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gee, i wonder why
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2014-01-26, 01:10 | Link #32664 | |
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2014-01-26, 07:35 | Link #32666 |
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I am amused that RT doesn't even hide their bias. They even called the rioters Nazis at one stage in a different video they uploaded.
Oh well, guess it can't be helped. RT is pretty good as a news source as long as it is about news NOT associated with Russian politics. So now I have to avoid them for the duration until this whole thing blows over.
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2014-01-26, 12:22 | Link #32667 | |
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How could any riot of any kind be considered parallel to Nazism? I mean, by the nature of rioting, they're not on the side of totalitarian authority, no? It seems to me that most people these days that compare "the other side" to Nazi think Nazi is a generic word for "dem bad folks".
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2014-01-26, 12:47 | Link #32668 |
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There are definitely Neo-Nazi groups among the protestors. You can see them in some of the photos of the riots.
http://libcom.org/news/neo-nazis-far...raine-23012014 |
2014-01-26, 22:25 | Link #32669 |
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Kim Jong-un 'executes direct relations of purged uncle'
I wonder how true this is. But ouch, the entire family? They must be threatening his rule. |
2014-01-27, 19:38 | Link #32671 |
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Thai police rescue hundreds of Rohingya in raid on suspected traffickers' camp
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A0Q0IU20140127 Teen sets himself on fire in suburban Denver high school http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A0Q1C520140127
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2014-01-28, 22:51 | Link #32672 | ||
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Someone at work sent me this, but the link is now broken...
5 Phrases You Should Stop Using To Describe China (quoted are the two points I found most interesting) Quote:
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2014-01-29, 00:02 | Link #32673 |
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Agree with the second, third and the fourth point.
1. 5000 Years? Even we Vietnamese only use "thousand years of past and culture". I've to admit, that is kind of too extremist. 2. Well, it's true that the people lited themself. Free economy, the government only here to maintain rule and balance, while making the rich-poor rift smaller. 3. Not all of the people understand the political system of Communist Country. The Party rules, and the General Secretary together with the Standing Comitee are the highest positions who control both the government and military. |
2014-01-29, 00:30 | Link #32674 |
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I find it very interesting that the article relies on certain half truths that betray the author's own biases even as he criticises those of other journalists.
I'm on my way to an assignment and typing this from my smartphone, so I can't go into a more detailed analysis. Maybe later tonight if I have the time. |
2014-01-29, 00:36 | Link #32675 |
思想工作
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I think the article is heavily opinionated and thought it could've done away with the "everyone else is doing it wrong" bit in the beginning, but I found its points eye-opening since those cliched phrases he talks about are indeed things you see a lot. But the fact that it was editorial in nature should be readily apparent from the title's use of "should".
There were Chinese dynasties around at least 4000 years ago, and certainly various kingdoms in the Chinese cradle of civilization before then, so "5000 years" isn't the problem. The issue is that many feel the need to mention it when they bring up China, but not for other countries that have a similarly long period of civilized society. |
2014-01-29, 01:18 | Link #32676 |
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Yeah, just like if i say that "my family heritage has last for thousands and thousands years". It sounds grand, but does not quite means anything, as everyone could say the same.
Most country with big river running through can found a past civillisation of thousands years old to link themselves to, so it's all expected. Even in Australia, linking the recent white migration with thousands years of Aboriginal heritage to be part of "Australian culture" is also a common thing. So just a bit on integration and boom, that's gonna be 70,000 years of kangaroo-riding history on us, bitch
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2014-01-29, 01:32 | Link #32678 |
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Most Europeans can't trace a lineage back taht far because there was a serious break in the record keeping around the time Rome fell. I think the oldest legitamate family account is an Irish family in the 400s AD due to being a line of kings or clan leaders or something. There are a few who try to claim older, but there just aren't records for that. I'm not even sure the Jews can claim legitamate lineages back to the days of the twelve tribes and King Solomon (or even older) other than knowing they come from a specific tribe based on the family name.
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2014-01-29, 02:01 | Link #32679 | |
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Heck, China's history is almost a microcosm of human history. There's a really good reason the western world looks at China, Japan, Korea, etc., culture in an almost mythical sense.
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2014-01-29, 02:27 | Link #32680 |
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India close to buying Japan-made military aircraft in $1.65 billion deal:
"India is set to become the first country since World War Two to buy a military aircraft from Japan, helping Prime Minister Shinzo Abe end a ban on weapons exports that has kept his country's defence contractors out of foreign markets. The two countries are in broad agreement on a deal for the ShinMaywa Industries amphibious aircraft, which could amount to as much as $1.65 billion, Indian officials said on Tuesday." See: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/in...on-deal-476482 |
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