Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Politics, government, and law

The following discussions are requested to have community-wide attention:

On whether to include these two sentences at the end of the Foreign relations section about the US' relations with developing countries:

The U.S. is the biggest donor of development aid worldwide, with a demonstrable positive impact.^[1] It has been argued that US foreign policy is directed by commercial interest, with some stipulating that the use of multinational corporations and state capture in developing countries amounts to neocolonialism.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Alexanderkowal (talk) 14:08, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard

What is the reliability of the Telegraph on trans issues?

Option 1: Generally reliable
Option 2: Additional considerations
Option 3: Generally unreliable
Option 4: Deprecate

Loki (talk) 01:47, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Israel

Noting the existence of the subsection Israel#Apartheid accusations in the body of the article, should the text that has been bolded below be added to the lead of this article? Israel's practices in its occupation of the Palestinian territories have drawn sustained international criticism. It has been accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the implementation of policies that amount to apartheid, against the Palestinian people by human rights organizations and United Nations officials. starship .paint (RUN) 04:48, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Talk:2024 United States presidential election

Should the following sentence be added to the lead:

The election notably comes after Trump's prior attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the January 6 United States Capitol attack.^[14]^[15]^[16]

BootsED (talk) 23:28, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Donald Trump

Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts. Should the first sentence of the article be rewritten in some form to include the phrase "convicted felon?" ~Politicdude (About me, talk, contribs) 21:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election

Is it correct to refer to Peltola as having majority opposition, on the basis of having a majority of voters opposed in a runoff with Begich; as well as being left either unranked or ranked last on a majority of ballots? –Sincerely, A Lime 18:02, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election

Should the article discuss the occurrence of a no-show paradox, up-is-down (monotonicity) paradox, and center-squeeze in this election?

–Sincerely, A Lime 18:00, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics

Please add your votes with your comments and arguments. If you agree to remove the numbering, then vote Remove. If you don't agree to remove the counting or you have other opinions, then vote Keep 14 for PM Modi as 14th PM, or Keep 15 for PM Modi as 15th PM, or provide a custom vote. This discussion will be treated as a consensus for future reference. GrabUp - Talk 19:32, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Deep state in the United States

Does the WP:WEIGHT of the currently cited sources support characterizing the concept of a deep state in the United States as a "conspiracy theory" in Wikivoice in the opening sentence? Philomathes2357 (talk) 23:00, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Genocide of Indigenous peoples

The following text has been added and removed from the article several times over the past couple months. It had been included under the "contemporary examples" section, under the subheading "Israel", and had a {{main article}} link to Palestinian genocide accusation. Should this, or some version of it, be included in this article?

Throughout the extended Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the State of Israel has been accused of committing a genocide against Palestinians. Events such as the Nakba, the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the blockade of the Gaza Strip, the 2014 Gaza War, and the 2023 Israel–Hamas war have been used as examples of evidence for a genocide committed by Israel.^[17] Statements made by Israeli officials have also been described by genocide scholars as dehumanizing the population of Gaza and used as evidence for "genocidal intent."^[18]

-- Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 20:23, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Gigi Hadid

Should we include information about her pro-Palestinian stance and related death threats? -- Tobby72 (talk) 18:38, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Should the "Controversies and incidents" section contain a section on Israel votes and media reports in connection to this which relate to more individuals than expected or individuals which would not usually have voted. PicturePerfect666 (talk) 16:50, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Template talk:Infobox political party

I have noticed that a new convention has formed regarding the ideology parameter, which is to only put one or two all-encompassing ideologies (see Labour Party (UK)). It used to be the case that the ideology parameter had five or so more specific entries that gave the reader a good impression of the party at a glance (see Bharatiya Janata Party).

In light of this, I think a 'Key positions' parameter would be a good addition which has, say maximum five entries which editors agree on, including regarding their order, and they would be based on citations from recent academia. The policy on this could distinguish between social, economic, national, and international positions to ensure a wide coverage. A national one could be say Unionism for a UK party, and an international one could be Euroscepticism for a European party.

The name 'Key positions' is problematic as there are political jobs also called positions, however I can't think of a better term. Maybe 'Political positions'? Alexanderkowal (talk) 18:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Should this article's lede mention controversies that arose surrounding the song contest? If yes, please explain to what extent, i.e. should it mention that there were controversies in general or should any specific controversies be detailed?

Please note that as a prominent controversy is related to the Israel-Hamas war, it is subject to WP:ARBECR. Accordingly, accounts with fewer than 500 edits and 30 days' tenure may not participate. Any comment violating ARBECR may be removed by any editor, and edit warring will not be tolerated. Please keep the discussion respectful: comment on the matter in question, not on other editors. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:38, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Censorship by copyright

There are two questions:

Are the cartoons A.) criticizing the specific practice of censoring unwanted speech by abusing copyright, B.) criticizing the general practice of enforcing economic monopolies by copyright, or C.) ambiguous? If B or C, does that mean they should be removed or moved to Criticism of copyright or Copyright abolition?
Should neutrality be achieved by removing the cartoons, or by adding one or two pro-copyright images? Do such images exist and can we find them now?

-- Beland (talk) 01:45, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Russian Civil War

We seem to have two different ideas about how much information should be in the infobox for this article. Here are the two most recent versions. Which do you prefer? WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:01, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Joe Biden

Should Biden's building of a port to facilitate American aid to Palestinians be mentioned in the lead?

Option #1: No.
Option #2: Yes.
Option #3: Aid in general should be mentioned. Not the port itself.

Does it merit inclusion? KlayCax (talk) 20:24, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Israel–Hamas war

Should we include the following in the lead, directly after listing casualties:

Reports of widespread rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas-led militants emerged. Will Thorpe (talk) 12:22, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Russo-Ukrainian War

Should Belarus be listed in the infobox (and accordingly described in other parts of this article) concerning the events since 24 February 2022: A) no (as at present); B) as "Supported since 2022 by:

Belarus" (in Russia's side).

Please enter your answer to the question in the Survey section with a brief statement. Please do not respond to the statements of other editors in the Survey section. Back-and-forth discussion is permitted in the Discussion section (that's what it's for).

Note to closer and other participants: this RFC was started because the previous similar RFC (started on 16 March 2024) was closed on 17 May 2024 without a clear consensus regarding options A and B, but the uninvolved closer Compassionate727 stated that "Finally, there seems to be a consensus that if added, Belarus should be added with a note that its support began in 2022, although there is no reason that shouldn't be confirmed in the next RfC, which I assume will be forthcoming shortly". -- Pofka (talk) 20:27, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Ben Roberts-Smith

Should Ben Roberts-Smith be referred to as war criminal in the first sentence of the lede?

05:43, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

^ ODA-2019-detailed-summary https://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/development-finance-data/ODA-2019-detailed-summary.pdf
^ Carson, Thomas; Bonk, Mary (1999). Gale encyclopedia of US economic history. Gale Group. pp. 467–469. ISBN 978-0-7876-3888-7.
^ Xypolia, Ilia (2022). Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8. ISBN 978-3-030-99815-8. S2CID 248384134.
^ Uzoigwe, Geoffrey (2019). "Neocolonialism Is Dead: Long Live Neocolonialism". Journal of Global South Studies. 36 (1). Springer: 59–87.
^ Turner, Louis (1974). "Multinational Companies and the Third World". The World Today. 30 (9). Royal Institute of International Affairs: 394–402.
^ Da Cruz, Jose; Stephens, Laura (2010). "THE U.S. AFRICA COMMAND (AFRICOM): BUILDING PARTNERSHIP OR NEO-COLONIALISM OF U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS?". Journal of Third World Studies. 27 (2): 193–213.
^ Tegegne, Yalemzewd (2024). "Neo-colonialism: a discussion of USA activities in the Horn of Africa". Cogent Arts & Humanities. 11 (1).
^ Nwosu, Francis (2023). "MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND NEO-COLONIALISM IN AFRICA". Awka Journal of International Relations. 1 (1).
^ Garten, Jeffrey (1997). "Business and Foreign policy" (PDF). Foreign Affairs. 76 (3).
^ Rosenburg, Emily (1994). "Economic interest and United States foreign policy". American Foreign Relations Reconsidered. Routledge.
^ Fordham, Benjamin (1998). "Economic Interests, Party, and Ideology in Early Cold War Era U.S. Foreign Policy". International Organization. 52 (2).
^ Magdoff, Harry (1968). The Age of Imperialism: The Economics of U.S. Foreign Policy. Monthly Review Press.
^ Hunt, Michael (1987). Ideology and U. S. Foreign Policy. Yale University.
^ Balz, Dan (January 6, 2024). "Three years after Jan. 6 attack, the political divide is even wider". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 14, 2024. Three years on, there is no escaping the impact on American politics of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Other issues will significantly influence the 2024 presidential election, but few define more clearly the contrasts, stakes and choice that will face voters in November than Jan. 6.
^ Easley, Cameron (January 5, 2024). "Jan. 6 Is Looming Larger for Voters' 2024 Decision". Morning Consult. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ Fisher, Marc; Flynn, Meagan; Contrera, Jessica; Loennig, Carol D. (January 7, 2021). "The four-hour insurrection: How a Trump mob halted American democracy". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2024. The attack, which some historians called the most severe assault on the Capitol since the British sacked the building in 1814
^ "The Genocide of the Palestinian People: An International Law and Human Rights Perspective" (PDF). Center for Constitutional Rights. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ Bartov, Omer (10 November 2023). "Opinion | What I Believe as a Historian of Genocide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[1] ODA-2019-detailed-summary https://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/development-finance-data/ODA-2019-detailed-summary.pdf

[2] Carson, Thomas; Bonk, Mary (1999). Gale encyclopedia of US economic history. Gale Group. pp. 467–469. ISBN 978-0-7876-3888-7.

[3] Xypolia, Ilia (2022). Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8. ISBN 978-3-030-99815-8. S2CID 248384134.

[4] Uzoigwe, Geoffrey (2019). "Neocolonialism Is Dead: Long Live Neocolonialism". Journal of Global South Studies. 36 (1). Springer: 59–87.

[5] Turner, Louis (1974). "Multinational Companies and the Third World". The World Today. 30 (9). Royal Institute of International Affairs: 394–402.

[6] Da Cruz, Jose; Stephens, Laura (2010). "THE U.S. AFRICA COMMAND (AFRICOM): BUILDING PARTNERSHIP OR NEO-COLONIALISM OF U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS?". Journal of Third World Studies. 27 (2): 193–213.

[7] Tegegne, Yalemzewd (2024). "Neo-colonialism: a discussion of USA activities in the Horn of Africa". Cogent Arts & Humanities. 11 (1).

[8] Nwosu, Francis (2023). "MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND NEO-COLONIALISM IN AFRICA". Awka Journal of International Relations. 1 (1).

[9] Garten, Jeffrey (1997). "Business and Foreign policy" (PDF). Foreign Affairs. 76 (3).

[10] Rosenburg, Emily (1994). "Economic interest and United States foreign policy". American Foreign Relations Reconsidered. Routledge.

[11] Fordham, Benjamin (1998). "Economic Interests, Party, and Ideology in Early Cold War Era U.S. Foreign Policy". International Organization. 52 (2).

[12] Magdoff, Harry (1968). The Age of Imperialism: The Economics of U.S. Foreign Policy. Monthly Review Press.

[13] Hunt, Michael (1987). Ideology and U. S. Foreign Policy. Yale University.

[14] Balz, Dan (January 6, 2024). "Three years after Jan. 6 attack, the political divide is even wider". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 14, 2024. Three years on, there is no escaping the impact on American politics of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Other issues will significantly influence the 2024 presidential election, but few define more clearly the contrasts, stakes and choice that will face voters in November than Jan. 6.

[15] Easley, Cameron (January 5, 2024). "Jan. 6 Is Looming Larger for Voters' 2024 Decision". Morning Consult. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

[16] Fisher, Marc; Flynn, Meagan; Contrera, Jessica; Loennig, Carol D. (January 7, 2021). "The four-hour insurrection: How a Trump mob halted American democracy". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2024. The attack, which some historians called the most severe assault on the Capitol since the British sacked the building in 1814

[17] "The Genocide of the Palestinian People: An International Law and Human Rights Perspective" (PDF). Center for Constitutional Rights. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

[Bartov-18] Bartov, Omer (10 November 2023). "Opinion | What I Believe as a Historian of Genocide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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