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"Unprecedented"? I linked this a week ago and didn't think I needed to post this again. The Chinese stockmarket took the same dive and from a higher value at 2007. While a memory span of 8 years is wonderful for a goldfish, if you are a human being and trying to predict the economy, then you...

The very definition religious tolerance is not forcing/expecting others to follow your personal religious rule. The majority is expected to tolerate the minority and the minority is equally expected to tolerate the majority. In this case, any Muslims who chose to observe the no-alcohol rules are...

It is for parade formation training. It is actually quite similar to march band training. Those super-organized looking formations you saw at Moscow took a lot of training. The pin and cross are training tools to make sure you are stand at the right pose.

Something interesting to note. Back in the 1930s, while the western world is in the great depression. Soviet Union was actually doing quite well. (Relatively speaking) Strangely, the rapid industrialization of USSR actually helped Germany quite a bit because Germans was the main supplier of...

Here we go again. Apparently "only" losing 15% of your territory doesn't count as threatening your core interest. This is equivalent of US losing Texas, Florida and California at the same time. Or Indians losing Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. I would like to see you convince any Americans or...

Then we have no further need for discussion. If your belief is losing 20% of the nation's territory and 10% of the population does not count as threatening the core interest of the nation, then there really isn't a need for further discussion. This is, of course, on top of the hyperinflation and...

You mean like this kid, who is aspiring to be a badmington player right now? 黑皮肤的“林丹” ，中非混血儿打羽毛球回报母亲_体育新闻_看看新闻网 I think you are confusing your own issue at Britain with Chinese issues. Black Han thread? If you are referring the illegal immigrant issues at Guangzhou region, then the issue has...

Well, since you have your own definition of Fascism, then there is little I can do about it. Definition is not set in stone and can be changed to suit your interest. However, since the intent of calling China Fascist is an attempt to connect China to Nazi Germany, it is only fair that I discuss...

Huh? Where did you get that idea? Chinese is pretty much the most open race there is for interracial marriage, far more open than Europeans. The modern day Han group absorbed a lot of culture groups during its long history. People of different social class also mixed frequently and move around...

From google finance: 上证综合指数：SHA:000001 的股价及新闻 - Google 财经 My Impression is simply that the central government is taking action to curb the stock market-----this time before it actually reached the 2007 level. I said it in a post about half a month ago that the central government will probably...

Would you care to elaborate on the part you disagree with?

...How did they even manage to store the meat for 40 years? China isn't Russia or Canada, keeping meat refrigerated for 40 years is pretty expensive.

I do believe I have clearly stated that fascism is a sub-branch of socialism. Socialism is a broad school of thought that generally involves state-centered and coordinated activities of the nation, in particular the economics. Its opposite is capitalism which emphasize on individual-centered and...

Language is a large barrier for culture integration. I joked previously that EU needs universal translator to work, but the point is the same. To integrate smaller groups into a larger culture requires communication and you can't communicate when you don't even speak the language. The work is...

China is not fascist, but I would like to point out persecution of minority group is not what makes fascist state. While Germans gained notoriety in their persecution of minority groups during WWII, the European states in general has been doing the same for thousands of years. What makes a...

First few paragraphs from wikipedia on Fascism: Fascism is a form of reactionary authoritarian nationalism that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe. Influenced by national syndicalism, fascism originated in Italy during World War I, in opposition to liberalism, Marxism, anarchism...

That's a myth and has been long debunked. Taiwan strait is 130 km at its narrowest point and 220km at the widest. Ships travel through it quite often. At no point Taiwan is actually in complete control of the strait since even early days PRC has land artillery that can cover a significant...

It is not surprising at all. China has more than 1/4 of the world's industrial GDP, equal to the next 4 nations combined and even bigger share of total capacity. While US consume more than its share of power, Canada has about 32 million population while Mexico is rather underdeveloped comparing...

Well, humanity does not yet possess the technology for large scale weather manipulation. Consequently it is not possible to wait for natural replenishment of underground water. A potential solution to the problem is artificially divert rivers from water rich regions to alleviate the stress on...

...I always thought yoga is sort of practice that you have to be flexible like a cat and possibly double jointed to do, but you learn something new everyday.