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edited 11th Oct '14 3:17:52 PM by MarqFJA
A procrastination in of itself
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Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
Question: Are continuity of government plans inherently incompatible with the separation of powers?
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Depends on the way they work and which country you are talking about.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Are more-than-two parties are prerequisite for countries with parliaments?
Grr... <3
I am not one to talk about this, but my first assumption is that a parliament is a body of governing officials.
Under that definition, the country can have any party system it wants, or no party system, or no official party system, and not stop being a parliamentary based government.
A procrastination in of itself
There are no prerequisite, most countries that use a parliamentary system will also use a voting system that leads to multiple political parties emerging, but that's not always true, the countries that got their system from the UK tend to use First Past the Post the same as the US (though the effect it has varies) and you've also got places like Burma (not exactly a democracy), Japan (which almost has one party rule, despite having a PR light system) and others all operating with parliamentary systems.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
In case of Japan, the rule of the LDP has always been very colourful. The party itself rarely ever matters, but the specific parliamentary group an individual politican belongs to does. Some belong to conservative Shinto groups, while others may be very liberal.
For China, the CCP is hardly a monolith, but an incredibly cut-throat system where different factions fight for control. The current "anti-corruption" drive of Xi Jinping is targetting the remnants of Jiang Zemin's clique.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Perkele
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Opinions?
edited 19th Jun '16 8:45:25 AM by TerminusEst
Si Vis Pacem, Para Perkele
United Earth
The man is a world-class asshole.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Grr... <3
Although I don't tend to agree with the enemy of my enemy philosophy, anyone who hates Putin I like.
What did he do?
I don't know about his dickishness, but his notorious black and white thinking is considered lacking in any level of political subtlety or prowess. Not that he's an idiot (at all), but the simplistic thinking is very often more inflammatory than it needs to be.
I find his lack of faith and knowledge of the Force disturbing.
Would violent revolutions that lead to the targeted heads of state be frowned upon on nowadays, like the French Revolution and Russian Revolution?
edited 23rd Jun '16 7:56:17 AM by HallowHawk
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Such revolutions have always been frowned upon by those in power. It's only after the fact that they came to be regarded as necessary (and not everyone agrees with that).
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Most people do in France, but that's because the French Civil Religion elevated the Revolution into a key point of National Identity. Also the French still quite like Napoleon, though not as much as they used to.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Then what about the UN?
In the pursuit of great, we failed to do good.
Also depends on the targeted heads of state. No one wept for Gaddafi. The problem is often the aftermath.
But what if the "revolution" turned out to be nothing more than a power grab because the instigator just didn't like the one in power?
Usually thats exactly what it is. What said usurper does with that power is all that really matters, in the end.
The UN didn't exist back then. Even its predecessor the League of Nations was created shortly after the Russian Revolution. As it happens, all of Europe (ruled by various monarchs) was against the French Revolution (there is a reason the French anthem is a war song).
Well, looking at it now, I'd say we're (the French) better off with a republic as we would be with an absolute monarchy. A parliamentary monarchy would probably have worked as well, with a less violent transition, but that would have required more anticipation on the part of the monarchy (and the transition would still have required pressure from the populace).
edited 23rd Jun '16 8:45:37 AM by Khudzlin
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Killing people is frowned upon more these days than in the past. So comparable revolutions these days would involve a lot more life sentences and a lot fewer death sentences.
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Then, does Trump believe in Government-directed industry?
Plot twist: Trump is a Strasserist
If I may ask: what does OTC mean?
But the main difference between far-left Anarchism and Communism is that Anarchism views a state as fundamentally damaging to equality, where as Communism views a state as necessary to protect it.
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