2010-11-24, 20:50 | Link #10023 | |
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EDIT : We have two pieces of bad news early in the morning. Reuters usually don't write two-page articles unless it is a really big shit, and when they write so, it usually affects the world as a whole. However, people don't read them because they are too long. World edgy on Korea, Russia sees "colossal danger" Spoiler for Article:
After the last 2 decades smouldering in the "ash heap of the century" (or so says Reagan), Orussia is right about this. The next misfire of a bullet or shell by either side will erupt into a conflict. As one of my waifus say, "Third time is a charm". Sorry kitty, this is a curse for us - the possible WWI of the 21st Century. Analysis: In cyber warfare, policy lags technology Spoiler for Article:
I would advise people to put less personal information on their social networking accounts now. Even their personal photos - limit them to photoshopped ones, those with lots of people or random avatars. Lest you want to be a scapegoat in the future.
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2010-11-24, 21:36 | Link #10024 | |
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2010-11-24, 22:04 | Link #10025 | |
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Again, the world thinks of DPRK as a "normal" country. It isn't, and it knows the mentalities of the average ROK citizen to not push it beyond the breaking point. Mind you, I live in Seoul. |
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2010-11-24, 23:11 | Link #10026 | ||
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Is this the kind of attitude you're getting from allot of people in Seoul? I'd imagine that people would be reacting rather sharply to having actual South Korean territory attacked...especially with all the unresolved tension following the Cheonan's sinking. If the Korean youth start developing these kind of attitudes, then it's hard to imagine Korean reunification happening in the next few decades. By then all the old people who directly knew someone on the other side of the 38th will all be dead, and the new leadership will be people who grew up viewing North Korea as this other entity threatening their way of life. I have a hard time seeing there being much drive for reunification by then. |
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2010-11-24, 23:39 | Link #10027 | |
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Basically, Daehan nationalism has swallowed pan-Korean nationalism for most people: Any reunification must be to the benefit of the Republic of Korea. Otherwise, it can be delayed until the conditions are met. On my personal view: I'm a pan-Buyeo nationalist, advocating a union between Japan and Korea in a EU format. |
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2010-11-25, 00:24 | Link #10028 | |
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Some people talk about gradually building up the North to the point where it can join the South...but that doesn't seem realistic either. Namely because it requires the Northern regime to stay in power. Many of the tools the Northern regime uses to stay in power, are also the same things that cause their economic issues (Lack of free flow of information for instance). Reform the Northern regime for economic prosperity, and you weaken the regime's ability to keep itself standing, and thus the South's ability to not have to directly run a failed state. It's a nasty little catch 22. Well now that's different. |
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2010-11-25, 00:33 | Link #10029 | ||
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I'm a Japanese/Korean. What do you expect? Basically, Japan will keep on being the stagnant sinking state, and it needs Korea to survive. |
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And to return fire would be to restart a war. Satellite imagery still needs to be scrubbed and double-confirmed with the more reliable Humint. Quote:
Then again, he still has to see to the immediate affairs of the state to maintain the Kim dynasty. A random "show of force" might be latent enough to remind the world that NK is not to be invaded, and might not stand up to a full-scale invasion or counteract against it. However, in this new century, if Un decides to open up NK for mining and investing, it is going to be a huge potential economic rival for SK. Lower costs, plenty of onsite available resources in the country, and with China supplying it with technology to build itself up, SK might have to be the subservient one to NK. Though this may only happen in the next 30 years. By then we would be all 50-60 years and too old to care about world politics.
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2010-11-25, 04:08 | Link #10031 | |
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Indeed, it does remind me of the way Germany was split up among the allies after WW2 |
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2010-11-25, 06:35 | Link #10033 |
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No risk of euro zone breakup in Irish crisis
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNew...6AO0HG20101125 ... But what will happen if they have to save Portugal's ass, or even Italia's ?
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2010-11-25, 06:40 | Link #10034 | |
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2010-11-25, 08:06 | Link #10035 | ||
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The worry I have in this scenario, is the risk of the North becoming a ghetto, with the preoccupation of the administration running the region becoming predominantly to keep the population confined to the region. This would have the potential to brew into an enormous range of social problems. Namely civil unrest. |
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2010-11-25, 09:11 | Link #10036 | |
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I'm still scratching my head as to how Portugal can be saved from this sort of crisis. The only thing that comes into mind is a very large seaport and transport hub to make use of it's position on the Atlantic Ocean. Although one problem there is having the break-of-gauge for trains between Spain and France limits this ideology (although Spain are working on this). Anyone else have any ideas on what Portugal could try and do in the future?
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2010-11-25, 09:19 | Link #10037 | |
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I think I've written on the Korean Question before, but I'll repeat myself:
China is supporting NK mainly for two reasons. 1) It doesn't trust SK to keep US troops far away from the Yalu once the North goes down. 2) The refugee issue. The US-SK delegation basically need to go to Beijing and say,"Look. The US won't station troops across the Yalu, and you guys will have your interests in the North protected. All we ask is for you to seal the border with NK." The Chinese are also vexed with NK, so once this can be secured, the next step will be war. What kind of war it will be depends on what the South wants after the smoke clears. Let's face it: NK has already reached the step of shelling a civilian island. They will push their luck further. Quote:
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2010-11-25, 09:28 | Link #10039 |
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U.S. warns Ottawa about fallout from pending WikiLeaks release
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1812899/
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2010-11-25, 09:32 | Link #10040 |
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Julian Assange is a clown. His "leaks" so far had been just a consolidation of what has already been known, but to a much smaller audience. If he wants a better reaction, this next round of leaks better be news to all of us.
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