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Is Queen Elizabeth II of England kleptomaniac?
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all of the moments you cutapre. You have such a unique eye for things that it definitely sets you apart from other photographers. I can't wait to see what the future holds for you. I will be there celebrating with you every step of the way!
Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of Rajasthan?
Mr. Ramesh Kumar Jain is the Chief Election Commissioner of Rajasthan. October, 2012
What is Peter Pan's real name in the movie Peter Pan?
The actor's name is Jeremy Sumpter in Peter Pan (2003), and Robin Williams in Hook (1992.)
What are positive motives for imperialism?
Perhaps its also worthwhile considering the poem "The White Mans Burden" by Rudyard Kipling when answering this question.
The poem (possibly sarcastically), espoused some of the "official" motivations behind the behaviour of the British Empire of his era.
Essentially the theme is that more developed nations have a moral obligation to take control of less developed nations and show them how to created a "civilised" society.
While this motive is based on bias and arrogance, its intention is positive.
What is the minimum age for a governor of India?
The minimum age for appointing political members in India depends on the position. A president must be 35 and an MP only needs to be 25 in order to be elected.
Is there consent of the governed in Canada?
According to Wikipedia, "In political philosophy, the phrase consent of the governed refers to the idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified and legal when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised. This theory of consent is historically contrasted to the divine right of kings and has often been invoked against the legitimacy of colonialism. Article 21 of the United Nation's 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government".
But consider the following;
-Consent is often considered to be granted through the electoral process of voting for a representative. A voter may choose from one of the available candidates, yet has no part in the process of selecting candidates or party leaders, and almost no influence on what political decisions the elected representative will make.
-If the authority of government is derived from the consent of the people, this in turn implies that the people should have the right to revoke that consent, yet there are no official or legal provisions to do so and any attempts to do so are not recognised or considered valid.
-International banking and multi-national corporations have more influence over government decision making than the people do. This in turn has allowed continued exploitation of our natural resources and continuing degradation of the environment to the point of harming the biosphere. This continues to occur in defiance of multiple public demonstrations calling for better protection of the environment.
-The majority of tax dollars collected are spent servicing debt to foreign, privately owned banks despite constitutional provisions allowing Canada to borrow interest free from its own banks, thereby placing the government in breach of its fiduciary trust to the people.
-Public healthcare systems continues to degrade due to financial costs taking priority over human lives. No properly informed sane person would voluntarily consent to currency backed by nothing of any real value, and controlled by foreign private banking corporations as being more important than their own life.
-Despite multiple regular ongoing public demonstrations and protests demanding an end to GMO's, Genetically Modified Foods continue to be sold even while questions remain unanswered as to the long term safety of consuming GMO's, and without any form of labelling that would allow a consumer to make an informed choice. Corporate profits are given priority over human life by a government that has a mandate to protect it's citizens.
-In Ontario, as of mid 2016, tax payer funded Hydro One is in the process of being sold off to a private 'for profit' corporation against the wishes of the taxpayers, who payed for the hydro infrastructure with their tax dollars in the first place.
-Soldiers continue to be sent to fight wars, again against public support.
Despite claims to govern by consent of the people, the evidence does not seem to support this as being true.
Compare Communism Fascism Nazism?
Actually, Fascism (at least the Nazi Germany version) was basically Communism without the idea of Nationalism. Hitler revered the Communist philosophy, he just believed Fascism was better because it described ones primary loyalty to the state.
What is the relationship between power authority and legitimacy?
When we talk about authority, it is not the earthly type that we are addressing. Earthly authority relies upon worldly law, or the amount of military troops one has, or power seized or given by others. Worldly authority can be acquired by inheritance, wealth, or even notoriety but not spiritual authority. Authority that is spiritual in scope is given to us by God and operates according to His laws. Spiritual authority like worldly authority must have the power to act in order for authority to be genuine. Worldly authority is not authentic if the one who possesses it doesn't also posses the power to enforcement his will. We would say that this one is just a figure head that possesses no real power. This is why we must not just speak about authority but also power.
Most people know the story about Moses and how he had authority to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt and around the wilderness for forty years. Even though according to Acts 7:25 Moses knew that God had chosen him as the deliverer of the Jewish people, the Jews themselves didn't understand this. After Moses killed the Egyptian, the Jews were afraid of him and asked: ACT 7:27 ". . . 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us? 7:28 'You do not mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday, do you?" Moses before fleeing Egypt knew that he was the deliverer but had no power except his own physical strength. Moses was operating according to the physical world's idea of authority and knew nothing about the spiritual authority that he would deliver these people with. Forty years after running from Egypt, God appears to Moses and tells him to go back to Egypt and to the Jewish people. Moses learned the lesson that physical strength wasn't going to help the people. Moses asks God, EXO 3:11 "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?" 3:12 And He said, "Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain." 3:13 ¶ Then Moses said to God, "Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I shall say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you.' Now they may say to me, 'What is His name?' What shall I say to them?" 3:14 And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" EXO 4:1 Then Moses answered and said, "What if they will not believe me, or listen to what I say? For they may say, 'The Lord has not appeared to you.'" 4:2 And the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A staff." 4:3 Then He said, "Throw it on the ground." So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. 4:4 But the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail"-- so he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand- 4:5 "that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you." Moses knew that he needed not only the name of God but also proof that God truly spoke to him and sent him to the people.
Would anyone doubt the fact that Moses was a true authority of God after reading all that we have on his life? Moses showed his maturity of faith and trust in God by enduring the doubts of the Israelites. When the process of plagues upon the Egyptians resulted in hardships upon the Israelites, Moses stood strong. Moses believed God's word even though he didn't fully understand God's method. The demonstrations of power showed Moses' authority to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and the reality of God's judgment upon those who would abuse and mistreat His people. Surely God uses His chosen authorities to perform such amazing supernatural events. Power to punish and retaliate against our enemies is a must for every authority (of course our enemies are Satan and his angels). Moses walked in supernatural power that enabled him to stand against those who would oppose what he was to do. This power is missing within the twenty-first century church. We are starting to see the budding of the rod and the separation of the holy from the profane. Why were people so amazed when Ananias and Sapphira (acts 5) died at the apostles feet? The reality of real power and authority is a fearful thing. Even the author of Hebrew declares the same thing. Heb 10:31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. God uses people to execute His justice and bring judgment upon the unrighteous, because we represent His authority.
1. The reason for stripping people of free will is to make (near) total control easier. Rebellion is impossible. 2. The second point is trickier. You say 'controls them without them realizing it'. To some extent, surely, they are aware. They know that they can be observed and they know about the dreaded Ministry of Love and so on ... However, one of the key tricks is to deprive people of knowledge of any real alternative. The wretched world of the novel is the only one that people know. There's no question of travelling to another country; there's also no way of travelling into history, into the past. That is why the Party controls all history books and so on. Winston Smith is, for example, unable to find out minor details, such as whether capitalists really did wear top hats or whether it was simply a way of indicating capitalists - what we would now call an icon. One of the key devices for controlling the people in most totalitarian states was to reduce the scope for knowledge of alternatives.
Who plays Peter Pan in the second Peter Pan movie?
There have been quite a few real humans to play Peter Pan. Jeremy Sumpter is the most famous actual *boy* to play the part, in the 2003 movie. Robin Williams played grown-up Peter in the 1991 film "Hook". Betty Bronson played Peter in a silent movie in 1924. In stage musicals, the most famous people to play the role in recent decades have been gymnast Cathy Rigby (1990s-present), Sandy Duncan (1970s-1980s), and Mary Martin (1950s-1960s). Meanwhile dozens of other actors (mostly women) have played Peter Pan in regular stage productions (without the added musical numbers) since 1904.
What african country is in a state of anarchy or lacks a government?
You are likely thinking of SOMALIA, but this is not technically correct since Somalia has always had a government in Mogadishu. The issue has been expanding it to cover the entire country.
First off, Somalia has never been in anarchy. While Somalia comes close to being an anarchy because the national government cannot extend its power to the entire territory. The territory instead has innumerable local warlords who actively contest the authority of the national government. However, the presence of these warlords serves to be a form of recognized government, which is why Somalia is more properly classified as a failed state (a state where the national government cannot compete with local warlords to the extent that the local warlords control more than the national government).
As for why Somalia is a failed state, this was not "introduced" by anyone. This was a direct result of the infighting an disagreements between the various rebel groups that effectively ousted dictator and strongman Siad Barre.
Which singer refused to testify before a government committee investigating anti-Communism?
pete segeer
What is political importance of multiparty system?
In many downtrodden parts of India, if you take a close look you will observe that the people know about political parties more than just that of what their constitution says. So in my view the political parties are one of the most important part of Indian democracy because they are the medium through which a most common man also know to put his views.....political parties really matter.
What are the similarities of Marxism and Fascism?
Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
What are the similarities between monarchy and republic?
Both get their sovereignty from their citizens.
What are some of the examples you have found of government in your daily life?
Public metro systems. Traffic signs - to protect drivers and pedestrians
Mailbox - to help people communicate, pay bills
Taxes - to run government programs.
Grants/stimulus money - creates jobs or gives money.
What is the slogan of former president Joseph Estrada?
"I have faith in the democratic process we have established and in the capacity of our people to perfect themselves in it."
and this
"Every epoch has its own heroes and every hero has his own epoch."
not so sure :)
A one party system is a type of political system that is dominated by a single party. Often this is the case when a country holds elections, but the outcome is predictable and a leader from a single party runs for office unopposed.
Does Nazism and fascism have some similarities?
they believed that the good of the nation was all important<----NovaNet
What are two examples of representative democracy?
The two types of democratic government are:
> direct democracy; and
> republic democracy
What is the significance of a caudillo?
A Caudillo is a Spanish term that describes the political and/or military leader leader of an authoritarian country. The term translates into English as leader or chief, or more pejoratively as 'dictator' or 'strongman.' Caudillos have had a huge impact in both Spain and Latin America, examples being Juan Peron (Argentina), Fidel Castro (Cuba), and Francisco Franco (Spain).
Note that Caudillo is used to describe a charismatic populist leader, as opposed to dictators like Somoza or Allende.
Do communist leaders believe in communism?
There are no Communist leaders. Communism is a classless moneyless society that can only be established by class-conscious workers who have rejected the idea of leaders.
Why did the Framers prefer representative democracy over direct democracy?
The Founders universally opposed democracy--we are a Republic, not a Democracy, which means, by definition, that we have a representative form of government not a direct vote. Alexander Hamilton said that "democracy was the surest path to tyranny".
