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Have cities always been more liberal than rural areas? If so, why?

371 upvotes • TheApiary

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Alexander Kerensky of Revolutionary Socialist Party who headed the Russian Provisional Government ultimately ended up in the US as a professor in Stanford University. How did he view the Cold War between USSR and the US post World War 2? Did he still remain a supporter of Socialism?

371 upvotes • Shashank1000

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How long could a remote village in the Middle Ages go without knowing that their nation had been conquered?

371 upvotes • lordpond

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Is there any reason why the terms 'axe murder' and 'axe murderer' exist in the popular lexicon but not 'knife murder(er)' or 'gun murder(er)'?

371 upvotes • Colonel_N_Sane

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European dragons and East Asian Dragons represent different symbols and features yet are undoubtedly similar. Did they have influence one over each other, or are similarities a matter of coincidence?

371 upvotes • deGoblin

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In the Holy Roman Empire, why didn't Bohemia the largest German state, simply not eat the smaller German states?

371 upvotes • TheCatman11

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To what extent did the Cultural Revolution (and the CCP in general) "destroy" Chinese culture?

371 upvotes • ltzmy

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In “It’s A Wonderful Life” Mr Potter is depicted as being able to sign out a warrant for George Bailey’s arrest in his capacity as a board member of the Bank Bailey runs: was this a real legal possibility in 1940s America?

371 upvotes • the_arctic_monkey

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Hannah Arendt's "Banality of Evil": What is the current historical consensus regarding her thesis that a large part of the Nazi bureaucracy and war machine was "banal" and had no larger ideological fanaticism or "evil" driving their actions?

371 upvotes • Pashahlis

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I am the true sacred sovereign on earth, the second son of God, Hong Xiuquan. Ask me anything!

371 upvotes • Hong_Xiuquan

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Have cities always been more liberal than rural areas? If so, why?	371	TheApiary
Alexander Kerensky of Revolutionary Socialist Party who headed the Russian Provisional Government ultimately ended up in the US as a professor in Stanford University. How did he view the Cold War between USSR and the US post World War 2? Did he still remain a supporter of Socialism?	371	Shashank1000
How long could a remote village in the Middle Ages go without knowing that their nation had been conquered?	371	lordpond
Is there any reason why the terms 'axe murder' and 'axe murderer' exist in the popular lexicon but not 'knife murder(er)' or 'gun murder(er)'?	371	Colonel_N_Sane
European dragons and East Asian Dragons represent different symbols and features yet are undoubtedly similar. Did they have influence one over each other, or are similarities a matter of coincidence?	371	deGoblin
In the Holy Roman Empire, why didn't Bohemia the largest German state, simply not eat the smaller German states?	371	TheCatman11
To what extent did the Cultural Revolution (and the CCP in general) "destroy" Chinese culture?	371	ltzmy
In “It’s A Wonderful Life” Mr Potter is depicted as being able to sign out a warrant for George Bailey’s arrest in his capacity as a board member of the Bank Bailey runs: was this a real legal possibility in 1940s America?	371	the_arctic_monkey
Hannah Arendt's "Banality of Evil": What is the current historical consensus regarding her thesis that a large part of the Nazi bureaucracy and war machine was "banal" and had no larger ideological fanaticism or "evil" driving their actions?	371	Pashahlis
I am the true sacred sovereign on earth, the second son of God, Hong Xiuquan. Ask me anything!	371	Hong_Xiuquan