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It sucks I can't see the New Top Gun cause of China's bullshit
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I admit it's kind of funny just loving with the CCP trolls on Reddit. I usually just mention the Tibetan in their backyard needs his water bowl changed.
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Jun 13, 2021 07:38
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Justin Godscock posted:I admit it's kind of funny just loving with the CCP trolls on Reddit. That just affirms Chinese power though They are probably just mad you are saying the quiet part loud while nodding in agreement
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Jun 13, 2021 07:41
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Alan Smithee posted:That just affirms Chinese power though poo poo, changing my strategy then by saying Taiwan rules.
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Jun 13, 2021 07:45
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Atopian posted:You mean the former diplomat and the mystery consultant who is somehow personal friends with Kim Jong Un? Yes, but you said that China grabs foreign criminals guilty of unsympathetic crimes, not random tourists. "Former diplomat" is not a crime. And given that North Korea is an ally of China, I'm not sure how being buds with Kim Jong Un makes that person a criminal either.
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Jun 13, 2021 07:59
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Justin Godscock posted:poo poo, changing my strategy then by saying Taiwan rules. Taiwan, and I cannot stress this enough, #1
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Jun 13, 2021 08:05
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Fearless posted:Yes, but you said that China grabs foreign criminals guilty of unsympathetic crimes, not random tourists. "Former diplomat" is not a crime. And given that North Korea is an ally of China, I'm not sure how being buds with Kim Jong Un makes that person a criminal either. The examples I gave were unsympathetic crimes, but I subsequently broadened that to "special". And former diplomats and 'international consultants' at the level of 'personal friends of heads of state' definitely count as special. At least, to me. If that's normal for your social circles, maybe stay out of China. A more specific response: the person is chosen based on the message. If it's a low-key message, unsympathetic criminals. If it's a stronger message, 'people associated with that country's foreign policy'. Isn't it obvious? The diplomatic point at which 'random tourists' were on the menu would be long after the point at which international tourism between those countries had been suspended. Atopian fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Jun 13, 2021 |
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Jun 13, 2021 08:25
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Embassy personnel / people in the diplomatic corps are usually not considered to be real civilians as a good chunk of them are actually working for their respective countries intelligence agencies. Even if you leave that line of work you'll still show up on various watch lists because how can one really be sure that the new job is not just a cover.
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Jun 13, 2021 09:52
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Atopian posted:The examples I gave were unsympathetic crimes, but I subsequently broadened that to "special". And former diplomats and 'international consultants' at the level of 'personal friends of heads of state' definitely count as special.
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Jun 13, 2021 10:31
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Nessus posted:I figured you were talking about sexpats, mostly Not so many of them these days. The whole virus thing meant that anyone who could reasonably bail, did. After all, China did gently caress up a bunch of things at the start - how was anyone to know how much deeper and more thoroughly other countries would subsequently gently caress up? Then, the effective border closure that was timed such that few non-citizens could get through it (the required paperwork either having expired or being available only to special people). Basically the expats who are left right now are mostly lifers, whether via family connections or lack of alternatives. Edit: ...which is not to say that sexpats can't be lifers, or vice versa, but for those with that sort of dedication to the cliche, Thailand is right there.
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Jun 13, 2021 10:40
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https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1404292017589473281 HBO going all out on Chernobyl season 2.
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Jun 14, 2021 07:54
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SerCypher posted:https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1404292017589473281 Of course it had to be Taishan
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Jun 14, 2021 08:07
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If it's anything like the last time a problem in China was deemed to not be at crisis level then RIP to the bulk of the Western Pacific
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Jun 14, 2021 08:20
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Fojar38 posted:If it's anything like the last time a problem in China was deemed to not be at crisis level then RIP to the bulk of the Western Pacific Na they wouldn’t let that happen again!
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Jun 14, 2021 08:21
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ccp: "the brave cleanup crew from Xinjiang are on hand to assess the situation!"
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Jun 14, 2021 09:09
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"Using an innovative application of organic materials, the ever clean-and-green minded CCP have managed to reseal the leak without 'any human suffering'". Good to know!
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Jun 14, 2021 09:20
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I’m new here but couldn’t 2 global powers both be bad and uncool? They could both be the ultimate result of the material circumstances of their regional hegemony, but, then again, I’ve only read about 40 books on Marxist theory and I know that someone here has lapped me on that.
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Jun 14, 2021 09:21
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The North Tower posted:I’m new here but couldn’t 2 global powers both be bad and uncool? They could both be the ultimate result of the material circumstances of their regional hegemony, but, then again, I’ve only read about 40 books on Marxist theory and I know that someone here has lapped me on that. This thread is about one of them hth
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Jun 14, 2021 09:23
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MarcusSA posted:This thread is about one of them hth The unnamed thread can only salivate.
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Jun 14, 2021 09:24
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This China thread is honestly more informative and interesting than the d&d one.
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Jun 14, 2021 09:51
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WarpedNaba posted:"Using an innovative application of organic materials, the ever clean-and-green minded CCP have managed to reseal the leak without 'any human suffering'". Good to know! There’s an old Russian/Ukrainian joke about the Chernobyl disaster that goes something like this: People say Russia is behind in technology but let me tell you about Russian robotics. They send in the fancy Japanese robot to the hot zone, and it works about 10 minutes before the radiation fries the computer. So then they try the robot the Americans sent, less frills so maybe it’s more robust. It lasts about 20 minutes before they lose connection. So then they sent in the Russian robot and it works for two hours straight without a problem until the loud speaker says “okay private, you can take your smoke break now”
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Jun 14, 2021 11:46
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The North Tower posted:I’m new here but couldn’t 2 global powers both be bad and uncool? They could both be the ultimate result of the material circumstances of their regional hegemony, but, then again, I’ve only read about 40 books on Marxist theory and I know that someone here has lapped me on that. Whoa there, slow down galaxy brain.  If two countries could simultaneously do bad things, maybe... three?? Four??? We're getting into some wild poo poo here.
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Jun 14, 2021 16:13
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Responding to increasing radiation levels by simply raising the allowable level of radiation is powerful PRC energy.
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Jun 14, 2021 16:44
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Fojar38 posted:https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/06/china-draconian-repression-of-muslims-in-xinjiang-amounts-to-crimes-against-humanity/ Dystopian hellscape with Chinese characteristics
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Jun 14, 2021 20:29
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57328508 complaints about millennial but with chinese characteristics quote:The 27-year-old didn't expect it to be very difficult. His parents managed to start from scratch on their own, and now own several properties in their hometown, a small town near Shanghai. quote:Originally an anthropological term, "involution", or "neijuan" in Chinese - literally translated to an inward curling - refers to a social concept where population growth does not result in productivity or improved innovation. quote:China now has the second highest number of billionaires in the world. But it's also home to some 600 million people whose monthly income is barely 1,000 yuan ($154). quote:"If bosses could relate to people who work for them, 996 won't exist, neither will involution," one user commented, referring to a culture in China's business world of working 9am to 9pm, six days a week. also working 9am-9pm 6 days a week no wonder they are going to rule the world by 2020
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Jun 14, 2021 20:39
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"Late to the race" does kinda sum up the situation for anyone born after 1980, I'll admit.
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Jun 14, 2021 20:42
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nong posted:turns out china is capitalists??? Sounds like a worker's paradise, comrade.
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LostCosmonaut posted:Responding to increasing radiation levels by simply raising the allowable level of radiation is powerful PRC energy. OK, racist  Forgot what forum we're in.edit: oh, I really did forget what thread I was in though. This time it was the OSHA thread. Mimesweeper fucked around with this message at 02:52 on Jun 15, 2021 |
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Jun 15, 2021 02:50
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Mimesweeper posted:OK, racist Yeah you tell em!!!!!!
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Jun 15, 2021 02:58
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Thank you for posting these; I still get weekly mileage out of the cat pooping in the rice cooker.
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Jun 15, 2021 03:02
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insulting the government of china doesn't make you a racist you totalitarian boot licker
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Jun 15, 2021 03:05
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click the link and read the posts you goofs
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Jun 15, 2021 03:08
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Jun 15, 2021 03:16
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Dandywalken posted:What?
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Jun 15, 2021 03:22
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please don't doxx me
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Jun 15, 2021 03:33
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Re: the millennial thing, the Chinese equivalent of boomer energy is real and powerful. Had to listen to so many people complain about 'the youth of today', with their crazy demands like fair pay, the chance to ever own a house, a work contract that their boss actually honours, not being casually insulted at work, that sort of thing.
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Jun 15, 2021 03:42
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It's fun since the olds were very literally handed their wealth when housing was privatized and people got their work unit apartments, which suddenly were these huge initial sums that could be invested in business. It was the seed that set the entire economy going and not a single person who got it worked for it at all, they were just in the right place at the right time.
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Jun 15, 2021 03:52
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Somebody told me this dude was on a pilgrimage in Japan where people wear those hats for, I dunno, why ever religious people wear hats. The only thing really unusual in the picture is him being white and having a stupid expression on his face. He was probably a Filthy Frank-type youtuber or something. I haven’t looked into it so this may be a horrible racist lie. Please don’t tell anybody about my horrible racist lies.
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Nigmaetcetera posted:Somebody told me this dude was on a pilgrimage in Japan where people wear those hats for, I dunno, why ever religious people wear hats. The only thing really unusual in the picture is him being white and having a stupid expression on his face. He was probably a Filthy Frank-type youtuber or something. I haven’t looked into it so this may be a horrible racist lie. Please don’t tell anybody about my horrible racist lies. Nah, I like the story of him just being a goon having an existential crisis because Japan is nothing like anime/vidya.
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