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| bio | website | orlandofoodnotbombs.org |
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| location | Orlando, FL; USA | |
| age | 29 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 2 months |
| seen | 7 hours ago | |
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I'm a socialist (of the council-communist current promoted by the likes of Anton Luxemburg, Pannekoek and other Dutch German leftists, NOT state-socialism) with an avid interest in history and economics. I am currently studying computer science at the University of Central Florida and hope to graduate with my Bachelors degree within the next year.
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Apr 19 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 17 |
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Why didn't Russia help Saddam Hussein as it is helping Syria now? @mgb, I would point to this unusually well written CNN article on the connection between Syria and Russia, articles.cnn.com/2012-02-09/opinion/…. While the connection between Israel and America is certainly deeper, there is plenty of evidence that the Russians do in fact have a deep relationship to the Syrian government that dates back to the cold war. |
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Apr 17 |
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Why did Canada, Australia and New Zealand separate from UK? Had to make many grammatical changes to reformulate this question in proper English ad to keep this question from being "not unambigous" in the word's of the author :P I have tried not to alter his intent. |
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Apr 17 |
answered | Why didn't Russia help Saddam Hussein as it is helping Syria now? |
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Apr 17 |
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Why didn't Russia help Saddam Hussein as it is helping Syria now? I'd also point out that Russia has had a long presence in Syria that dates to the height of the cold war. Syria was the Soviet Union's equivalent of Israel to the US. The Russians allied with Syria to both fend off the Americans and, like the Americans, use Syria as a foothold into the oil rich regions of the Arabian peninsula. Syria has one of the most powerful armed forces in the region (and from what I understand composes much of the Arab league's military forces). Syria is still very important to the Russians in furthering their goals in the region. |
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Apr 17 |
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Why did Canada, Australia and New Zealand separate from UK? Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were all British territories, yes. While I do not know the answer to this question, I do believe that "financial reasons" played a role. Do keep in mind there is a vast distance between those colonies and the British holdings of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Whereas the people of the colonies in question could more easily "separate themselves" from the UK, northern Ireland for instance had long attempted to end British rule, but Britain was able to repress this desire likely because it was more financially capable due to the closeness of Ireland. |
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Apr 17 |
suggested | suggested edit on Why did Canada, Australia and New Zealand separate from UK? |
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Apr 10 |
asked | How Successful Were the International Brigades? |
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Apr 9 |
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war wiki excerpt added 103 characters in body |
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Apr 9 |
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culture wiki excerpt added 334 characters in body |
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Apr 9 |
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revolution wiki excerpt added 194 characters in body |
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Apr 9 |
awarded | Vox Populi |
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Apr 9 |
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When and where did socks become common? Very detailed! Kudos! |
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Apr 9 |
suggested | suggested edit on war tag wiki excerpt |
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Apr 9 |
wiki | created war excerpt |
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Apr 9 |
awarded | Suffrage |
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Apr 9 |
suggested | suggested edit on revolution tag wiki excerpt |
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Apr 9 |
wiki | created revolution excerpt |
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Apr 9 |
suggested | suggested edit on culture tag wiki excerpt |
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Apr 9 |
wiki | created culture excerpt |
