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Emile comments on Open thread, May 17-31 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Emile 18 May 2013 08:07:13AM 2 points [-]

I don't think the US political system explains that much, countries with different systems also have political dichotomies, and how much they correspond to the US ones has more to do with culture and society than with political institutions.