Society
Exploring "Why" questions about Society
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Why people think illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in the USA when it is difficult for Americans to move to other countries?
It's really really easy for Americans to immigrate illegally, US citizens don't need a visa for most places, you could cross into Canada saying you're there to visit and stay working illegally. Same i
Why do Americans in the highest income bracket and with the most education tend to consume the most alcohol?
You are confused by the poll. The poll doesn't say that rich drinkers drink more than poor drinkers, it says that rich people are less likely to claim to be total abstainers. Why might this be?
Why are some countries’ military independent from the government?
There is no single answer to this but in some countries the military have managed to own land which they can get income from instead of getting income through taxes. This makes it much harder for the
Why don’t police officers have some type of malpractice insurance like healthcare practitioners do?
Most local governments do have insurance policies for this sort of thing, which is why they are the targets of lawsuits, not the individual officers. I suppose a few high profile lawsuits directed at
Why is there an attendance policy for many classes in college when I’m the one paying for the classes?
Being the customer does not entitle you to dictate the nature of the product - all it entitles you to is the choice whether or not to purchase said product. The professor, as the provider of said prod
Why is every show involving a demon use christianity to exorcise the demon? What if the demon was Jewish or Muslim? Or am I just missing something?
I feel like most of these answers miss the point. Most movies/shows you watch have Christian exorcism because Hollywood is a Western movie industry which makes movies mostly for the Western world. And
Why do governments have secrets?
Several major reasons: 1) The government has enemies; including criminals (single and organizations), other governments, and terrorist organizations. Many of these enemies, if they knew everything the
Why do ultra conservative Christians care so much about gay marriage but don’t care about eating shrimp (forbidden in Leviticus 11:10)?
Because Jesus fairly clearly said it was okay, according to the English standard version of the Bible. (Mark 7) > And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and
Why don’t we sue politicians for broken election promises as breach of verbal contract?
There is a saying that a verbal contract isn't worth the paper its printed on. But beyond that humorous quote, there is a better reason. An elected official can simply say that the situation or inform
Why is it that parents go to great lengths to see that their children receive the best education available, yet do not take the time and effort to educate them as well?
Depends on the parent. In my house it's the school's job to teach my kids specific information; it's my job to teach them how that relates to life. So when they learned about the Civil War, we went to