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I love this stupid Tom Friedman McDoland/War theory which he came up in 1996. And it was proven false in Kosovo War 2 years later. However I just want to post these first Moscov McDonald restaurant photos circa 1990, I think they are the most amazing McD related photos ever. edit, also I just realized this opened just 2 months before the baltic and western republics broke away from Soviet Union.   NED crisis actors  2nd restautant 
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All i'm hearing is that more countries should make war epics.
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Nov 29, 2021 14:58
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Friedman has moved on from the MacDonald’s theory to the Dell Theory. Which goes, “No two countries that are both part of a major global supply chain, like Dell’s, will ever fight a war against each other as long as they are both part of the same global supply chain.”
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Nov 29, 2021 15:07
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OhFunny posted:There’s no Macdonald’s in Armenia. huh, i thought there was, weird stephenthinkpad posted:I love this stupid Tom Friedman McDoland/War theory which he came up in 1996. And it was proven false in Kosovo War 2 years later. i'm the baba jaga
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Nov 29, 2021 15:12
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Mantis42 posted:Sounds accurate. The people I see at Wal Mart are often revolting. I used to be a communist but then I tasted Coca-Cola(tm)!
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Nov 29, 2021 15:19
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Truga posted:huh, i thought there was, weird his name is boris yeltsin
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Nov 29, 2021 15:19
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stephenthinkpad posted:I love this stupid Tom Friedman McDoland/War theory which he came up in 1996. And it was proven false in Kosovo War 2 years later. god loving drat it gorbachov how much of a loving dumbass you were about this yeltsin guy
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Nov 29, 2021 15:27
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stephenthinkpad posted:I love this stupid Tom Friedman McDoland/War theory which he came up in 1996. And it was proven false in Kosovo War 2 years later. Personally, I think of a lot of it was about Russian culture in particular. The Western societies were often traditionally considered a model to be copied (oddly enough) especially if they had a directly contentious relationship with what Russian state was in power. Sweden during the early 18th century, France during the 19th century, Germany during the early stages of the Cold War and then eventually the United States by the 1980s etc McDonalds was an extension of that and a fair amount of Americaphilia still exists (waning a bit) in present day Russia. I just don’t think it really extends that much to the rest of the world to be honest. Ardennes has issued a correction as of 17:54 on Nov 29, 2021 |
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Nov 29, 2021 15:31
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The first McDonald in China was also opened in 1990 in Shenzhen. However I can't find any crowded photo (I am sure the opening was crowded, I found a reference of first day broke some record.) However KFC opened in 1987, so here are some photos.   
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Nov 29, 2021 16:07
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Ardennes posted:Personally, I think of a lot of it was about Russian culture in particular. The Western societies were often. traditionally considered a model to be copied (oddly enough) especially if they had a directly contentious relationship with what Russian state was in power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHdlLenXlyk
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Nov 29, 2021 16:25
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Ardennes posted:McDonalds was an extension of that and a fair amount of Americaphilia still exists (waning a bit) in present day Russia. US soft power is still really strong, thank you hollywood and the media in general. Even western Europe is just not exposed to the reality of what it's like to live in America. Edit: I mentioned this movie before but Brat 2, this whole ending scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0O3jnLvBxw&t=7093s Russian media was already doing pro Russia propaganda versus USA in early 2000s. Lostconfused has issued a correction as of 16:31 on Nov 29, 2021 |
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Nov 29, 2021 16:26
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https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1465311406828539917?s=20 They're doing colonism in africa!
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Nov 29, 2021 16:26
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1 billion doses vs 1 billion americans
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Nov 29, 2021 16:27
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aGx4gsCV8o
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Nov 29, 2021 16:42
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stephenthinkpad posted:The first McDonald in China was also opened in 1990 in Shenzhen. However I can't find any crowded photo (I am sure the opening was crowded, I found a reference of first day broke some record.) my ex girlfriend's father went on a business trip to shenzhen in the early 90s and on his way back, he bought enough mcdonalds food for the whole extended family and took it on the bus back to puning, and everyone ate it the next day. love that day old cold mcdonalds
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Nov 29, 2021 16:59
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Lostconfused posted:US soft power is still really strong, thank you hollywood and the media in general. I would say the real wane of American influence started in 2014, even if US-Russian relations have been declining for a while before that point. Btw, "love of America" was far from universal...but that doesn't mean it wasn't common. Also, the opening of the Mcdonalds itself was a well-advertised state project, it wasn't an accident there was a large turnout. The question is why would you promote the crappy food of an enemy that is bent on your destruction, and that is another story. That said, I still think there is a naivety about life in the US (even today) in parts of the former Soviet Union (specifically in Russia) that I haven't experienced elsewhere. I have had "roads paved with gold" style conversations at multiple points. (Also, enthusiasm for moving to the EU/US is often also motivated by economics. It is just a lot of people in Russia/the former Soviet Union don't quite know how things work in the West, especially the US. Once they find out...the story changes pretty dramatically.) Ardennes has issued a correction as of 18:17 on Nov 29, 2021 |
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Nov 29, 2021 18:07
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those jackets are fire would love to get my hands on one of those jackets drat
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Nov 29, 2021 18:15
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DiscountDildos posted:https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1465311406828539917?s=20 DEBT TRAP DEBT TRAP REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Nov 29, 2021 18:16
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Agrajag posted:this tweet is just wild Liberalism is thinking 1997 was the peak of human civilization and desperately trying to return to it
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Nov 29, 2021 18:26
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going to the Pizza Hut in St Petersburg Russia is as a bright eyed child was a wondrous experience
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Nov 29, 2021 18:46
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mistermojo posted:going to the Pizza Hut in St Petersburg Russia is as a bright eyed child was a wondrous experience Hell yeah, happy meal and salted potatoes and ketchup. Especially when your parents would constantly nag you about putting too much salt on your food is bad for you. Edit: Nvm, I was still stuck in McDees thought for some reason, lmao. sorry. Lostconfused has issued a correction as of 20:46 on Nov 29, 2021 |
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Nov 29, 2021 19:10
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mistermojo posted:going to the Pizza Hut in St Petersburg Russia is as a bright eyed child was a wondrous experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgm14D1jHUw&t=9s
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Nov 29, 2021 19:57
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Mantis42 posted:Not only that, but as of 2017 the Chinese branch of McDonalds is majority owned by the state. So much for liberalizing China with burgers. lmao that's incredible.
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Nov 29, 2021 20:37
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Nov 29, 2021 20:43
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https://mobile.twitter.com/BluRoofPolitics/status/1465313624407298057
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Nov 29, 2021 20:49
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and the plan to stop the prc from carpet bombing the strait with pingers is…….?
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Nov 29, 2021 20:51
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KomradeX posted:Liberalism is thinking 1997 was the peak of human civilization and desperately trying to return to it https://twitter.com/kennykeil/status/1435354064263413760?s=21
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Nov 29, 2021 21:14
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I know somebody in this thread is going to get a kick out of this https://twitter.com/ogundamisi/status/1465413049741987848?s=20 Supposedly they forgot to remove the air intake cover.
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Nov 29, 2021 21:44
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stephenthinkpad posted:Supposedly they forgot to remove the air intake cover. its me, i'm the one getting a kick out of this lol
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Nov 29, 2021 21:47
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https://twitter.com/josephkazUK/status/1465379174487625734
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Nov 29, 2021 22:07
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lol
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Nov 29, 2021 22:08
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Are there any Chinese Submarine films or is that largely a western thing?
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Nov 30, 2021 00:05
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nice to know my subaru can outrace a fighter jet
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Nov 30, 2021 00:16
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DiscountDildos posted:https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1465311406828539917?s=20 it's part of their holistic holocaust program quote:Their "vaccine diplomacy" has a terrible track record. Not only have they overpromised and failed to deliver in numerous situations (throwing their trading partners' vaccination campaigns in disarray), they have also done things like purposefully withhold deliveries in order to achieve unrelated goals. For example, last year they allegedly pressured the Turkish government to ratify a treaty that would allow the extradition of their Uyghur population. The Erdogan government denied the allegations, but that's probably because Uyghurs are Muslim-Turkic and his voter base strongly sympathizes with their plight. Regardless, Turkey ended up toning down its criticism of China's treatment of Uyghurs in order to make sure the vaccines keep coming (and since then managed to acquire 30 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine).
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Nov 30, 2021 01:12
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Nov 30, 2021 01:37
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https://mobile.twitter.com/nytimesworld/status/1465367729188315144 reading over this article it sounds like this woman was a straight up human trafficker who fled north korea to escape authorities who were catching up to her and didnt want to stick around in china either because she was doing crimes there too the main other plausible explanation i can think of is that shes innocent but south korean prosecutors simply made up this ridiculous crime to prove that theyre tough on commies usually its one or the other i dont think the nis has ever caught an actual spy
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Nov 30, 2021 02:11
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KomradeX posted:Liberalism is thinking 1997 was the peak of human civilization and desperately trying to return to it (That speech from The Matrix but it's Xi instead of Agent Smith)
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Nov 30, 2021 02:13
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e: don't want to draw too much attention to a nobody on Twitter
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DiscountDildos posted:https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1465311406828539917?s=20 Their "vaccine diplomacy" has a terrible track record. Not only have they overpromised and failed to deliver in numerous situations (throwing their trading partners' vaccination campaigns in disarray), they have also done things like purposefully withhold deliveries in order to achieve unrelated goals. For example, last year they allegedly pressured the Turkish government to ratify a treaty that would allow the extradition of their Uyghur population. The Erdogan government denied the allegations, but that's probably because Uyghurs are Muslim-Turkic and his voter base strongly sympathizes with their plight. Regardless, Turkey ended up toning down its criticism of China's treatment of Uyghurs in order to make sure the vaccines keep coming (and since then managed to acquire 30 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine).
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