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[gambit]

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Poor misguided soul...

I will quote from Georg Lukacs (History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics):

The US essentially lacks the elasticity for change as it is increasingly getting devoid of theory put in action because it is too much immersed in self-aggrandizement and exceptionalism.

Yet, without praxis, man's perception of reality remains confined in the realm where social forms,
“appear to be fixed, complete and immutable entities which can be manipulated and even comprehended, but never overthrown.”

In other words, the man is pissed that the majority of Americans are content with the current political system and have no desire to change to one that would deprive them of physical comforts, rights and freedoms they currently enjoy.

 

[Snomannen]

thank you for the clarification.
how are the opinions of the people in Macau?


well, despite living here since ages I see Germany as a guest land, where I want to live and work for a period of time. my heart belongs to VN. No, I am not alien in my native country. I speak fluent vietnamese and visit my relatives when returning home.

Most of the people in Macau are politically apathetic.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

I am not sure why Gate's and Job's speeches are supposed to be counters. Gate's speech means university should focus more on hard science, but his speech by no means imply soft science is useless. Sure, if you stuff the company with nothing but hard science people, you may have a hard time, but as far as high tech company goes, hard science majors are still most posts will require.



Cao cao was a better leader than Sun Jian as far as running a kingdom goes. Though in a personal fight, Sun Jian would destroy Cao cao. The poor guy is barely over 140 cm in height.

High tech companies still employ more business majors, I believe.

Strange you should be under the impression that I am from Jiangxi。

I hail from Beijing but live in Shanghai now a days。

Sorry, meant cnleio.

 

[gambit]

just tell this to beidou, see how he reacts
well, i shared his photo without his permission

Regardless of what he look like, he is still a poor misguided soul.

 

[Viet]

Most of the people in Macau are politically apathetic.

it may be a good thing. playing politics is like playing with fire, considering how quick the emperor can change the mood
just keep sucking yuan from the mainlanders

 

[tranquilium]

Hmmm, the problem with the "core principles" such as having a good and stable life, having basic needs satisfied, is that HK is a much more developed city than a lot of Western cities or even some western countries. In fact, I think HK is in the top 20% of the world when it comes to wealth, development and standard of living. Yet, some of the smaller and less developed countries in the lower rank (whether they are western or non-western) are relatively more stable. So I don't think it's the "core principles" and the state's ability to safe guard them that is the issue here.

I don't think it's about democracy either, as many people have already mentioned that HK never had such democracy under the British administration.

I don't think the size of a country plays any crucial factor either.... Thailand, Egypt, etc are bigger than a lot of Western countries.

I was referring to Thailand's case. Hong Kong's recent case is a different story. It is a small group of people backed by foreign influence. The key difference between Thailand and Hong Kong's case is that the former actually has political impact, the latter is a farce.

I actually think the period from the middle ages to the western colonial age plays into the hand of countries with hard power. No soft power was necessary at that time. Just use hard power to take over other territories, and use hard power again to suppress any resistance. As long as they have hard power, they can treat their colony and subjects anyway they want, they can treat the colonised people as subhuman if they wanted to, and they did.

You would be surprised how much political maneuvering the ancients are capable of. Industrial revolution placed a cliff on the national strength between industrialized/unindustrialized country. The difference between industrial and agriculture also lay within the fact that much larger portion of the nation is boggled down in lands, thus can support a disproportionally larger army than their agricultural parts. By the time WWII ended, military industry also became so complex that countries require a powerful industry just to support all the equipment. Basically, it means the gap between nations are a lot smaller back then. As a result, alliances and political maneuvering becomes a lot more important. I mean, take US for example, it was able to invade Iraq and a number of other countries without support from allies. Even an alliance of small countries wouldn't be able to stand up to it. Back in the middle age this won't happen because even powerful empires of the Chinese has trouble supporting large amount of troops outside its border, let alone the likes of France or Holy Roman empire. Fractured and minor states like Iberian nations or England would have great difficulty sending a large army outside its border, let alone deploy it over a long period of time. (This is partially why the crusades would never yield lasting results)

And yeah, despite modern nations are much more capable of war. The brutality of in conquered land is better than the ancient times. Though I would like to avoid farther discussion on this particular issue, as it opens up a big can of worms.

But I was talking about recent history, 30-40 years back until now. And obviously colonists doesn't exist anymore nor will it be possible now (neo-colonism would be a different matter). However, in recent history, alot of countries like I mentioned were and are still susceptible to unrest and turmoil.

The question was why? if problems of basic needs, political ideologies, democracy, economy are not the main issue, then what is? why are they susceptible while other western countries are not as susceptible?

Well, just because colony doesn't exist anymore, it doesn't mean a country is completely free from foreign influence. There are plenty of other ways to ruin the country, including but not limited to inciting riot, rebellion, installing puppet, economic sanction, financial attack, outright invasion, etc. Not to mention countries are completely capable of screwing up by themselves. I mean, just because modern nation are doing way better than the ancient nations, it doesn't mean modern nations are doing well all the time.

As for susceptibility of instability goes, I maintain my opinion that strength of the nation, especially the ability of the nation to control its various aspects such as fiance, military and production is the core strength. Take China, for example, it resisted the 1997 and 2008 financial crisis remarkably well because it maintain a strong control of its own finance while even countries like USA and EU members are hit hard by it.

I mentioned that they do exists in Western countries, and that western countries do have programs like NSA, Patriotic acts, whatever. All countries have them. But their unrest is relatively minor compared to what happened to countries in the middle East, Ukraine, Thailand, etc.

You have to admit, there are more fear in such countries (including HK) of civil unrest than there is in Western countries. The govt's control on the media, foreign groups, etc, are less strict in the western countries. Yet, the average western civilians are less susceptible to unrest and protest than the civilians in the countries mentioned. My question was why?

Well, first of all I would like to point out nobody in HK or in the entire China actually "fear" the recent event will turn violent. In the past two years these groups has repeated demonstrated their remarkable lack of spine. Plus, large scale civil violence is really only triggered when basic living necessity of the general populace is threatened. So there is zero-chance the jokers will actually gather any real support.
As for Ukraine, Middle East, that's another story entirely. Remember the supposed "Arabic spring in China" a few years ago? Even though it wrecked havoc in many middle eastern countries, it didn't even make a minor note in China. Ukraine has been on a downward slope ever since the dissolution of USSR. The recent Ukraine government got in through political coup, but then again this is just the latest in a long line of political coups in the countries since 1991. The only real difference is the recent batch of clowns managed to antagonize someone they couldn't handle. Also, do you know that Ukraine used to be a center of industry, research and economy back in USSR days, and one of the most developed region in Euroasia, but now it has less than half of the GDP per capita than China and males only have a life expectancy of 61.78 years?
I don't think I need to explain too much on the middle eastern countries. The place haven't seen a day of peace since the time of Ottoman empire, even then it is not exactly the most peaceful place on earth.
Basically, for Ukraine and Middle East, their problem is that threat to their fundamental living necessities are very real. For example, the Arabic spring is partially triggered by a severe food shortage in the region. Society would have a really hard time staying stable when it can't even support the basic needs of its people.

High tech companies still employ more business majors, I believe.

I would like to see documents on it. My personally experience is with Siemens and vast majority of their stuff are engineers and technicians, but I never come across the actual statistics. If you can find some on the major companies I would really appreciate it.

 

[Desertfalcon]

You sound like a parrot: "Polly wants a cracker. Anti-Semitic Nazis. Polly wants a cracker. Anti-Semitic Nazis . . . " Now I see why you call yourself the "Desertfalcon". You have a bird brain filled with barren ideas. You're probably a fat, dumb piece of crap who uses patriotism to justify his hypocrisy and stupidity. You should be named the Dessert Sultan.

Here are more news about your beloved Israel, God's most valuable nation, or the nation that will rule over all inferior gentiles. See how Israel has been using tremendous American and European aid to commit crimes against humanity. Israel the parasitic warmonger is very lucky the US protects Israel at the UN.

According to a poll I previously provided, most of the world dislikes Israel. The US government boasts about its democracy. Israel boasts about its democracy. However, they only care about democracy when the majority votes to their advantage. When the majority votes to their disadvantage, then suddenly democracy does not matter anymore.

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Israel eyes landfill site for Bedouin nomads
Israel eyes landfill site for Bedouin nomads| Reuters
Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:04am EDT

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The Bedouin say they are being forced to forgo many aspects of their traditional way of life which relies on land, livestock and tents. All have been targets of Israeli restrictions.

"Our lifestyle relies on being able to move around, to live in dispersed tents on large plots of land and raise animals, which we love doing," said Mohammad Korshan, a resident of al-Khan al-Ahmar of the Jahalin Bedouin tribe.

"The Israeli authorities just don't understand our lifestyle," he added, sitting in his airy tent held up by wooden sticks, the rocky floor covered with a thick rug.

Israel says the camps are set up illegally without permits, and sometimes stand in the way of urban planning. In remoter parts of the occupied West Bank, the army evicts Bedouin it says are squatting inside live-firing ranges.

Critics say these are just excuses for land grabs.

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The stench of garbage floats over the Palestinian Bedouin village of al Jabal on the fringes of the Abu Dis landfill. Noisy rubbish trucks carrying waste from nearby Jerusalem incessantly dump their contents.

Around 1,050 Palestinian Jahalin Bedouins were forcibly moved here in the late 1990s from land now annexed to the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim.

Once semi-nomadic herders, they were compensated through court orders for their move with cash, and electricity and water supplies. But their life as Bedouins ended as they had to sell off most of their livestock, residents say.

In 2006 Israel approved another plan to relocate some 20 other Bedouin communities -- about 2,400 Jahalin -- from the nearby rocky hills to a site even closer to the landfill.

"I would rather die than live in a closed-in area filled with garbage," said Daoud Jahalin, a resident of al-Khan al-Ahmar, one of the communities slated for relocation.

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High Court judge calls for U.S. to pardon Pollard
High Court judge calls for U.S. to pardon Pollard | The Ugly Truth

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Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein [American Jew] has called for the U.S. authorities to pardon Jonathan Pollard [American & Israeli Jew], the American who famously pleaded guilty to spying for Israel in 1987.

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Pollard was arrested at the end of Lewis’ term in Israel, when Rubinstein was deputy ambassador in Washington from 1984 to 1986. Rubinstein was acting ambassador on November 21, 1985, when Pollard tried to drive into the Israeli Embassy parking lot, was turned back by Israeli guards and arrested by FBI agents.

Rubinstein did not know that Pollard was being operated as a spy by Rafi Eitan, head of the Bureau of Scientific Relations.

Rubinstein would later work for Pollard’s release, including when he was attorney general. Israeli presidents, prime ministers and ministers have shared in these efforts, most recently Benjamin Netanyahu at his meeting Wednesday with U.S. President Barack Obama.

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‘Ethnic cleansing for a better world’ — Richard Cohen says Palestinians brought the Nakba on themselves
'Ethnic cleansing for a better world' -- Richard Cohen says Palestinians brought the Nakba on themselves
October 1, 2014

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Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen [American Jewish propagandist] says that the Palestinians are to blame for the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 in which 750,000 Palestinians were expelled by or fled Zionist militias and were never allowed to return. In his new book Israel: Is It Good for the Jews? Cohen says that by resisting the Zionist movement to take their lands, the Palestinians gave the Jewish immigrants, with their “advanced culture,” no choice but to force them from their homes.

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Read the genocidal sermon a notable Atlanta rabbi gave this Rosh Hashanah
Read the genocidal sermon a notable Atlanta rabbi gave this Rosh Hashanah
October 3, 2014

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Last Thursday Rabbi Shalom Lewis of Congregation Etz Chaim in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Georgia gave what can only be understood as a call to genocide in his Rosh Hashanah sermon to welcome in the Jewish new year. The sermon, republished in full below, calls for a war on Islam and Muslims worldwide. Lewis says a “holy crusade” against Islam is needed to”exterminate it utterly and absolutely.”

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CBS Attempts To Smear Protestors Against Israeli Govt. As Anti-Semetic

Published on Oct 3, 2014
Air Date: October 3rd, 2014

Basically, CBS said that anyone who protests against Israel is an anti-Semitic Nazi. Yep, protests against gentiles are not racist, but protests against Jews or Israel must be racism. That's the hypocrisy and stupidity of the Democrat Party liberals, Republican Party Christians, and Jewish hypocrites.

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McDonald's junk food restaurant supports the Occupy Central protesters. Once again, the US government and corporations support chaotic regime change in other nations that disobey US commands. However, McDonald's did NOT support the protests or rebels at Occupy Wall Street, Ferguson, US shipping ports accepting Israeli cargo ships, Free Palestine flotilla, etc.

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Hong Kong McDonald's offers free tooth paste and meals for the Occupy Central protesters
Hong Kong McDonald’s offers free tooth paste along with meals for the pro-democracy protesters ~ News Forage

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Meanwhile, a branch of McDonald's in Causeway Bay, a key venue of the protests, is offering free toothpaste with its meals for the protesters.

McDonald's said the protesters will receive a "good morning gift", costing about HK$8, with their meals.

"Get a refreshing 'good morning gift' when you choose any of these tasty Extra Value Breakfast Meals," a notice on the counter reads, according to the South China Morning Post.

The restaurant has been doing a roaring business, thanks to the Occupy and student protesters.

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Dude! Wow, talk about a fat dumb piece of crap! You've got waaaay too much time on your hands. I must have seriously gotten under your bored, stay at home, skin.

If you actually bothered to look back through my posts on this board you would realize that my views on Israel are hardly as you paint them but then, you are too much of a complete jackass to realize that.

Get a life, man. Or maybe go out with your skin-head friends and spray paint a synagogue...whatever you sad, pathetic little Nazis do to make you feel better.

 

[key-CN]

Hunan is different. It was one of the original Warring Kingdoms, the State of Chu, along with Hubei and parts of Jiangxi, so it is part of the original Han bloodline of the central plains.

Hunan is also part of the Chu，

 

[key-CN]

Hong Kong to learn to adapt to these challenges as well .This will not be the last.

 

[DingDong]

This is phase one of many phases towards building up a mass revolution. China must be extremely wary because there was no central figure or leader behind these protests. This is not going to end so soon.

 

[Steakhouse]

1st off Hong Kong currently not being oppress by China. Government, Hong Kong enjoy more freedom compare to the mainland Chinese, Hong Kong economy wasn't in ruin after Hong Kong return to China. I don't think majority populace in Hong Kong support a prolong protest that can trigger a revolution to destroy Hong Kong economy since Hong Kong population still live under the democratic banner with freedom to granted according to the law. China government allow Hong Kong populace to vote for the candidate vetted by the elite in Hong Kong to ensure foreign power can't undermine China government and hurt China national interest with all the foreign agency can easily used money influence the candidate from the Hong Kong election, any rational thinker probably agree with China government decision because Hong Kong still under China's sovereignty. China government can't allow Hong Kong leader to destroy China by covert action from the outside influence.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

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see him there

Is this guy truly Beidou?

 

[sahaliyan]

I'm not northern Chinese neither southern Chinese,because I think these terms only for Han Chinese.
Anyway,I don't think northeast Chinese share many common things with people of northwest China(Gansu for example),even they are both northern Chinese,but the difference between northeastern Chinese and northwest Chinese as large as between northeast Chinese and southern Chinese
Also even the Manchus and Mongols are both Altaic speaking people,but they are different,the Manchus from southern Manchuria usally have long faces(the best example is the Aisin gioro family,people call this as horse face or 鞋拔子脸 said by Zhao Benshan),but the Mongols have big round faces(the best example the Genghiz Khan and Kublai Khan)
The northeast Chinese have many good qualities:brave,faithful,care for friends,loyal.But I think northeast Chinese also have some bad qualities,sometimes the northeastern people are not as hard working as other Chinese,and some northeast Chinese used by people as 打手，give bad reputation to northeast Chinese.

In the past,errenzhuan(二人转）was popular in countryside of northeast China,but in the city,the upper class don't watch,they watch Beijing Opera,and look down on errenzhuan,because it's too vulgar，but now errenzhuan became the represent of northeast culture,this is really a bad thin

 

[Grand Historian]

Again, the southerners didn't have more Han DNA than the northerners.

The genetic continuation in the Central-North China is always very strong, and they didn't heavily mix with the Mongols and other Altaic tribes.

Ask this to @Grand Historian who is from Taiwan.

There's no such thing as Han or non Han DNA,belonging to a certain haplogroup doesn't make you Han.

The whole premise of Northern Han vs Southern Han is flawed,Sichuanese aren't the same as a Southern Fujianese,Cantonese don't view Shanghainese as the same and vice versa,Hakka are not Yunnan Han etc. likewise Northern China has its own divisions.

Different Han populations settled in Southern China at different times,with the Huainan and Jiangnan regions having the earliest migrations from Western Jin,while the fall of Tang and Northern Song contributed the heaviest to Fujian and Guangdong with Yunnan being Sinicized by the Ming while some areas of Hunan and Guangxi still contain a large minority that persists to this day.

Its pointless discussing whether modern day Southern Han or Northern Han(two very broad categories) have more Han ancestry,the original Han dynasty population was quite diverse and exhibited a wider amount of genotypes and phenotypes.

I have ancestry from Fuzhou,Putian,Quanzhou,Meixian,Shanghai and Taiwanese plains aborigines am I supposed to pick one and ignore the others?

In in the end it doesn't matter if what region of China you're from,if you identify as Han then you are Han.

Though some ethnicities would love to claim Han Chinese as their own because they have nothing to be proud of.

 

[Europa]

Is this guy truly Beidou?

snooping do wonders