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Google AI: A History and Modern Legacy of British Genocides

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         Kenya: British colonial abuse was covered up Q.- List of British genocides with estimated numbers of deaths detailed A.- Historians debate whether specific colonial atrocities fit the strict legal definition of genocide, but several major events under British imperial rule involved mass casualties, forced displacement, and extreme systemic violence that scholars or legal definitions have characterized as genocidal or crimes against humanity. [1, 2, 3] Here is a list of major historical events tied to the British Empire involving massive death tolls that are frequently analyzed under this framework: 1. The Colonization and Frontier Wars of Australia (1788–1934) Estimated Deaths: The Indigenous Australian population declined from an estimated pre-contact population of 750,000–1.5 million down to approximately 74,000 by 1933. [4] Details: British colonization involved systematic violence, forced removal from lands, massacres, poisoning o...
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Google AI: Midterms in US v Russia - Which is More Democratic?

This looks at claims of US democracy compared to the system of governance in the Russian Federation, particularly in connection with the US Congressional and Russian Duma elections this year. Q.- What are the favorability ratings of the US Congress for each of the last past ten years? And what were the reelection rates of the members of Congress for each of those years? And what does this enormous vector indicate, using the Standards of the State Department when looking at other nations? A.-  The massive discrepancy between the public’s near-record disapproval of the U.S. Congress and the nearly guaranteed reelection of its individual members presents a stark democratic paradox. Over the past decade, public approval for the institution as a whole has consistently hovered in the low teens to mid-20s. Yet, when election years arrive, sitting incumbents are returned to office at rates that frequently mirror non-competitive regimes. [1, 2, 3, 4] 1. Congressional Approval vs. Reelecti...
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