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Apr 4	comment	Why did the political parties in the US give up power to run primary elections to some states? In short: lots of shenanigans.
Apr 4	comment	What happens after a widespread social chaos? An extremely important factor is freedom of speech. If you have independent media, corruption becomes less of a problem, because it is exposed.
Apr 2	comment	Why did the political parties in the US give up power to run primary elections to some states? I've been a member of a political party once. It's not that simple. You can believe in the movement in general, but mistrust your regional party bosses, or the central committee. Big political parties see a lot of inner struggles, and sometimes the ways and means used are really, really low.
Apr 2	comment	Why did the political parties in the US give up power to run primary elections to some states? Maybe to ensure that the ballots are fair and party voters trust their results more?
Apr 2	comment	What was the most important cause of the Second World War? Not really. Great Britain encouraged German colonialism in the XIXth century, for example. German overseas trade has been protected then by the British Navy. German economy has been growing at an astonishing pace, and by the beginning of the XXth century it was anything but weak. In steel production they overshot Britain by a large margin. It was not a problem for Britain. It only started feeling threatened by Germany when the latter started developing a navy capable of defeating RN and supporting a successful invasion (the converse was never true because the UK lacked an Army big enough).
Apr 2	answered	What was the most important cause of the Second World War?
Apr 2	comment	What was the most important cause of the Second World War? The problem with this explanation is that the rhetoric "Other nations want to keep Germany weak and prevent it from reaching its "place under the sun"" was common in Germany long before WW I, say nothing about the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler was singing a tune the Germans were used to since Kaiser Wilhelm.
Mar 28	comment	Was Russo-Polish of 1919-1920 a war of independence? But it wasn't at war with Poland.
Mar 28	comment	Was Russo-Polish of 1919-1920 a war of independence? @HermannIngjaldsson What is so hard to understand here? The UK and France went to war with Germany because a) it went to war with Poland and b) was a threat to France and UK as well. Neither of it were true w/r to the Soviet Union in 1939.
Mar 27	comment	Are Americans More Obsessed With the Military Aspect of History? If so, why? VD Hanson is a neocon shill.
Mar 27	comment	Are Americans More Obsessed With the Military Aspect of History? If so, why? @sbi Yup, but both things are much fresher in the mind of Americans.
Mar 24	comment	Are Americans More Obsessed With the Military Aspect of History? If so, why? America is a country based on genocide and cemented by a civil war. No wonder it's obsessed with war.
Mar 23	comment	What happens after a widespread social chaos? How much do you pay (in $$)?
Mar 23	answered	What happens after a widespread social chaos?
Mar 23	comment	What happens after a widespread social chaos? "Internet is barely usable (have a 7mbs and get only 1mbs or less)" - I remember that my 24/7 first internet connection was 128kbs ;-)
Mar 22	comment	Has a book ever caused the ousting of a dictator? @Sardathrion Seriously. Also, the claim that Sharp's book has been used in Poland is just BS. Polish anti-Communist opposition had enough thinkers and leaders of their own. I doubt Sharp could offer them useful advice, given he was a guy from outside.
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Mar 21	comment	Has a book ever caused the ousting of a dictator? Is this an answer or an advertisement?
Mar 21	comment	Why didn't Moldova unite with Romania? "And, more importantly, knowledge of English is required for official documents because Romania is part of the EU." -- Not true. EU is big on translating every official document into all official languages of its member states. In practice, being part of the integrated EU economy means that you're strongly advised to learn English, but there's no official requirement.
Mar 19	comment	World War II - Have Historians Envisioned How The Axis Powers Might Have Won? Also: in 1945, the US has nuclear weapons, making the defeat of both Japan and Germany virtually certain.