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stephenthinkpad posted:I always thought "The Middle Kingdom" is not a good translation. I would have used "The Central Kingdom" which would trip off more nutcases. I think it's meant to echo the same term being used for ancient Egypt, adding to the mysterious orientalism of it all
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Jun 27, 2022 19:02
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Jun 27, 2022 19:06
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lol. meanwhile: https://twitter.com/ultush/status/1541454944930336768?s=20
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Jun 27, 2022 19:20
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fart simpson posted:i know someone who is descended from a noble manchurian bloodline who doesn't
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Jun 27, 2022 19:26
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中國 does mean middle kingdom. well 國's connotation in modern times is more like "country". But now it's a shorthand for 中華人民共和國 - Chinese People's Republic. Taiwan is 中華民國 Chinese Republic. edit: I guess it's psychotic to translate it because when you say it in Chinese you're not thinking its the center of anything. It's just a name. And english already has a name, China.
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Jun 27, 2022 19:37
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someone in the Covid thread mentioned China having epstein level scandals breaking out near weekly that are largely covered up but exposed on underground sites I remember mentioning epstein to someone in China who was sort of your typical anti govt, pro western lib who responded “you think that’s bad, that happens every week in China” which makes me wonder if that’s like their equivalent of American sites that say every week they have evidence for Biden snorting adrenochrome from dissected babies like I’m surprised western media wouldn’t have picked up on a Chinese epstein case considering what a huge win for the image of the west it would be when they’ve been taking Ls left and right
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Jun 27, 2022 20:07
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there's a region in Japan that's called 中国. Mad confusing
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Jun 27, 2022 20:09
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FrancisFukyomama posted:someone in the Covid thread mentioned China having epstein level scandals breaking out near weekly that are largely covered up but exposed on underground sites yeah there's been some weirdo scandals. quote:At least eight children attending the RYB Education pre-school in the upscale Chaoyang district are said to have been injected with unknown substances. quote:"Disobedient students were also forced to stand naked or were locked up in a dark room at the kindergarten," one parent told the news portal.
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Jun 27, 2022 20:20
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FrancisFukyomama posted:Zhina, the Japanese ww2 era slur Don't let the libs see this or they might bring it back what with Ukraine and all
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Jun 27, 2022 20:21
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That story really shocked people because it was in Beijing. China has the population of europe, north america, australia, south africa, and then some. so if you're not shocked weird stuff will be happening somewhere in those 3 continents then you shouldn't be shocked weird stuff happens in China somewhere. But Beijing?
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Jun 27, 2022 20:23
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Antonymous posted:That story really shocked people because it was in Beijing. China has the population of europe, north america, australia, south africa, and then some. so if you're not shocked weird stuff will be happening somewhere in those 3 continents then you shouldn't be shocked weird stuff happens in China somewhere. But Beijing? anything like top CPC officials doing epstein stuff though? i was more thinking govt related scandals, hence the epstein comparison FrancisFukyomama has issued a correction as of 21:03 on Jun 27, 2022 |
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Jun 27, 2022 20:59
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https://twitter.com/exMalwa/status/1540840859351953408?cxt=HHwWgMCl0aGmleIqAAAA
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Jun 27, 2022 21:30
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Wait, are brothels no longer legal in china?
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Jun 27, 2022 22:05
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Femur posted:Wait, are brothels no longer legal in china? They were never legal, just mostly unenforced except for the occasional very public crackdown.
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Jun 27, 2022 22:18
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FrancisFukyomama posted:anything like top CPC officials doing epstein stuff though? i was more thinking govt related scandals, hence the epstein comparison There is that guys who was in Central Bank (might have been a chief manager in Bank of China) who was corrupted and had many many mistresses (I refused to believe the 100+ mistresses version of the story, you just can't remember the names of 100 mistresses). He got executed. stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 22:34 on Jun 27, 2022 |
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Jun 27, 2022 22:31
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stephenthinkpad posted:There is that guys who was in Central Bank (might have been a chief manager in Bank of China) who was corrupted and had many many mistresses (I refused to believe the 100+ mistresses version of the story, you just can't remember the names of 100 mistresses).
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Jun 27, 2022 23:32
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:well, so did epstein Epstein got killed because he knew too much dirt not he did too much degenerated things. I would be happy if Epstein was a vigilante kill. Also America has a weird tradition that they don't throw government officials in jail.
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Jun 27, 2022 23:42
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stephenthinkpad posted:Which bad Hollywood shows did you watch that gave you the idea American college is free? This line from wiki actually. "Community college tuition is free in 47 states to qualified individuals" But I guess I failed to take into account how extreme that qualifier is in America.
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Jun 28, 2022 00:17
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Weka posted:This line from wiki actually. loaded words? in MY america?
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Jun 28, 2022 00:18
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Femur posted:Wait, are brothels no longer legal in china? This is 9/11 for white guys who write "but at what cost" articles for western media.
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Jun 28, 2022 00:21
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911 for Hong Kongers who enjoyed sex tourism in Dongguan and made "Going Westward" sex tourism movies.
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Jun 28, 2022 00:30
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GlassEye-Boy posted:They were never legal, just mostly unenforced except for the occasional very public crackdown. you used to see obvious seedy massage places around shenzhen just a few years ago and i can’t remember the last time ive seen a place like that here. someone is cleaning them up
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Jun 28, 2022 01:03
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Weka posted:This line from wiki actually. its means tested to an extreme extent to where almost no-one gets this
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Jun 28, 2022 01:12
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taiwan has brothels. they're illegal but if they aren't public facing the government doesn't care, there's one next to their president's mansion. If you see an unmarked door with a lot of people going in and out it's either good sushi or a brothel. I've been prepositioned on the street a few times too, and have several friends who worked in them. it's absurdly normalized to my american brain There's a street that has a lot of the hotels for japanese businessmen and the second you go into any connecting alleyway its in your face if you know what it is. lots of good bars in there too Antonymous has issued a correction as of 01:47 on Jun 28, 2022 |
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Jun 28, 2022 01:44
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I played Yakuza after I lived in Taiwan and I was like ooooooooooh
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Jun 28, 2022 01:49
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Taiwan has legal prostitution (more legal than Nevada)
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Jun 28, 2022 01:49
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stephenthinkpad posted:911 for Hong Kongers who enjoyed sex tourism in Dongguan and made "Going Westward" sex tourism movies. That makes no sense. Prostitution is legal in Hong Kong. Why would they go to the mainland? Anyway, prostitution in China is still persisting. Shady Barbershop places you see on a walk down a street in the middle of the night are not as common as they used to be pre covid, but there are still around. Hell, if you walk anywhere in Sanlitun, prostitute calling cards still litter the streets.
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Jun 28, 2022 03:29
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Antonymous posted:taiwan has brothels. they're illegal but if they aren't public facing the government doesn't care, there's one next to their president's mansion. If you see an unmarked door with a lot of people going in and out it's either good sushi or a brothel. I've been prepositioned on the street a few times too, and have several friends who worked in them. it's absurdly normalized to my american brain this uh sounds like something that would be considered a bigger deal if it was true in regards to mainland china
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Jun 28, 2022 03:30
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stephenthinkpad posted:I always thought "The Middle Kingdom" is not a good translation. I would have used "The Central Kingdom" which would trip off more nutcases. How about 'Middle Earth' instead
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Jun 28, 2022 04:26
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Antonymous posted:taiwan has brothels. they're illegal but if they aren't public facing the government doesn't care, there's one next to their president's mansion. If you see an unmarked door with a lot of people going in and out it's either good sushi or a brothel. I've been prepositioned on the street a few times too, and have several friends who worked in them. it's absurdly normalized to my american brain
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Jun 28, 2022 05:05
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like america is like a naughty nun. they're naughty but they want to be a nun at the same time, instead of "you're a nun" or "you're naughty." there's no shame in being naughty, but don't try to be naughty and a nun at the same time
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Jun 28, 2022 05:08
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Ghost Leviathan posted:How about 'Middle Earth' instead You can translate 中原 as Middle Earth. It's an older word than 中国. It started possibly around the warring period and originally didn't have geographical meaning but later pointed to the middle and lower reaches of Yellow River. The Sinic civilization grew out of Wei River in the Yellow River system and took thousand year to unify the Yangtze River and eventually cover the whole Pearl River Delta. stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 05:23 on Jun 28, 2022 |
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Jun 28, 2022 05:17
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How about middle plains? Can we use that pseudo translation?
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Jun 28, 2022 05:29
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:like america is like a naughty nun. they're naughty but they want to be a nun at the same time, instead of "you're a nun" or "you're naughty." there's no shame in being naughty, but don't try to be naughty and a nun at the same time America is like Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS. Don't let the gonzagas distract you from it's essentially fascist nature.
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Jun 28, 2022 05:50
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digging the new rfa gif cartoon format Superstitious strongman  quote:
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Jun 28, 2022 06:32
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FrancisFukyomama posted:nah, she just thought Manchuria was the direct translation in English of manchoukuo. she made the same mistake with Sino and thinking it was a direct translation of Zhina, the Japanese ww2 era slur the desire to move the world past the pandemic (read: enforce wage discipline and end the tight labor market) trumps the typical need to scaremonger about designated enemies
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Jun 28, 2022 08:25
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mawarannahr posted:digging the new rfa gif cartoon format This seems incredibly racist to me
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Jun 28, 2022 16:27
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https://twitter.com/chenweihua/status/1541794234071715844?cxt=HHwWiMC46fzrxuUqAAAA
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Jun 28, 2022 16:45
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50% odds they would have been executed, 50% odds they would be protected by the government ministry responsible for drinking water, which would get a ban placed on media stories about water quality and deal with individuals talking about it by first deleting their social media accounts and then, if they didn't get the message, inviting them for tea with the police and a serious warning that if they don't shut the gently caress up about the poison water they'll be spending a lot of time in prison for damaging social harmony
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Jun 28, 2022 18:12
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KomradeX posted:This seems incredibly racist to me Oh most definitely
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