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They always find a way to convince themselves that they have won, the world never changes my friend. :cheers:

Watching me dance will give you an aneurysm, highly recommend that you avoid it. :pdf:

It's been going on since 2012... when are you going to do something about it? China has a geostrategic interest in Myanmar, Bangladesh cannot be used as an alternative route since they are controlled by India (and the geography makes it too difficult). Though ironically this might be the case...

Cutting carbs and sugar is one of the fastest ways to lose body fat, since it will reduce insulin levels. I recommend eating a LOT of protein (eggs are cheap and they also contain a lot of good fats), and a LOT of fiber (particularly green vegetables). Drink coffee, do strength training. All of...

You can't use exercise to burn away fat in any appreciable quantities, a good exercise session will only burn a few hundred calories at the most... that's only equivalent to one doughnut, it's basically nothing. Cardio in particular will increase your hunger, cardio only works well if it's...

Weight training is excellent, but there are a lot of additional benefits you can get from calisthenics, as @snow lake has mentioned. Take a look at professional bodybuilders and powerlifters, you know they still do weighted pull ups and weighted dips? These have huge benefits for stabilizer...

Iran is paying the price for sitting on the wall. Develop nukes? Don't develop nukes. Be friendly with America? Don't be friendly with America. Be friendly with Russia and China? Don't be friendly with Russia and China. Be friendly with Pakistan, not India? Be friendly with India, not...

I really hope for Iran's sake that this is true.

That should be true in theory but I feel like it is almost impossible for any major economy to insulate itself from an economic crash in the US. Even if we go the Huawei route of completely ignoring the US market there will still be a big impact as demand falls in the rest of the world. The...

Trump is trying to time it so that he can win the 2020 election. He also wants the boost from a China trade deal to help with the election. Not that he needs it. I can't see anyone beating Trump in 2020.

Any Buddhists from Myanmar in IS?

Do you have a problem with reading comprehension? Who in this thread is justifying genocide?

I do think they need to eat bitterness for a while, so their future generations can benefit. Stop with the trillions in spending plans and tax cuts that they can't afford, let the economy cool a bit. The alternative is the current route of borrowing more and "passing the buck" down to the next...

Good luck to Malaysia in dealing with this new threat from IS terrorists.

I don't necessarily disagree with your idea of devaluing the US dollar (to help with the Current Account and to reduce a bit of the debt burden)... but in the end it still results in what I said, people will have to tighten their belts and live with the fact that the dollars in their pocket...

Increased consumer spending leads to increased demand for imports. To reduce prices of consumer goods you need imports (or imported components for "domestically produced" goods). Even China needs to import, China is the 2nd largest importer on Earth. And others need components and rare earths...

If nuclear weapons aren't as useful as I'm saying (as the ultimate means of deterrence), then I'm sure Israel won't mind giving up theirs right? Or is it only not useful if Iran has them?

Yes and a consumption-driven economy wants a strong currency to keep the prices of consumer goods low right? If the dollar is massively devalued then consumer spending will fall, since the dollars in their pockets won't be able to buy as much as before, and the prices of consumer goods will go...

Alright let's discuss this a bit. US economic growth is driven by Consumer Spending, which makes up the vast majority of annual GDP growth for them. That's why they need a strong dollar right, to keep prices of consumer goods low. Imagine how much an Apple iPhone or MacBook Pro would cost to...

I would love to see how much the US would need to inflate and devalue the US dollar to escape the amount of debt they currently have, especially when the US dollar is no longer the world's reserve currency and so the rest of the world won't be willing to finance that money printing. Maybe by...