2011-02-05, 19:04 | Link #11861 | |||
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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And speaking of Sikhs, I'm of the opinion that letting Sikh RCMP officers wear their turbans while on duty enhances national unity. Cameron's rhetoric feels like its designed to appeal to the kind of people who complained that violated traditional RCMP dress code. Quote:
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2011-02-05, 21:25 | Link #11862 | ||
On a sabbatical
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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Uh-huh. What a nickname.
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Ask the Chinese to consider 'em as high-risk, high-return investment. The ISA will NEVER get repealed, as long as a single terrorist exists. It's useful.
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2011-02-06, 00:41 | Link #11863 |
books-eater youkai
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
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Government aims to get Egyptians back to work
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNew...70O3UW20110206 They have many reason to do so ...
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2011-02-06, 08:54 | Link #11864 | |
Sensei, aishite imasu
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Hong Kong Shatterdome
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People need to remember that you can have an oppressive regime that's friendly(even supportive) of big buisness but is restrictive in other ways. Not to invoke Godwins law to badly, look at Nazi Germany. They were restrictive in many ways, but they liked the big companies in their country. IMHO, government backed capitalism isn't necessarily a sign that China is becoming democratic. |
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2011-02-06, 09:22 | Link #11865 | |
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The only way this could be considered "democracy" is if the middle class greatly expanded their wealth that would allow them to partake in the freedoms but that's not evident, and although the government at times has become more lenient toward ancient customs, they in the end have the final say. |
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2011-02-06, 09:25 | Link #11866 | |||
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2011-02-06, 10:39 | Link #11870 | |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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What makes a nation? Are national ideals not another form of "culture"? If so, why should this particular culture supersede the cultural norms of people living in said nation, especially if such people are immigrants? Nation-states, as envisioned by modern Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, no longer exist in quite the same way today, thanks to the death of distance brought about by technological revolutions in communications and logistics. That, to me, is the root cause of present-day multicultural tensions. |
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2011-02-06, 11:13 | Link #11871 | |
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
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That is when China has to cross the Pacific.
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2011-02-06, 11:27 | Link #11872 |
Chiyo IQ, Osaka Aptitude
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Age: 39
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-...n-perth-blaze/
An unfortunate story going on just a few kilometres down the road (about 3km or so). Fire is still being fought and will last well into the night. High winds will hamper efforts as well until about 12 hours time when that calms a bit.
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2011-02-06, 11:34 | Link #11873 | |
On a sabbatical
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Location: Wellington, NZ
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2011-02-06, 19:37 | Link #11878 |
Observer/Bookman wannabe
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 39
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Helping Soldiers Trade Their Swords For Plows
The Biblical reference aside, this is one powerful idea.
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2011-02-06, 20:40 | Link #11879 | |
On a sabbatical
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Location: Wellington, NZ
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It's already a desert there.
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And if they can't return on promised value by term period...?
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2011-02-06, 21:02 | Link #11880 | |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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In other words, China loses a huge chunk of its reserves. In Beijing's view, these bonds are as much potential liabilities as they are assets. |
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