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There’s universal values and social progress which all societies and everyone should advocate for. Unfortunately geopolitics, and the status quo will slow or even stop social progress and the advocation of reform. Staying within the picket line, and kumbaya carnival style protest with banners and slogans don’t work when the other side fights dirty. Good job tetsuya yamagami
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Really makes u think.
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Dec 14, 2023 04:02
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Okuteru posted:Too many "ladies of the night" making propositions? I mean the whole area is a giant red light district, but it's not like women get dragged off the street on the regular and there are loads of foreign women just hanging out in the bars in the area. It's not the safest place on Earth, but it's not the worst.
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ili posted:Really makes u think.
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quote:China's large and increasing population meant that increasing food production, principally rice, was a top priority for the Chinese government. When the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party made it a priority to pursue agricultural development.[46] They sought to solve China's food security issues by focusing on traditional crop production, biological pest control, the implementation of modern technology and science, creating food reserves for the population, high-yield seed varieties, multi-cropping, controlled irrigation, and protecting food security.[47][48][49] This began with the Agrarian Reform Law of 1950, which ended private land ownership and gave land back to the peasants.[48] Unlike with Mexico, the Philippines, India, or Brazil, the beginning of China's unique Green Revolution were unrelated to the American "Green Revolution." Rather, it was characterized by the government's sponsorship of agricultural research in concert with peasant knowledge and feedback, earlier international research, nature-based pest control and many other non-industrial agricultural practices, in order to feed the rapidly growing population.[48] [50] Just found this amazing Wikipedia edit. Truly glowing review of Chinese agriculture in the 50s. Couldn’t have gone better!
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Wonton posted:There’s universal values and social progress which all societies and everyone should advocate for. congratulations shinji
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Dec 15, 2023 03:32
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Borscht posted:Just found this amazing Wikipedia edit. Truly glowing review of Chinese agriculture in the 50s. Couldn’t have gone better! quote:biological pest control Three words about one of the most brutal famines in history that killed 20 to 30 million people
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Dec 15, 2023 03:38
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Atlas Hugged posted:A Chinese influencer was arrested in Thailand and forced to apologize for hurting the feelings of the Thai people after posting a video of the area around Nana Plaza and claiming it was unsafe Is it?
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Dec 15, 2023 09:55
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Is it? Not really. It's a big prostitution area so you can probably get yourself in trouble but it's not like dangerous dangerous. Maybe pickpocketed at worst? It's right in the middle of one of Bangkok's main tourist areas, didn't strike me as unsafe. E: I think the difference between seedy/sleazy and dangerous can be tough to tell when you're outside your cultural context. That area is full of prostitutes and 50-something British dudes. It's seedy, not dangerous. Grand Fromage fucked around with this message at 10:21 on Dec 15, 2023 |
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Dec 15, 2023 10:06
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If you're a tourist then everyone wants your money but nobody wants to hurt you. Thailand is very aware of killing the golden goose and why you shouldn't.
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Dec 15, 2023 10:21
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The Lone Badger posted:If you're a tourist then everyone wants your money but nobody wants to hurt you. Thailand is very aware of killing the golden goose and why you shouldn't. They're really good at it. What other country is constantly bouncing between authoritarian monarchy and authoritarian military junta, with straight up tanks in the streets sometimes, and it doesn't seem to affect the tourism draw even a little? It's skill.
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Dec 15, 2023 10:23
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OK thanks. I've never been to Thailand, and the people I know who vacation there always get beat up and stabbed and chased by people wielding big sticks, but apart from the last one they do that back home as well. (I've never been because I'm not compatible with the climate there, not because I think their experiences are indicative of the country at large.)
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Dec 15, 2023 10:27
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Are your friends Australian
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Dec 15, 2023 10:42
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peanut posted:Are your friends Australian I didn't say they were my friends.
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Dec 15, 2023 10:43
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If you're drunk and stumbling you will get preyed upon there.
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Dec 15, 2023 10:50
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Yeah like I definitely know people who have been stabbed in Bangkok but they weren't anywhere near the red light district. They were alone in an alley, but that could happen in any city. The cops still made an arrest using the local CCTV system.
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Okuteru posted:Too many "ladies of the night" making propositions? Lol, she went to Nana Plaza (central area for prostitutes for foreigners, was dressed exactly like a prostitute, stood on a street like a prostitute and freaked out when some farang asked her how she was doing as a introduction. "Anyone could grab me here and do anything to me!". She got arrested because thailand is in a bad spot with chinese tourism atm. Chinese economic woes and several blockbuster movies in China (which depicted thailand as a place where you will get kidnapped and sold to a call center), plus some other incidences have caused number of chinese tourists to drop from 5 million to under 3,5. Thai government is really sensitive right now about everything that might cause extra losses.
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the heat goes wrong posted:(which depicted thailand as a place where you will get kidnapped and sold to a call center) Offshoring is getting out of control
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foreign countries in general are probably going to feel more scary to young Chinese with considerably less cameras following and keeping track of them, it could be a selling point for London
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the heat goes wrong posted:which depicted thailand as a place where you will get kidnapped and sold to a call center Literally a fate worse than death.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:OK thanks. I've never been to Thailand, and the people I know who vacation there always get beat up and stabbed and chased by people wielding big sticks, but apart from the last one they do that back home as well. (I've never been because I'm not compatible with the climate there, not because I think their experiences are indicative of the country at large.) lol I'd like to see these guys do travel content. Can they get beat up and stabbed in Singapore? Kyoto? Thailand's not as safe as those but you do have to go looking for trouble, it's not likely to just randomly find you.
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Dec 15, 2023 19:46
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Grand Fromage posted:They're really good at it. What other country is constantly bouncing between authoritarian monarchy and authoritarian military junta, with straight up tanks in the streets sometimes, and it doesn't seem to affect the tourism draw even a little? It's skill. I mean, who wouldn't like to drink a mystery beer and eat street food whilst a military convoy drives by?
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Dec 15, 2023 23:43
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Methylethylaldehyde posted:I mean, who wouldn't like to drink a mystery beer and eat street food whilst a military convoy drives by? I mean, the last time I got that experience was in Baltimore and honestly, Thailand's probably a lot safer than Baltimore.
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Methylethylaldehyde posted:I mean, who wouldn't like to drink a mystery beer and eat street food whilst a military convoy drives by? The beer should always be a Leo.
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Atlas Hugged posted:The beer should always be a Leo. Chang supremacy!
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Dec 16, 2023 13:44
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Lao. Beer Lao
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As long as we all agree that Singha is gutter oil.
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I'm sorry to say that Tiger isn't good either
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What's the China version of a weeb?
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a tankie
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I thought tankie was more for communist supporters in general.
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Nah, a communist doesn't need to be a tankie.
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Tankies tend to prefer the Russian or Chinese characteristics to the socialism
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Ez8 posted:What's the China version of a weeb? We had the term koreaboo in Korea so I guess Chinaboo? I met a lot of people in China who were interested in the country/culture/history/language, I met tankie idiots, I met people who moved there to get into TCM, but I never once met anyone interested in the pop culture.
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Ez8 posted:What's the China version of a weeb? I've seen "sinaboo."
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Grand Fromage posted:I never once met anyone interested in the pop culture. There are only so many Journey to the West and Romance of the Three Kingdoms rehashes that a person can take.
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McGavin posted:There are only so many Journey to the West and Romance of the Three Kingdoms rehashes that a person can take. Hey now, you're also allowed to make Tang costume dramas or shows where Japanese people get slaughtered.
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I remember some years back a media watchdog organization kept count of the number of japanese killed in chinese tv dramas that year and the tally was like 20000
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There is good cinema coming from mainland China, but those movies aren't really breaking box office records outside or inside China. And I doubt tankies who think modern China a great place really appreciate movies from guys like Jia Zhangke whose work doesn't paint a pretty picture of Chinese society. So it is understandable that people dismiss Chinese cinema as jingoistic Wolf Warrior spectacles. But there's a lot of good poo poo coming from there if you know where to look.
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