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Echo Chamber posted:Is the Unification Church the group that claims ancient Sumerians were actually Koreans or is that another cult? I dunno man who even really were the Sumerians this is a real mystery they just appeared out of nowhere surrounded by a bunch of people who were nothing like them then bam they're gone. really makes you think edit: they did trade with other people in india who were the same exact thing just there just doing stuff then gone and you draw a line from mesopotamia to india, then you draw a line from india to korea, im just saying that makes a line
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Aug 26, 2022 10:54
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No response to US coastguard request to refuel in Solomon Islands US and UK ships had to divert to Papua New Guinea since the Solomon Islands won't respond to requests to dock.
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Aug 26, 2022 11:23
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OhFunny posted:No response to US coastguard request to refuel in Solomon Islands 
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Aug 26, 2022 11:29
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gradenko_2000 posted:South China Morning Post: A genocidal warmongering nation disguised as a democracy? i dunno about being disguised as a democracy. the US is pretty open about being an oligarchic republic.
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Aug 26, 2022 11:39
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OhFunny posted:No response to US coastguard request to refuel in Solomon Islands lmao
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Aug 26, 2022 11:51
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OhFunny posted:No response to US coastguard request to refuel in Solomon Islands 
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Aug 26, 2022 12:05
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BrainDance posted:I dunno man who even really were the Sumerians this is a real mystery they just appeared out of nowhere surrounded by a bunch of people who were nothing like them then bam they're gone. 
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Aug 26, 2022 12:15
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if some boat 20 thousand miles away from the nearest us coast introduces themselves as us coast guard, it's definitely just a lost ghost ship anywayEcho Chamber posted:Quick googling makes me think it's an unrelated nationalist revisionism of ancient history. 
Truga has issued a correction as of 12:18 on Aug 26, 2022 |
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Aug 26, 2022 12:15
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1 million per year to Solomon Island officials doesn't seem to be a lot of money. If Solomon Island has law that make foreign donation to the government legal then there is no problem, how the money is distributed is not PRC's concern. Ultimately the point is this: there are many many small islands on the Pacific, some will take the US side and some will take the China's side, some will jump back and fore for maximum benefit. Outside of pure cash for military base (the traditional way), China has extra cards to play, because China is specialized in helping poor country to develop and grow. An underdeveloped island country needs ports, modern facilities, power and water utilities, human connectivities (road and rail). China has a full menu that can offer all of that. Interestingly the US and her "allies" gave up all of those capacity a long time ago. It's almost as if the developed countries doesn't want to help the rest of the world develop faster.
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Aug 26, 2022 12:25
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Why do you think Russia exists in the first place? To keep those two mortal enemies apart.
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Aug 26, 2022 12:29
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stephenthinkpad posted:1 million per year to Solomon Island officials doesn't seem to be a lot of money. If Solomon Island has law that make foreign donation to the government legal then there is no problem, how the money is distributed is not PRC's concern. And ironically this only really helps the rich sleep at night. They'd be fine no matter what, but then they might have to actually think every once in a while in exchange for the near unbelievable bounty that a fully and properly developed world would provide so they refuse to do so out of nothing but childish fear, willingly destroying anything and everything to prevent even mild uncertainty in their future. Thankfully human fear only causes those ruled by it to weaken in power, because for all that it can claw into people's hearts it cannot actually build anything. Siding with fascists is only a move in desperation to keep the existing power relations, and cannot result in them adapting to a new age. They will sooner return to their caves than suddenly become able to compete with China and other socialist countries.
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Aug 26, 2022 12:37
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stephenthinkpad posted:1 million per year to Solomon Island officials doesn't seem to be a lot of money. If Solomon Island has law that make foreign donation to the government legal then there is no problem, how the money is distributed is not PRC's concern. It’s just funny that Taiwan was bribing Solomon island pols and no one cares until China decided to continue the practice as a curtesy. Suddenly it’s “corruption” that the vampire west cares about And the AP meanders about it because they have to
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Aug 26, 2022 15:34
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are Moonies the ones that do child marriages or do they just do forced marriages in general
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Aug 26, 2022 15:35
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Quickly popping in to ask for more material about the BNPP. If anyone's interested as a 10 year CANDU guy I can effort post.
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Aug 26, 2022 16:39
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it owns how abes party won the election based on the pity vote and the kneejerk reaction people have to distance themselves from violence but almost immediately afterwards everyone started going hey wait a minute the ldp is in bed with a cult and they both stole all our money what the gently caress!!!
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Aug 26, 2022 17:36
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Echo Chamber posted:Quick googling makes me think it's an unrelated nationalist revisionism of ancient history. i posted about this in the premodern history thread ages ago but as far as i can tell the people who came up with this are hoteps with like elementary school level korean incompetently reading archaeological articles Some Guy TT has issued a correction as of 17:46 on Aug 26, 2022 |
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Aug 26, 2022 17:44
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id like to take a moment to appreciate that if you take all those loving cults into account theres no question south korea has done orders of magnitudes more damage to japanese society than the north koreans have but while everyone knows about the kidnappings the only time anyone seriously talks about these cults is when they like assassinate the prime minister or something
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Aug 26, 2022 17:45
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I think a lot people will agree that Abe shooter guy's story make a good movie. You don't even need to dramatize it. Who ever plays his mom will win a Japanese Oscar. Edit:gently caress spell checker
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Aug 26, 2022 17:47
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OhFunny posted:No response to US coastguard request to refuel in Solomon Islands Getting a little surprised there hasn't been a coup there.
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Aug 26, 2022 17:52
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Isentropy posted:Quickly popping in to ask for more material about the BNPP. Every time someone brings up "maybe we should refurb the BNPP" the overwhelming refrain is "ITS BUILT ON A FAULT LINE WE'RE GONNA DIE" and I'm like why the gently caress did you build it there
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Aug 26, 2022 17:53
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dprk sympathetic koreans: hey you guys did an imperialism and that was bad we have a right to dignity as human beings and want to teach our own culture in our own schools japan: wow what a bunch of assholes after everything we did for you korea??? btw youre not citizens anymore lol rok sympathetic koreans: its ok that you treat us like dirt because we have god now would you like to know more about god we learned about him from america he eats money japan: i think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship
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Aug 26, 2022 18:01
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FrancisFukyomama posted:are Moonies the ones that do child marriages or do they just do forced marriages in general Just arranged, I think. Although you never know with these types.  https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/surreal-photos-from-a-moonie-mass-wedding "Those who choose to be matched by the church must confirm under oath that they are virgins, and after their wedding the couple must refrain from sexual relations for a minimum of 40 days." lmoa
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Aug 26, 2022 18:21
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Cpt_Obvious posted:Getting a little surprised there hasn't been a coup there. Im guessing China might already have intelligence/counter intelligence people in the island already in the embassy sifting through any potential threats. And honestly every country that decides that chinese alignment is more favorable for them than the constant cycle of US coups probably ought to have a chinese base in the country to act as a counter weight against a potential coup
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Aug 26, 2022 18:24
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Im guessing China might already have intelligence/counter intelligence people in the island already in the embassy sifting through any potential threats. I guess I don't really know much about the Solomon Islands but I would assume that a state that aligned itself with Taiwan over China for so long might not be cooperative with Chinese intelligence so it would have to be secret. Otoh they might be actively hostile to Americans so who knows  World is getting crazy.
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Aug 26, 2022 18:28
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forget where i read this but the moonie church really hates japanese people, to the point of deliberately matching them internationally with spouses known to be abusive, essentially forcing japanese people to move countries where they'll be totally isolated and living with an abuser. not good!
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Aug 26, 2022 18:31
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Cpt_Obvious posted:Getting a little surprised there hasn't been a coup there. whats the population, like a 100 people? if bob from next door wants to wear the prime minister hat for a week he can just ask
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Aug 26, 2022 18:34
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i stand corrected, apparently it has 700k+ people and a per capita gdp of 2000 USD. what the gently caress
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Aug 26, 2022 18:35
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mila kunis posted:i stand corrected, apparently it has 700k+ people and a per capita gdp of 2000 USD. what the gently caress that’s crazy I didn’t know the Solomon’s had that many people
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Aug 26, 2022 19:26
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FrancisFukyomama posted:are Moonies the ones that do child marriages or do they just do forced marriages in general I imagine it's pretty rare to do the latter without the former, though I'm sure they obey the letter of the law when convenient
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Aug 26, 2022 19:32
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Yeah tropical islands can feed a lot of people. Java island has 145 million. Over 1200 people per km². Twice the density of Taiwan. BTW, Taiwan's density is 657 per km², twice that of Sri Lanka and 3 times more than Hainan island. Anyone got an explanation? stephenthinkpad has issued a correction as of 19:42 on Aug 26, 2022 |
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Aug 26, 2022 19:39
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stephenthinkpad posted:
there was a big real estate sale in 1949 a lot of people moved in.
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Aug 26, 2022 19:44
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Al-Saqr posted:there was a big real estate sale in 1949 a lot of people moved in. Actually in 1949 a lot of young male moved in. However Chiang Kai‑shek had this weird policy of forbad a lot of the soldiers getting marry.
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Aug 26, 2022 19:53
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Zodium posted:i dunno about being disguised as a democracy. the US is pretty open about being an oligarchic republic. Uhhh.. the US constantly tries to disguise its oligarchic fascism as “democracy” — domestically and abroad. “Democracy” is a system of government literally invented by the bourgeoise (after they overthrew the feudalistic aristocracy) in order for capital to exploit and enslave labor with the latter’s consent. It really is the most efficient form of bourgeois/capital control over labor ever achieved lmao owned
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Aug 26, 2022 19:58
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You would think Guadalcanal was so etched into the consciousness of the US defence establishment they’d want to keep the Solomon Islands onside as a matter of principle, but here we are.
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Aug 26, 2022 20:16
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Some Guy TT posted:id like to take a moment to appreciate that if you take all those loving cults into account theres no question south korea has done orders of magnitudes more damage to japanese society than the north koreans have but while everyone knows about the kidnappings the only time anyone seriously talks about these cults is when they like assassinate the prime minister or something what kidnappings? DiscountDildos posted:"Those who choose to be matched by the church must confirm under oath that they are virgins, and after their wedding the couple must refrain from sexual relations for a minimum of 40 days." what the gently caress is this about
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Aug 26, 2022 20:21
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stephenthinkpad posted:Yeah tropical islands can feed a lot of people. Java island has 145 million. Over 1200 people per km². Twice the density of Taiwan. I used to live in 永和 (from 永和豆漿 fame) and it's 40,000 people per square km. lol. welcome to the suburbs edit: it also never felt that crowded to me I could go to a park or the night market or the metro and not have to push or shove my way to get to something. its very hard to believe the population number. Antonymous has issued a correction as of 20:26 on Aug 26, 2022 |
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Aug 26, 2022 20:24
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gradenko_2000 posted:South China Morning Post: A genocidal warmongering nation disguised as a democracy? 
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Aug 26, 2022 20:25
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20,000 per sq km where i'm living right now and thats an official stat that's probably undercounted
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Aug 26, 2022 20:26
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Brains AND looks? some guys get it all
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Aug 26, 2022 21:55
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Frosted Flake posted:You would think Guadalcanal was so etched into the consciousness of the US defence establishment they’d want to keep the Solomon Islands onside as a matter of principle, but here we are. The whole reason why the F-35 is VTOL is so they can fly out of Henderson Field again if they have to refight Guadalcanal Looks like they might get their wish
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