I know it's a bit of a PoliSci 200+ question, but I am curious as to how their family has been able to rule for what is approaching to be a century.

  • ivygroup [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    The USSR was pretty in-your-face about its atheism.

    The US bribed middle eastern nations or straight up threatened them with invasion, like Jimmy Carter did in his famous speech announcing the Carter Doctrine.