# Great Debates **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=187 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 188 --- ## [An American city that is 90% of a nonwhite race: Diverse or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-american-city-that-is-90-of-a-nonwhite-race-diverse-or-not/727524)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-american-city-that-is-90-of-a-nonwhite-race-diverse-or-not/727524 "2015-08-13T03:00:57Z")
Let’s say, hypothetically, that there were a city in America that consisted of 90% inhabitants of one single, non-white race. Perhaps 90% Hispanic, or 90% Asian, or 90% Arab, or 90% African-American, etc. Would you des… --- ## [Political Compass #50: Mature people make peace with the establishment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-50-mature-people-make-peace-with-the-establishment/288150)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-50-mature-people-make-peace-with-the-establishment/288150 "2015-08-12T22:39:09Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Crazy ww2 strategy idea : let Hitler and Stalin fight, mop up the winner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-ww2-strategy-idea-let-hitler-and-stalin-fight-mop-up-the-winner/727227)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-ww2-strategy-idea-let-hitler-and-stalin-fight-mop-up-the-winner/727227 "2015-08-12T16:09:22Z")
So I had this crazy idea for what a realpolitik, ruthless United States could have done in ww2 in order to avoid strengthening a deadly enemy of the USA, the Soviet Union. Both Hitler and Stalin were clear enemies of th… --- ## [Your political opponent's goals, with your methods.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-political-opponents-goals-with-your-methods/727468)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-political-opponents-goals-with-your-methods/727468 "2015-08-12T14:47:16Z")
This was originally going to be a “How would you run a Presidential campaign for a candidate you disagree with”, but I realised that left a wide open space to just move their positions left/right/towards your own persona… --- ## [Is it Right for a Broadcaster to Limit Access to National Political Events/Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-right-for-a-broadcaster-to-limit-access-to-national-political-events-debates/727256)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-right-for-a-broadcaster-to-limit-access-to-national-political-events-debates/727256 "2015-08-11T20:05:20Z")
I don’t have cable. Last night I wanted to watch the debate, but Fox had it behind a paywall (of sorts). It was available on the cable channel, or on-line only if one was a subscriber to a cable network which carries Fox… --- ## [An example of interpolation in the New Testament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-interpolation-in-the-new-testament/727228)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-interpolation-in-the-new-testament/727228 "2015-08-10T06:31:03Z")
Romans 1 Παῦλος δοῦλος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ κλητὸς ἀπόστολος ἀφωρισμένος εἰς εὐαγγέλιον Θεοῦ ὃ προεπηγγείλατο διὰ τῶν προφητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν γραφαῖς ἁγίαις περὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ τοῦ γενομένου ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυὶδ κατὰ σάρκα τοῦ ὁρισθέν… --- ## [Did the British really 'drain' Wealth from India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-british-really-drain-wealth-from-india/726092)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-british-really-drain-wealth-from-india/726092 "2015-08-10T05:18:18Z")
There was a recent debate by Shashi Tharoor who claims that the British owe India reparations for them being colonised for 200 years. In this claim, he stated that the British reduced India from a position of where it re… --- ## [True pacifism: What to do if militarily invaded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-pacifism-what-to-do-if-militarily-invaded/727347)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-pacifism-what-to-do-if-militarily-invaded/727347 "2015-08-09T21:55:54Z")
There aren’t many people who are true, 100% pacifists - that is, the view that military war is \*never \*the right course of action - (I’m not sure if Jeanette Rankin would have fit this definition) - but I would like to a… --- ## [Will a 14-year-old start a wave of self-critical soul-searching in academia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-14-year-old-start-a-wave-of-self-critical-soul-searching-in-academia/727223)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-14-year-old-start-a-wave-of-self-critical-soul-searching-in-academia/727223 "2015-08-09T14:23:07Z")
The historical phenomenon of “No Irish Need Apply” has already been examined in this thread, but there hasn’t really been an examination of the flawed scholarship which purported to debunk “NINA.” Briefly: In 2002, a hi… --- ## [Can a discussion of science and religion with intelligence from both sides change your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-discussion-of-science-and-religion-with-intelligence-from-both-sides-change-your-opinion/726328)
**Author:** [@MostlyCarbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyCarbon)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-discussion-of-science-and-religion-with-intelligence-from-both-sides-change-your-opinion/726328 "2015-08-09T00:49:00Z")
In the StarTalk Radio podcast of July 25th, Neil DeGrasse Tyson interviews Richard Dawkins and discusses the interview with Reverend James Martin (a Jesuit priest). I was not persuaded to change my own beliefs but I rea… --- ## [Conservatives hold GOP feet to the fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-hold-gop-feet-to-the-fire/727233)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-hold-gop-feet-to-the-fire/727233 "2015-08-08T20:54:47Z")
One thing that really impressed me with the GOP debate was just how brutal the questions were from Fox. I find that liberals ask Obama questions like; why are you so wonderful? and what is your favorite flavor of ice cr… --- ## [Are political echo chambers bad for society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-political-echo-chambers-bad-for-society/725203)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-political-echo-chambers-bad-for-society/725203 "2015-08-08T20:38:58Z")
By ‘political echo chambers,’ I mean the tendency of conservatives and liberals to self-segregate socially, in such a way that conservatives only associate and converse with conservatives, and liberals only associate and… --- ## [Is an Orphaned Works Act really that big a threat to artists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-orphaned-works-act-really-that-big-a-threat-to-artists/725720)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-orphaned-works-act-really-that-big-a-threat-to-artists/725720 "2015-08-08T10:26:46Z")
So, I’m suddenly seeing some online paranoia about an Orphan Works Act possibly passing. Supposedly this would force artists to register each work with a for-profit company in order to copyright it, and allow Google to… --- ## [Opinion Masquerading as "Fact-checking"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-masquerading-as-fact-checking/727235)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-masquerading-as-fact-checking/727235 "2015-08-08T02:17:12Z")
ISTM that as fact-checking has become a more prominent part of the election campaign coverage, the fact-checkers have veered further away from checking facts and more and more into inserting their own opinions and spins … --- ## [History buffs: how much, if any, did the treaty of Versailles contribute to WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-buffs-how-much-if-any-did-the-treaty-of-versailles-contribute-to-wwii/726080)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-buffs-how-much-if-any-did-the-treaty-of-versailles-contribute-to-wwii/726080 "2015-08-07T17:08:50Z")
I often hear that the treaty of Versailles was one of the main causes of WWII: had it not been so “harsh” against Germany, their economy wouldn’t have done so badly and the Nazis would not have come to power in a wave of… --- ## [Is Amazon Too Big To Fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-too-big-to-fail/726768)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amazon-too-big-to-fail/726768 "2015-08-06T18:28:19Z")
Is Amazon ‘too big to fail’? And if not, how long before they are? I’m thinking of a scenario where Amazon continues to grow, and eventually puts so much of the competition out of business that if Amazon were to go under… --- ## [Is America or Europe More Racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-or-europe-more-racist/726293)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-or-europe-more-racist/726293 "2015-08-06T14:38:14Z")
Every now and then, this meme arises; racism is so common in the US and ol’ tolerant Europe its not. I take serious issue with this idea: first off, America elected an ethnic minority member President. I don’t see a Basq… --- ## [Humanitarian Realpolitik](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanitarian-realpolitik/726338)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanitarian-realpolitik/726338 "2015-08-04T19:10:16Z")
Back in the old days of the cold war Realpolitik, mean the US propping up to dictators of countries with poor human rights records in order to gain their help in the global fight against Communism. Now Communism is larg… --- ## [Isn't it ALWAYS foolish to run from the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-always-foolish-to-run-from-the-police/726601)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-always-foolish-to-run-from-the-police/726601 "2015-08-04T07:32:42Z")
Many of the recent flaps with law enforcement that have plastered the news with some white cop killing some black guy seemed to be instigated with a ratcheting up of stakes where the suspect looked ratty as hell then jus… --- ## [\[Accuracy of claim that\] Christianity is unique with the virgin birth \[story?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accuracy-of-claim-that-christianity-is-unique-with-the-virgin-birth-story/726871)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accuracy-of-claim-that-christianity-is-unique-with-the-virgin-birth-story/726871 "2015-08-04T03:21:30Z")
In a service I attended the pastor said that Christianity is unique with its idea of the virgin birth. I was surprised because according to the Zeitgeist movie I had watched, virgin births and other elements of Jesus wer… --- ## [Why is there an immigration problem in Calais?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-an-immigration-problem-in-calais/726476)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-an-immigration-problem-in-calais/726476 "2015-08-03T22:30:58Z")
As many as two thousand people, who as I understand it are immigrants from outside the EU, have attempted to enter the Chunnel over the last couple of nights to cross from France to the UK. These are people who have alr… --- ## [Christianity in the "Atheist" Soviet Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-in-the-atheist-soviet-union/725730)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-in-the-atheist-soviet-union/725730 "2015-08-03T21:27:56Z")
I just saw this on the “Ex-Christian” website : http://www.ex-christian.net/topic/68767-russian-president-vladimir-putin-rebukes-us-for-abandoning-god-and-christian-values-by-promoting-homosexuality-and-homosexual-marri… --- ## [Do you think that TV ad over Iran is appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-tv-ad-over-iran-is-appropriate/726455)
**Author:** [@electroFAYSEE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electroFAYSEE)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-that-tv-ad-over-iran-is-appropriate/726455 "2015-08-03T15:53:10Z")
All the US is doing by making a commercial like that is making it worse! Also fake images, WTF America? --- ## [Charging a teenager as an adult - when is it appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-a-teenager-as-an-adult-when-is-it-appropriate/726585)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-a-teenager-as-an-adult-when-is-it-appropriate/726585 "2015-08-03T10:53:38Z")
So here in California, a 15-year old neighbor boy has been charged with the rape and murder of 8-year old Madyson Middleton. He’s being charged as an adult, which means he’s eligible for life in prison without parole. A… --- ## [Drop in crime in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drop-in-crime-in-chicago/726680)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drop-in-crime-in-chicago/726680 "2015-08-03T00:33:31Z")
Can anyone confirm or corroborate these numbers? Pretty amazing if true. “Since Illinois started granting concealed carry permits this year, the number of robberies that have led to arrests in Chicago has declined 20 p… --- ## [Rio Olympics - water quality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rio-olympics-water-quality/726586)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rio-olympics-water-quality/726586 "2015-08-02T18:10:34Z")
Saw this article. The test results found high counts of active and infectious human adenoviruses, which multiply in the intestinal and respiratory tracts of people. These are viruses that are known to cause respiratory … --- ## [Could Israel Destroy Iranaina Uranium Enrichment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-israel-destroy-iranaina-uranium-enrichment/726180)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-israel-destroy-iranaina-uranium-enrichment/726180 "2015-08-02T13:18:52Z")
(By itself). i have read that Israel and Saudi Arabia have arrived at an "understanding’ that would allow IAF planes to cross the kingdom to attack Iran. at any rate, could Israel destroy all the enrichment facilities o… --- ## [Political Compass #40: One party states avoid delays to progress.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-40-one-party-states-avoid-delays-to-progress/272953)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-40-one-party-states-avoid-delays-to-progress/272953 "2015-08-02T04:34:33Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Would Our Problems With Muslims Cease If We Got Away From The ME?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-our-problems-with-muslims-cease-if-we-got-away-from-the-me/726571)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-our-problems-with-muslims-cease-if-we-got-away-from-the-me/726571 "2015-08-01T23:22:27Z")
Suppose we stopped all our meddling in the ME? By that I mean: -stop actively interfering in wars -stop supporting regimes (like SA , Pakistan) -stop supplying weapons to ME governments Now, I suppose that we would… --- ## [Can we use technology to end traffic stops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-use-technology-to-end-traffic-stops/726395)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-use-technology-to-end-traffic-stops/726395 "2015-08-01T23:20:28Z")
So many of the tragedies that occur between civilians and police officers begin with a traffic stop. Traffic stops are no fun. I can see how they can be scary for the officer. So, could we somehow use cameras on cars … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=188)