/u/JJVMT's posts
Why do we remember Marx much more than Engels? Is it due to something substantial? Or is it as arbitrary as Marx having a more iconic look, or "Marxism" rolling off the tongue more easily than "Engelsism"?
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After Vatican II, how long did it take for most Catholic parishes to adopt its far-reaching reforms? Did the speed of their adoption differ between majority and minority Catholic countries?
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With the passing of Billy Graham, to what extent did he pave the way for the politicized evangelism of the likes of Falwell in the 80s? (repost)
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Has the treatment of Bedouin people by sedentary Arabs been at all analogous to the treatment of Irish Travellers, Romany, and other itinerant peoples (such as the Yenish) by sedentary Europeans?
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The Godfather portrays mid-century Italian-American mobsters as having a sort of honor code that drew a line at participating in the drug trade. Was this a reality, or just a plot device to make the organized criminal protagonists somewhat principled and sympathetic?
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Did any Mexican soldiers (I mean Mexican citizens, not Americans of Mexican descent) fight in the Vietnam War?
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Why did the various de facto leaders of the Soviet Union over roughly seven decades have such inconsistent titles/offices?
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Why has Cromwell been portrayed as a champion of freedom and democracy when, AFAIK, Britain under him was a strict theocracy, akin to a Puritan version of post-1979 Iran?
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Well known are the acts of voter suppression (e.g., so-called literacy tests, grandfather clauses, outright violence) to which black Americans were subjected for at least a century after emancipation. Were women voters subjected to similar acts in the elections of the 1920s and 30s? (4th attempt)
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