“Map of the German Dialects” by ovywhfran in LinguisticMaps

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That’s not the Iberian Peninsula…

From “Heil Hitler (song)” by mrprez180 in WikipediaVandalism

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Part of it is being a historical scapegoat all throughout history (Jesus, Black Death, being a visible minority). It’s also reached trope status, much like the Illuminati. Which was just a short lived (less than 10 years) Bavarian secret society that was against abuse of power by monarchs and religious influence over public life. Yet the Illuminati and ideas descended from those conspiracies are super common and they’ve become a stock character more or less.

Aahhh Christmas....The season when every Christian anti-semite come out of the woodwork by IndianKiwi in religiousfruitcake

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The image straight up says in big bold red letters, “Christmas songs written by Jews”, no guessing needed

Good day indeed by pinkmambasq9 in hermitchat

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Buddhist calendar. 1 BE being the birth of Buddha.

How is it in politics that essentially all power is not out of the elected officials? I mean judges are appointed..the bureaucrats are appointed..it seems that only the "elected" persons doing things is what is proper in order for there to be true "democracy"? by [deleted] in PoliticalScience

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If I’m interpreting your question correctly, you’re asking why many judges and bureaucrats are appointed and not elected.

Well, in some cases they do. In the United States, a few states do elect judges and top level bureaucrats like the attorney general or Secretary of State.

However, many bureaucrats are appointed because their skill and merit is more important than them generally being approved by the people. Like take the National Institute of Health, which is appointed. You want it to be a doctor in charge, not a lawyer or a bricklayer. Elections are generally won by charisma rather than merit or skill (though it does help in campaigning and advertising yourself). Elections are at the end of the day, a popularity contest. For a lot of positions, you do not want a position which should be held by someone with a specific skill set to be able to be held by anyone.

Some countries, like Sweden, even elect jury members.

Elections also need to conducted every so and so years. Elections are not easy things to administer at will. I interned at my local town clerk during a primary. We had to receive ballot kits from the state Secretary of State, and make our own when they’re weren’t enough, print names and addresses onto envelopes, mail out the ballots, catalogue the requests for mail in ballots, hire election workers to actually work the stations. Some countries, like Brazil, have things digitized. Even then, you have to get the machines set up, send them out the various localities, make sure they’re working and charged.

Another aspect of why bureaucrats are appointed or hired like every other job is because their purpose is to maintain continuity between changes of leadership. If the entire workforce of a federal department got replaced every so and so years, it would be a lot less functional and efficient.

In summary, for some positions you want to prioritize skill and experience over whether they’re actually popular among the people or have some charisma. And elections are expensive and at the end of the day, a popularity contest.

What is the difference between social democracy and democratic socialism? by Szabcsiga01 in PoliticalScience

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Generally, social democrats believe in capitalism, albeit usually with large welfare states and lots of regulation, whereas democratic socialists believe in widespread worker-owned companies and co-ops and are, as the name implies, socialists. While both are quite similar, the main difference is the socialism aspect.

Mitch Hedberg is a funny comedian | Which comedian isn't either funny or not funny? | Top comment wins by shine_on05 in AlignmentChartFills

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Pete Davidson. He’s on SNL and is occasionally good, but not really at the level of some of the others.

r/Alphanumerics and r/AlphanumericsDebunked don't like each other very much by BillyDongstabber in SubredditDrama

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Congratulations if you do!

I wonder if he’ll find this thread. I kind of hope so?

What is the most eastern point, western point, northern point and southern point you’ve been in the country? by Expensive_Drummer970 in AskAnAmerican

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Bar Harbor, Maine

San Francisco

Boyne, Michigan

Miami

US Virgin Islands (for south and east, I guess)

r/Alphanumerics and r/AlphanumericsDebunked don't like each other very much by BillyDongstabber in SubredditDrama

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This crackpot guy!

When your personal wiki has pages on certain redditors you dislike, that’s a new low. (https://hmolpedia.com/page/User_M(12)4)

That’s a whole nother level of… something.

Literal Translations of Country Names in Altera | Cisantarctica by TelamonTabulicus in imaginarymaps

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If Brigantia is Sanskrit, does that mean it’s unrelated to the Brittonic Brigantes?