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Grand Fromage posted:I just don't get why they're still dropping bombs on villagers. They built a launch facility in Hainan, which is a more efficient launch site since it's closer to the equator and also goes over the ocean so it's safe. I get no one in leadership cares about blowing up a village since rural people are irrelevant, but like. At this point you're going out of your way to do it. I'm guessing that having a spacelaunch facility in your area gives you a lot of clout if you're a politician. Losing those space launch facilities to somewhere better takes away from that influence. Therefore, give peasants cancer and set their homes on fire. QED
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Dapper_Swindler posted:i am gonna be a dick, but we kinda forget how good we have it in parts of the world. like yeah everywhere has issues and awful poo poo, but i dont have to worry about NASA launching a rocket and pieces of it landing on my house or yard and then having the whole thing covered up. we mostly blow up other peoples civilians which, ngl, is better for me personally
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The fact this isn’t set to some music is a crime
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lost it at the battering ram meant for dicks
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meat police posted:lost it at the battering ram meant for dicks
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meat police posted:lost it at the battering ram meant for dicks I don't understand why they cut out the Shooting A Shotgun At My Dick sequence
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MarcusSA posted:The fact this isn’t set to some music is a crime I want someone to expose these guys the way the Chinese MMA fighter exposed all the Kung Fu and Taiqi masters with unbeaten records as frauds by challenging them to officiated matches. Well maybe not quite like that as he had to go into hiding because the traditional martial arts community in China was piiiiiiiiissed at him and he started receiving death threats and unwanted visits from local authorities. But like how loving funny would it be if there was a dude who went around and just sucker punched these dudes in the dicks when they didn't have on whatever protective gear they use or weren't standing in exactly the right position to guide the blow to the side.
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Atlas Hugged posted:But like how loving funny would it be if there was a dude who went around and just sucker punched these dudes in the dicks when they didn't have on whatever protective gear they use or weren't standing in exactly the right position to guide the blow to the side. so it’s been long enough to cheer on Houdini’s death eh?
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Atlas Hugged posted:I want someone to expose these guys the way the Chinese MMA fighter exposed all the Kung Fu and Taiqi masters with unbeaten records as frauds by challenging them to officiated matches. Well maybe not quite like that as he had to go into hiding because the traditional martial arts community in China was piiiiiiiiissed at him and he started receiving death threats and unwanted visits from local authorities. is brother dong still around or is he finally living the dream in australia?
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eSports Chaebol posted:so it’s been long enough to cheer on Houdini’s death eh? For the record, I don't think anyone should actually do this as it would be assault. The MMA guy had the right idea and outing these guys as frauds in an actual fight with rules is far more satisfactory. That said, Houdini wasn't a con artist. He was an entertainer and illusionist. My big issue with these dudes was that they're trying to sell you a belief system and are using slight of hand to convince you that they have secret knowledge. Dick Fontaine posted:is brother dong still around or is he finally living the dream in australia? Haven't read about him in many years, so I should do that.
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idk id probably go to church more often if they had a testicular deadfall
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Dong defeated another Taiqi master in 2020 (in ten seconds) and apparently is still around in China, though there isn't much lately about him in western news sources from a quick Google.
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Is that the guy who went around beating the poo poo out of traditional martials arts guys until the CCP made him a persona non grata
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Toxic Mental posted:Is that the guy who went around beating the poo poo out of traditional martials arts guys until the CCP made him a persona non grata Yeah. A hero. It was less normal martial arts and more people claiming to be qi wizards.
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Unfortunately the umbrella of "traditional martial arts" has included qi wizards and strip mall super secret ops commandos for decades (if not centuries) so it can be hard to draw clear lines between the philosophies and practices at this point and those who are actually preserving the classical styles and those who are just cashing in on them.
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Atlas Hugged posted:Dong defeated another Taiqi master in 2020 (in ten seconds) and apparently is still around in China, though there isn't much lately about him in western news sources from a quick Google. Just a language note: it’s taiji, not taiqi. Wade Giles romanization is tai chi, but the wade giles “ch” (not “ch’i) is more like a “j” sound. The word in Chinese is 太极拳, basically meaning something like yin and yang style (the yin and yang symbol is called a “taiji” symbol, 太极图). The name itself has nothing to do with 气 （qi).
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Heithinn Grasida posted:Just a language note: it’s taiji, not taiqi. Wade Giles romanization is tai chi, but the wade giles “ch” (not “ch’i) is more like a “j” sound. Oh, my bad. Thanks for the correction.
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Grand Fromage posted:Yeah. A hero. I thought they sold his organs?
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Tai posted:Should I know what a qi wizard is.. One of those guys who pretends he can do kai blasts like in DBZ and has followers who will fall over when he flicks at them to demonstrate his powers. Largely equivalent to karate guys in the States who claim they fought in a super secret tournament in Bali like Bloodsport is supposedly based on.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqzAtS4hmuw If Dong hadn't cast solar flare the tai chi guy probably would've won tho
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It's that "You call throwing dynamite around a martial art?" from Fist of the North Star but instead of 'throwing dynamite' it's 'punching someone in the face'.
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What's the latest on Hong Kong? Last I've heard a HK journalist disappeared in China about a month ago, and activists concerned about elections.
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Good Sphere posted:What's the latest on Hong Kong? Last I've heard a HK journalist disappeared in China about a month ago, and activists concerned about elections. there is nothing wrong in Xianggang
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Looks like someone is getting scape goated after the news of new game regulations tanked the stock prices of Tencent and Netease. China removes official after video games rules spark turmoil
Feng Shixin was removed last week from his position as head of the publishing unit of the Communist Party's Publicity Department, the sources said. The department oversees the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) which in turn regulates China's vast video games sector. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-removes-official-after-video-games-rules-spark-turmoil-sources-2024-01-02/
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Good Sphere posted:What's the latest on Hong Kong? Last I've heard a HK journalist disappeared in China about a month ago, and activists concerned about elections. Everything is poo poo and most people who can get out are getting out, but the government decided that the main focus in 2024 will be national security and score-settling
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So I saw that the CCP is lowering VISA requirements for Americans effective this week to help combat their 99% drop in tourism over the last 5 years. I understand that that was mostly Covid lockdowns and not wanting foreigners in the country, but still 99%  .
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Imperialist Dog posted:Everything is poo poo and most people who can get out are getting out, but the government decided that the main focus in 2024 will be national security and score-settling Yeah some friends of mine got out not that long ago and poo poo is pretty bad they said. Police are just openly arresting anyone for utter BS reasons. There's lots of distrust amongst people who are fearful of what they say or do to people they barely know or don't know.
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Is the Xu Xiaodong guy doing anything like saying "China needs to be new and move on from mysticism" or anything? Because that'd seem like the PR angle you wanna take for making traditional Chinese poo poo look foolish
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The junk collector posted:So I saw that the CCP is lowering VISA requirements for Americans effective this week to help combat their 99% drop in tourism over the last 5 years. I understand that that was mostly Covid lockdowns and not wanting foreigners in the country, but still 99% Sweet! I’ll still not be going.
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Grand Fromage posted:I'd like to visit, see friends, eat food, go some places I never did, but uh. Where are you flying from??? I just checked LAX to Beijing and it was $1000-1200
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Coolguye posted:the only reason i would even consider going back to china is if the CCP is out of power. 
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