Why Is There so Much Greed in This World and What Can We Do on an Individual Basis to Counteract Gre
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If Lalu Prasad Yadav is corrupt, then why did Bihar voters elect him or his party?
This answer of mine to another question is relevant here.Indian National Congress, when it was ruling almost all states, was a party which tried to include everybody. It neglected the needs of specific groups. Moreover, most of its leaders came from elite groups. This has led to the political mobilisation of non-elites on the basis of caste, region, ethnicity and so on. Hence India got a generation of leaders who have led the mobilisation of specific social groups. The name mentioned here is part of this generation. Of course, some of them got into corruption cases later, but their emergence is an important part of the political transition in India
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Why did Socrates oppose pure democracy?
Why socrates hated democracy?See this video:Apparently he didnt so much hate democracy then express concern about people lacking education in terms of what rulership is about.If you were heading out on a journey by sea, asked Socrates, who would you ideally want deciding who was in charge of the vessel? Just anyone or people educated in the rules and demands of seafaring? The latter of course, says Adamanteus. So why then, responds Socrates, do we keep thinking that any old person should be fit to judge who should be the ruler of a country?See alsoWhat are your remarks about the video titled "Why Socrates Hated democracy"?.
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Has there ever been a movie in which the actors who portray the characters romantically involved are actually married in real life?
Eyes Wide Shut - Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
Bridesmaids - Melissa McCarthy who ended up in the film with real life husband Ben Falcone
The Long Hot Summer, Paris Blues and Mr and Mrs Bridge - Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith - Paradise
Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin - The Getaway
Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi - Life is Beautiful - plus she's starred in most of the films he's directed
Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Dalton - Agathacan't live without mentioning Bacall and Bogart, and Taylor and Burton, though I haven't seen every film they appeared together in as romantically involvedThere are many more, and surely from many countries
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What do people think Nancy Pelosi can do to control President Trump when they say that she might tear up papers or do clapping that is not genuine, but that she should control Trump and his activities?
Which of the two, Trump or Pelosi, has been impeached? And will forever be impeached regardless of what happens in the Senate?And if the Senate trial is the farce that is promised, the payback may come in the form of a Democratic-controlled Senate come November.And in the event, likely or otherwise, that IMPOTUS is re-elected (many people are unsure if Americans will do the right thing), besides being a lame-duck president, he will likely face a second impeachment with vastly different results.Will he resign? I hope not. I want to see him carried kicking and screaming out of the White House. To think I might get to see that. :).
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How much of a person's autobiography is generally sensationalized or true to his or her life?
Thank you, my friend, for asking me to reply to your question. Good Afternoon.I think the accuracy of an autobiography is probably a very individual thing.Now, I have done many things in my seventy years of life, many things, indeed.
And, I am pleased to admit there are actually a couple of things Ive done that wouldnt be an embarrassment to a decent human being.I guess its just a matter of who we ask for an autobiography. People, being what they are, are prone to exaggeration, embellishment of the facts, and just plain old skulduggery.
I hope you remain healthy, my friend, and enjoy a pleasant Afternoon
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What is your favorite "hidden gem" from Led Zeppelin? A song that was never very popular.
My favorite Led Zep hidden gem is Tangerine from the album Led Zeppelin III. It is a seriously under-rated song that otherwise is brilliant.Here are the lyrics -Measuring a summer's day
I only find it slips away to gray
And the hours they bring me pain
Tangerine, tangerine
Living reflection from a dream
I was her love, she was my queen
And now, a thousand years between
Thinking how it used to be
Does she still remember times like these
To think of us again
And I do
Tangerine, tangerine
Living reflection from a dream
I was her love, she was my queen
And now, a thousand years between
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Can a black hole be destroyed?
Yes, even a black hole has a finite life. This discovery came about when Stephen Hawking discovered that black holes should radiate energy due to quantum mechanical processes. This radiation is called Hawking radiation. As a black hole radiates energy, it shrinks and the more it shrinks, the more it radiates and so finally it will completely evaporate. However, the timescale for this is extremely long: a black hole of the mass of the Sun will take more than a billion times a billion times a billion times a billion times a billion times a billion times the age of the universe to evaporate completely! So it is not a process which has any significant effect
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Which star from the TV show Friends has been the least successful since it has ended?
Theyve all been working consistently since the show ended. When youre measuring the success of an actor, thats the most important factor. Many stars of hit shows arent able to get work consistently after the series run ends. None of the Friends stars has gone wanting for work, and theyre making an equal killing when it comes to Friends residuals, so at the end of the day, does it matter how they rate against one another? I guarantee you, this is not something the actors themselves think about. I doubt that Matthew Perry lies awake at night wondering if hes more successful than Matt LeBlanc, or vice versa
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In Friends (TV series), which pair of friends were the closest?
Hi!All of them were equally close with each other. You can't choose one over the other. Each friendship was unique and would feel best of friendship.But Phoebe and Joey looked closest. There are some instances which prove that.
Joey broke up with Ursula so that Phoebe does not feel bad. They would always do craziest things together without the fear of being judged by other be it playing chess in their own way. Phoebe always supported Joey like in TOW with Vegas she was on board with Joey's identical hand twin bit or when Joey could not speak French she lied to Joey's director so that Joey would not feel bad.
There are a lot such instances which prove that Joey and Phoebe are Closest.Thank You
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In the guitar solo on Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker, it sounds as Page fumbles. Does he, and if so, is this "intentional"?
I personally dont like the solo. What makes that tune so good is Joness bass playing & the guitar playing immediately after that sloppy solo ends. That brief section before the main bass line of the tune returns for Plants last remaining vocals is some of Pages best playing on the early albums. The sloppy solo almost sounds like it was added as an afterthought actually. If it was removed from the song I dont think many would miss it. For blues rock soloing Peter Green & Danny Kirwan were the most tasteful of the British blues rock players. I dont think Page was concerned with neatness in his soloing.
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How do Russian citizens feel about their government?
Does any nation in the world (fully) like its government?Concerning Putin specifically, here is my answer on a similar topic: Eugene Radchenko's answer to Why do Russians love Putin?If you go to lower power levels, things become even more complicated. E.g. many people all but hate the Prime Minister Medvedev (I personally do not think this hate is well-grounded) but also many believe that he and the economy ministries are actually handling the issues fairly well. Also many no not like their regional governor and/or local administration (e.
g. for low teacher salaries, for traffic jams, for paid parkings, for lots of road construction, or for the lack or delays in it) Still others basically think that they do like many things the government does
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Why didn't Phoebe and David end up together on "Friends"?
Phoebe certainly loved David. He was her first love (after the guy in van). Unfortunately after he finished up his pointless research in Minsk, Russia, she was already in love with Mike. Sometimes love is not enough, as she shared a cosmic connection with Mike as well as a history. In Barbados, after Mike and Phoebe broke up as he said he was not ever going to get married again, David showed up to propose to her. Everyone knew that Phoebe was hung up on Mike.At the very moment David was to propose, Mike shows up in Barbados and proposes. She falls for Mike and apologises to David. Pheobe and Mike wed in season 10
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As a police officer, what is the worst duty weapon you carried?
For me it was the Beretta 92fs pistol. Beautifully crafted, smooth as silk action, but just to damn fat of a grip for me. Couldnt shoot it for crap. Chief was giving me crap at the range one day about how bad I shot with it. Said I couldnt shoot for crap. I pulled my personal Springfield Armory 1911 out and shot a perfect score with a very tight group. Shut him up quick. He asked me too see my Beretta and I handed it too him. He then said your authorized to carry your personal 1911 if you want. I never touched the Beretta again. Carried the 1911 for a year until we sold all the Berettas and bought SigP220s.
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Why does the forward voltage and voltage drop differ between different colors of LEDs?
Basically the atom consists of a nucleus and a lot of electrons following elliptical path at different levels around the nucleus. If electrons are pumped up from one energy level to another and these drop back through multiple different energy levels, then the colour depends on a particular drop back of electrons between energy levels. It is like pumping up water up high and water will drop back through different size steps. In semiconductors this size of the steps, hence the colour, is dependent on the material uses.
One may look upon the different materials used as requiring different energies to do the pumping up and this reflects upon the different voltage required for different colours.
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Is Donald Trump running a good campaign against Joe Biden? Why or why not?
Looking in at the craziness from the UK where our political system is entirely different, the US presidential race appears to have degenerated into a battle between two senile old men, each trying to prove the other is more senile. Thats the sort of behaviour youd expect from residents of a care home, not potential heads of state.So the answer is no, Trumps campaign doesnt seem very effective. Hes focused more on making Biden look bad than making himself look good, so the principal message is that Trump is the lesser of two evils. Hardly a ringing endorsement of his own competence, and more of an indictment of the failure of the US political system
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What are some of the best examples of the theory of relativity?
I'm not an expert at this, but will try to answer, anyway. Theory of relativity made many predictions, one was that time should appear slower when near a massive body, like a planet. This is true, time is indeed slower when near a field of gravity.
A clock, near to the surface of the earth, will be slower than a clock in space. This has been observed and is of practical importance; GPS satellites have to consider this difference in time to accurately measure distance/position. If this difference is not considered, the accuracy will decrease exponentially over a small period time.
I suggest you read GPS and Relativity.
