that makes them far left by any extension of mind. Actually ...
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Do political parties pay for opinion polls?
I'm curious about whether political parties pay survey companies for public opinion data. I could imagine, for example, the American parties having a consultancy relationship with Gallup or something....
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Are European union member states sovereign?
Because the member states have to obey some rules, such as :
Placing the EU flag on the left all licence plates
Have to grant freedom of movement
Have to be member of the ESE and grant free trade
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Is Kim Jong-un, the Supreme Leader in a dynasty from North Korea, a monarch based on the PolySci definition?
Given a scholarly definition of "Monarchy" in Political Science or History academia, can you legitimately call the Supreme Leader-led North Korea a "monarchy"?
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What is the success / failure ratio of online petitions?
Ok I see a similar question has been answered and there have been successes: Have any of the "We the People" petitions ever resulted in policy changes?
However, what is the success / ...
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Does ISIS really follow Islamic Politics?
Many Muslims claim to us on the surface that ISIS is not a Muslim organization and is not following the Islamic scriptures , but on the other hand we see that they quote various Quran and Islamic ...
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Why are gay rights opposed in Japan?
There is a non-trivial amount of gay rights opposition in Japan. For example, slightly over half oppose gay marriage.
Given that Japanese people are predominantly not from Abrahamic religions (2.3% ...
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Can you cite an example of law written using Big Data
Let's take the technical definition of Stanford Book "Analysis of Massive Datasets" by Ullmann. They define Big Data a data set that can't be stored and used in a single computer/server. It's common ...
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Does this petition regarding the Logan Act have any legal grounds?
I ran into this petition on Facebook:
File charges against the 47 U.S. Senators in violation of The Logan Act in attempting to undermine a nuclear agreement.
On March 9th, 2015, forty-seven United ...
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In a monarchy, what detemines the title owned by a monarch
Is there anything that determines whenever a ruling monarch is a count, marquis, duke, archduke, prince, king, or anything else ?
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What is being done to stop the weapon supply to ISIS?
Most of the advanced weapons are manufactured in western countries and the basic ones too are manufactured in non ISIS controlled regions , so how do they get access to these weapons? Are the western ...
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Effective ways to prevent hijacking an organisation committee by newcomers
I have been a long time member of a local expat community and have been serving on the committee for many years. We have been ticking along quite nicely for ages, organising a few events a year, ...
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Americans and other nationals who have died under U.N. command, broken down by conflict
I'd like to know if there is any breakdown of the number of people, specifically by nation, who have died under U.N. command (whether as peacekeepers wearing the blue helmets, as diplomatic or service ...
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Why don't signatories of Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances (except Russia) protect Ukraine with force?
The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances is a political agreement providing security assurances by its signatories relating to Ukraine's accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of ...
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Do parliamentary bodies meet year-round?
I'm wondering if bodies such as the U.S. Senate, or particularly the U.K. House of Lords meet year-round, or do the Senators/Lords simply live in the capital the entire year? What about historically, ...
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What is the motivation behind the US I-Visa?
Whereas travellers to the US for "business or pleasure" may enter for up to 90 days visa-free (under the Visa Waiver Program / ESTA), you need a special one if you're "representing the ...
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Why isn't there a worldwide military dictatorship? [duplicate]
I imagine militaries would have a fairly easy time seizing power in nations with few firearms, due to few civilian in most nations having suitable weapons to resist, and seizing power could help the ...
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Why is there few immigration in former communist countries
In occidental Europe there is a lot of immigration from third world countries (Africa, Asia, South America), because people who can manage it are fleeing poverty and hope for a better life. I can ...
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But without government, who will take care of the poor? [closed]
Without government, who will take care of the poor? One government defines poverty as $11,888/yr for an individual.
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When immigrating to Germany, does the German government check the immigrant's criminal record?
Some countries have such checks. Does Germany also check the criminal records of immigrants?
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Would diplomatic immunity allow a consul to kill someone and get away with it?
I'm asking this because a Wikipedia's page states that:
...diplomatic immunity leads to some unfortunate results; protected
diplomats have violated laws of the host country and that country has
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Is it possible for a federated state to be a member of two federations?
It's a well known fact territorial disputes are a constant source of instability and wars, especially if a territory contains both members of ethnicity X and Y.
Would it be possible by having the ...
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Have any systems of direct democracy ever been proposed that are specifically designed to mitigate the problem of "mob rule"?
A common argument against direct democracy is that it allows majority groups to unfairly discriminate against minorities; in motto form, "mob rule."
Question. Have any systems of direct democracy ...
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What programs has the US implemented since 2008 to help education in Nigeria?
I'm writing a research paper for a class on foreign assistance, and am focusing specifically on what the US has done to help education in Nigeria. Even more specifically, I'm looking at how what we've ...
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How can Obama's free community college plan budget only $60B for 10 years?
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/02/free_community_college_take_a_math_class_mulshine.html
Paul Mulshine's article attacks Obama's claim that only $60B will cover ten years whereas ...
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Did the USA inadvertently help ISIS?
Occasionally it is heard from different sources that united states of America is accidentally helping ISIS through various approaches such as sending the parcels of bombs or other war weapons by ...
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Could the US President and Vice President pull off a swap?
I am curious, is there anything preventing the President and Vice President from switching positions?
For example, could the President resign, and then the newly elevated VP appoint him to his old ...
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Can Title II reclassification of broadband be used to require ISPs to let competitors use their infrastructure?
The FCC just voted to reclassify broadband under Title II of the communications act. Could this be used by a new ISP (like Google) to make use of existing ISPs cable infrastructure (e.g. Comcast's ...
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Union Territory also a capital?
For a long time this question has puzzled me,
"How can a Union Territory be the capital of a state??"
P.S: Here, by "state" I don't mean the country....
For example:
Chandigarh (Union ...
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Are anarcho-communists territorial?
AFAIK anarcho-communists consider owning a private property as a violation of NAP. It implies that land also can not be owned. Thus if we consider anarcho-communists living on some territory, will ...
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What is the motivation for felony disenfranchisement?
Felony disenfranchisement is to take away someone's right to vote during or after this person is in prison. It appears particularly common in the United States.
What is the aim of such a rule? Is ...
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Is America really a corporation? [closed]
I have read several articles and websites that have stated that America is actually a corporation... But I don't think this is true since we have so many rights and freedom.
Is America really a ...
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Why did Russia start its aggression against Ukraine after the Ukrainian unrest from 2013-2014?
There're still different opinions on the level of Russian participation in both the Crimean 2014 crisis and the East Ukraine's military pro-Russian unrest (2014 - now). But, if we admit (as I do) that ...
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What is the accepted Libertarian defense against despots?
There are a number of plausible Libertarian solutions to everyday political problems. The initial allocation of natural resources, or dealing with crime, are rather well covered. However, all of those ...
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Who does the most unpleasant dirty work in full communism?
In an anarchist society, or a society of "higher" or full communism, who does the necessary and necessarily unpleasant work required to keep society functioning?
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How does Anarcho Communism solve the temporal division of labor problem?
How does AnCom solve the temporal division of labor problem? Presumably no one wants to live in a cave. Take a pencil, for example. To manufacture it requires a rubber tree farm, a logging territory, ...
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What is Liberal Democracy?
The Liberal Democrats are a social-liberal supporting party in the United Kingdom. The third largest party in the UK is the Liberal Democrats.This is because of number of seats in the quarters of ...
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Power Serves To Create Power [closed]
What does the quote, "Power serves to create power. Powerlessness serves to reinforce powerlessness" mean? Does it mean that those with power remain powerful, and those without power aren't able to ...
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