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Shoot, I'll contribute to this madness. Here's an oldy-but-goody:

Hey @Jlaw if its the length of the vid that gets you hung up, Korea only got five minutes :-) and its still pretty accurate:

Yeah I can see your pt, and Turkey's geopolitical situation is a bit complicated to say the least

It's not worth it. For a second I thought @sinait was someone I could communicate with, but he's so scattershot and entrenched. @Jlaw ofc the vid has to move at lightning speed, zooming past all the details. But as a starter for someone who knows little about Chinese history, what exactly is...

Right, what I said, ur the new Imperialistic bully :)

Dude I'm talking about now, where China flaunts all intl rules. The only choice left for SE Asian nations is, do they stick w/ the "bully" they know, or the new bully? Which would they benefit from most, and suffer least harm? That's who they'll side with. Stuff from the middle ages or b.c. w/e...

China is not exceptional, it is like every other country on earth. Some of the details may differ, as they do everywhere, but the dynamics are always the same. You're in this ultra-nationalistic bubble (and in your defense so are many others the world over), you could rationalize just about...

...Did you even watch the vid? Its just dates and events, nothing controversial, no "deep state", agendas or the like. As to Mongols and Tibetans being "Chinese", I'm not gonna dwell on it cuz I know how hyper the Chinese can get about it, so I'll just say: Do THEY consider themselves Chinese...

Here's the shortest and yet accurate "History of China" I've come across, pretty fun watch :-) The only indigenous Han dynasty after the Yuan were the Ming, before China was again conquered by northern barbarians, the Manchu (Qing). And I don't think many (if any) Han would have considered...

Hold up, if you're Indonesian, that picture above should concern you o_O Edit: Oh my mistake, Singapore :p: And remains the same, it should concern you o_O

Someone explain to me how this makes sense? Certainly doesn't to ASEAN. The difference here is that Guam and Puerto Rico are internationally recognized as US territory, and Hawaii is a freaking state. The Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands and Scarborough Shoal are recognized as Chinese...

Can't find the article, but a lady was mentioned who owns a bakery, and she's already feeling the effects. The price of ingredients have gone up, price of gas, of shipping. And she can't raise prices to keep up, because then no one will buy, but now some days she doesn't even break even. For...

Lockheed Martin, Boeing And Leonardo In Massive Contract Showdown Aug. 9, 2018 12:21 PM ET | 13 comments | Includes: BA, CAE, FINMF, GD, LMT, RTN Deltabot Capital Deep Value, event-driven, contrarian, long/short equity Deltabot Capital (408 followers) Summary Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and...

How about a "Good News of the Day" sticky, for those times you wanna step out of the muck for a second? One where schadenfreude trolling is verboten (e.g. hypothetical Pakistani member: "Good News! This horrible thing happened in India/US/Israel today!", or vice versa)

This. @Bismarck unless you're thinking very long term

Yeah I got that, thanks. Was hoping for avg. Turkish reaction & thoughts on this tho, cuz agn Trump isn't gonna do you any favors unless he has assurances he gets something in return. He's not really the "warm, generous, big-hearted" type :tongue:

This is what I've heard on the US side: The reason Trump is on the warpath w/ Turkey was cuz Trump & Erdogan made a deal where Trump helps Turkey get back one of their citizens being held in Israel, and in return Turkey releases Brunson. Trump makes the call to Israel, Israel releases the...

One concern for Canadians, and something they look out for, are any signs of Canada beginning to resemble the "neighbor down south", particularly when it comes to gun violence. They take pride in their public safety, and when something like this or the recent Toronto attacks happens, a common...

Environment Local News Researchers won’t take dead orca calf away from mother as she carries it into a 17th day Originally published August 9, 2018 at 2:06 pm Updated August 9, 2018 at 6:51 pm Tahlequah was continuing to carry her calf for the 17th straight day on Aug. 9. Here she is...

Ok, in that case do what you gotta do ;)