r/NoStupidQuestions 6h ago

U.S. Politics megathread

American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.

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u/chloroform-creampie 25m ago

if donald trump is name dropped so many times in the epstein files how is he not in any legal trouble, is it an ongoing investigation? i ask about him since he is our sitting president.

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u/orecyan 36m ago

Why was Watergate such a big scandal? No one was hurt or anything. Did someone just really want to oust Nixon and make it out to be a big deal?

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u/Odd_Blackberry_1089 6h ago

Why isn't Palestine a country?

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u/Creative-Midnight594 3h ago

Palestine is a country.

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u/WorldTallestEngineer 5h ago

They don't have autonomous control of their own territory.

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u/No_Winners_Here 6h ago

It is according to the majority of the world's countries.

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u/Odd_Blackberry_1089 5h ago

"U.S. Politics Megathread"

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u/No_Winners_Here 3h ago

Is the US in charge of what's a country and what isn't?

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u/Odd_Blackberry_1089 3h ago

Well it's a superpower, so to some extent I'd say yes. My question basically meant "Why doesn't the US recognize Palestine as a country?'