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These laws are just silly where denying the existence of some historical event is considered a crime. Besides, what does it concern France in the first place at all whether or not Turkey slaughtered Armenians?

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Canada has had a female prime minister and several female governor generals. How many times has the head of state been female? How many female govenrors have there been?

As far as governors, plenty. Lurline (sp) Wallace in Alabama in 1960's. Governor Grasso (think first name Ellen) in Connecticut during 1970's. Christi Todd Whitman in New Jersey during 1990's. Anne Richards, in Texas, 1991 to 1995. That's just offhand, without googling. They're really not that rare.
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I agree with you heartedly. And in Canada how many have become PM? I know many have been in the Cabinet though, both provincial and Federal.

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. Are you suggesting the US has a better record of fair and respectful treatment of Blacks than Canada?

It is an inverted moral calculus that tries to persuade the world to demonize one state that tries its civilized best to abide in a difficult time and place, and rides merrily by the examples and practices of dozens of states and leaderships that drop into brutality every day without a twinge of regret or a whisper of condemnation. - Rex Murphy

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As far as governors, plenty. Lurline (sp) Wallace in Alabama in 1960's. Governor Grasso (think first name Ellen) in Connecticut during 1970's. Christi Todd Whitman in New Jersey during 1990's. Anne Richards, in Texas, 1991 to 1995. That's just offhand, without googling. They're really not that rare.

More than 50% of the population is female and there are currently 6 female governors out of 50 states. The first female governor, who wasn't married or widowed to a previous governor, was not elected to office until 1974. Almost half of the states (24) have never elected a female governor: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The most female governors serving at any one time has been 9 (2004 and 2007). There have only been 31 women that have served as governors in the entire history of the United States (20 being elected in their own right).

(more info: http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/levels_of_office/documents/govhistory.pdf)

Don't even try to pretend that US politics is more representative. It's just as bad as Canadian politics.

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Where are the non christian countries in that list? also the vatacan isn't a country it is a state.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide_recognition

These countries have all recognized the Armenian Genocide

Argentina

Armenia

Belgium

Canada

Chile

Cyprus

France

Greece

Italy

Lithuania

Lebanon

Netherlands

Poland

Russia Slovakia

Switzerland

Uruguay

Vatican City

Venezuela

43 American states

South Australia and New South Wales

Crimea, Ukraine

Basque and Catalonia Spain

I was here.

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