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| location | United Kingdom | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 4 months |
| seen | Nov 28 '12 at 10:00 | |
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Nov 6 |
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Why is Che Guevara so famous? It was about his fame not speculative ad hominem attacks |
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Nov 6 |
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Why is Che Guevara so famous? In the context of the times, these we're not extreme views. And as @Sid points out his views changed with the times. I think your second point would be better presented with the background of the anti-establishment counter-culture of the 60's, and the partial judgements of his character (which are incidental to the question) left out. |
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Nov 6 |
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Why is Che Guevara so famous? At the time, the US and UK weren't exactly welcoming places for Black or gay people either. |
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Feb 28 |
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Why was the Cuban Revolution (1953-1959) ultimately successful? @WladimirPalant Or Kamchatka... except in Risk! |
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Jan 16 |
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Who was the first military force to use teppo (guns) in mass battles during the Sengoku-jidai? @JimThio I think it was the Chinese that first invented gunpower and firearms |
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Jan 16 |
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Jan 16 |
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Who first in human history has promoted equality rights of all people? Perhaps this is related: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule |
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Jan 16 |
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Is the claim that Hitler came to power democratically justified? @LennartRegebro I agree I didn't word it very well, and the point I was making is rather vague. I was meaning that violence is part of the political toolbox in all nations and is used with alarming ease when other methods fail. Of course the Nazis were particularly egregious in its use. |
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Jan 16 |
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Is the claim that Hitler came to power democratically justified? McCarthyism, Kent State, People's Park, police opposition to the Occupy movements... |
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Jan 15 |
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Jan 15 |
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Is the claim that Hitler came to power democratically justified? Corrected the spelling of Weimar; added information about the Night of Long Knives |
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Jan 15 |
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Are there arguments to think Hitler was a racist? The Nazis engaged in deeply racist policies, with the anti-Jewish ones most publicised after the war. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_policy_of_Nazi_Germany |
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Jan 15 |
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Is the claim that Hitler came to power democratically justified? The downvote wasn't me, but violence (or threat of) is ultimately the only political tool. Democracy relates to what, rightly or wrongly, people choose as a majority. |
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Jan 15 |
suggested | suggested edit on Is the claim that Hitler came to power democratically justified? |
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Jan 15 |
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Is the claim that Hitler came to power democratically justified? Democracy is a popularity contest, not a rigourous test of fitness to govern. Many "evil" dictators come to power through legitimate means... |
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Jan 15 |
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Did Emperor Gaozu of Han allow people he conquered to keep their cultural identities? @itdoesntwork one of the many pitfalls of reading Chinese history! |
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Jan 15 |
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Why was the Cuban Revolution (1953-1959) ultimately successful? Any revolution must have popular support to be successful. Existing regimes have the incumbent advantage |
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Jan 15 |
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Jan 15 |
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Why was the Cuban Revolution (1953-1959) ultimately successful? Some may argue US foreign policy at the time pushed the Castro regime towards the USSR rather than Communist leanings |
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Jan 15 |
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Why was the Cuban Revolution (1953-1959) ultimately successful? @WladimirPalant The US and USSR are only 53 miles apart at the Bering Straight |
