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Much like Stalin's mother desired for him to become a priest, Mao Zedong's mother desired for him to become a monk. What opportunities for advancement might have been open for him had he chosen that path and could he have still influenced Chinese politics?

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Around what time did the now common anti-semitic trope of Jewish men being effeminate originate? Does it go back to the Medieval or even Ancient period?

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Much like Stalin's mother desired for him to become a priest, Mao Zedong's mother desired for him to become a monk. What opportunities for advancement might have been open for him had he chosen that path and could he have still influenced Chinese politics?

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What would a urban patron/client relationship look like in the early Byzantine period (eg 500-600AD)? How much change would there be from earlier Roman models?

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What caused the "Qigong Boom" in the People's Republic of China?

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Why did the Diem brothers spend so much political capital on persecuting Buddhists in South Vietnam? Was it simple religious bigotry, naked corruption, based on fears of a Buddhist-Communist alliance or what?

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Around what time did the now common anti-semitic trope of Jewish men being effeminate originate? Does it go back to the Medieval or even Ancient period?

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How important was Andre Gide’s book in defence of pederasty, Corydon, in the history of LGBT thought? NSFW

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Much like Stalin's mother desired for him to become a priest, Mao Zedong's mother desired for him to become a monk. What opportunities for advancement might have been open for him had he chosen that path and could he have still influenced Chinese politics?	5
Around what time did the now common anti-semitic trope of Jewish men being effeminate originate? Does it go back to the Medieval or even Ancient period?	5
Much like Stalin's mother desired for him to become a priest, Mao Zedong's mother desired for him to become a monk. What opportunities for advancement might have been open for him had he chosen that path and could he have still influenced Chinese politics?	4
What would a urban patron/client relationship look like in the early Byzantine period (eg 500-600AD)? How much change would there be from earlier Roman models?	2
What caused the "Qigong Boom" in the People's Republic of China?	2
Why did the Diem brothers spend so much political capital on persecuting Buddhists in South Vietnam? Was it simple religious bigotry, naked corruption, based on fears of a Buddhist-Communist alliance or what?	2
Around what time did the now common anti-semitic trope of Jewish men being effeminate originate? Does it go back to the Medieval or even Ancient period?	0
How important was Andre Gide’s book in defence of pederasty, Corydon, in the history of LGBT thought? NSFW	0