You'd think for that kind of money we wouldn't have to let no chinamen push us around like that
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My grandpa was terrified of them, said if we let them in they'd own the country in short order. Liked Mexicans, hated Chinese. Used to wag his finger at me and wax poetic...he'd say: chinky chinky chinaman sittin on a fence, tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents.
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Damn, that was a jump rope jingle when I grew up!houndawg wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 8:36 amMy grandpa was terrified of them, said if we let them in they'd own the country in short order. Liked Mexicans, hated Chinese. Used to wag his finger at me and wax poetic...he'd say: chinky chinky chinaman sittin on a fence, tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents.
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well usually they tell us that the 600 billion a year is how Ronnie defeated the Russians
so... you know... if it worked once lets keep doing that
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Well its true
We exploited a broken economic system. Argue it wasn’t the the case, fine. But the USSR did in fact run out of cash trying to keep up
Given that our foreign policy on China since Nixon has been to bolster them economically by allowing them into world markets AND given that we have only taken the PLA seriously for just the last 10 years.... I’d say that isn’t the strategy behind the spending
But yeah... we went to Afghanistan for the minerals and we’re spending on the military to bankrupt our creditors
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The Russians were just playing Soviet.
CID is right. We merely outspent them. The Russian were able to get a little bits of freedom after Gorbechev's rise to power and from there on it was a only a matter of time. The policies of "demokratizatsiya " and "Glasnost" did so much from a liberalism perspective that coupled with the shitty economy (and rising alcohol costs! ) collapse was shortly ahead.
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China effectively putting an end to “One Country, Two Systems” in Hong Kong
Did anybody really believe them in the 1990s anyway?
https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/20 ... kong-know/
Did anybody really believe them in the 1990s anyway?
https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/20 ... kong-know/
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well F*ck me...
I still can't figure out why we're in Afghanistan (makes zero sense)
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“I don’t know why we’re there, so it must be for the minerals.”Chizzang wrote:well F*ck me...
I still can't figure out why we're in Afghanistan (makes zero sense)
I'm accepting applications for residency explanation
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Gonna name this fallacy the “Clitz Dodge”
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Don't trust China. China is asshoe.CID1990 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 7:09 pm China effectively putting an end to “One Country, Two Systems” in Hong Kong
Did anybody really believe them in the 1990s anyway?
https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/20 ... kong-know/
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well I don't know why we're in the middle eastCID1990 wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 11:04 pm“I don’t know why we’re there, so it must be for the minerals.”Chizzang wrote: well F*ck me...
I still can't figure out why we're in Afghanistan (makes zero sense)
I'm accepting applications for residency explanation
anything - I'll bite
Gonna name this fallacy the “Clitz Dodge”
it must be for the oil worked...
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Yeah, but whatabour Afghanistan, Houndawg?
BTW Afgh is Near East Asia
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right next door to China and the new Silk Road
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This actually isn’t that alarming since it has been expected since the 1990s. I am only surprised it didn’t happen 10 years ago.
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Even best case it was going to happen in 2047 anyway. I agree, I'm shocked it took this long for China to scrap the '97 agreement.
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An Op-Ed from the editor of the Thai Enquirer
https://www.thaienquirer.com/13657/opin ... o-beijing/
This paper tends to slant anti-West but it is very pro-Democracy and is generally consistent on government belligerence
I have seen this kind of opinion around Asia over the last couple years and thought I’d post it for some perspective from overseas
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https://www.thaienquirer.com/13657/opin ... o-beijing/
This paper tends to slant anti-West but it is very pro-Democracy and is generally consistent on government belligerence
I have seen this kind of opinion around Asia over the last couple years and thought I’d post it for some perspective from overseas
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This guy has a way with words. Trump’s “braggadocious” personality. Appeasement of the PRC “calcified under Obama.”CID1990 wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 9:31 pm An Op-Ed from the editor of the Thai Enquirer
https://www.thaienquirer.com/13657/opin ... o-beijing/
This paper tends to slant anti-West but it is very pro-Democracy and is generally consistent on government belligerence
I have seen this kind of opinion around Asia over the last couple years and thought I’d post it for some perspective from overseas
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Spot-on in substance.
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There are some pretty sharp tacks over here in print media. Asia in general (minus China of course) has a pretty fair, robust mediaIvytalk wrote:This guy has a way with words. Trump’s “braggadocious” personality. Appeasement of the PRC “calcified under Obama.”CID1990 wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 9:31 pm An Op-Ed from the editor of the Thai Enquirer
https://www.thaienquirer.com/13657/opin ... o-beijing/
This paper tends to slant anti-West but it is very pro-Democracy and is generally consistent on government belligerence
I have seen this kind of opinion around Asia over the last couple years and thought I’d post it for some perspective from overseas
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Spot-on in substance.
Nikkei Asian Review is probably by far one if the most excellent outlets in the world.
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I never said that, but thanks for thinking about me.CID1990 wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 4:59 pmWell its trueChizzang wrote:
well usually they tell us that the 600 billion a year is how Ronnie defeated the Russians
so... you know... if it worked once lets keep doing that
We exploited a broken economic system. Argue it wasn’t the the case, fine. But the USSR did in fact run out of cash trying to keep up
Given that our foreign policy on China since Nixon has been to bolster them economically by allowing them into world markets AND given that we have only taken the PLA seriously for just the last 10 years.... I’d say that isn’t the strategy behind the spending
But yeah... we went to Afghanistan for the minerals and we’re spending on the military to bankrupt our creditors
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