Most Hindus (who are vegetarian) wouldnt take too kindly to having a meat-eating piece of software.
I was always under the impression that Hindus aren't homogeneous religion-wise, meaning there's different variaties of "Hinduism". Also, Sihks aren't vegetarian, are they? Not to mention that there may be a minority of Atheists in India, given the increasing level of education the average Indian has.
This only confirms my attitude towards my "fellow humans". Considering the uproar against school bullying and such, it doesn't surprise me that you geeks would resort to poking and prodding at the mentally ill. All you geeks have proven to me was that you are simply against being bullied, rather than take the high road and speak out against human predatory behavior.
Honestly, I hope Alex is left alone to seriously reconsider his beliefs and stop engaging in these psuedo-science-spirituality crap. Obviously, some people would rather live in fantasy worlds.
Immortality and population control can be achieved. Just don't have children. Of course, Alex also mentioned that his "product" won't work against unnatural causes of death, which will still occur.
only because in all of recorded Chinese history (and there's thousands of years worth of the stuff) IIRC there has never been a democratically-based government.
If you think the US is the first democratically-based government, then please realize it's only two hundred some years old. What you said doesn't seem to make sense. Anyway, China was a democracy (actually, a republic)
here, here, and here.
See, in the US, when you don't agree with a policy, you can yell at your Congresscritters, hire yourself some lawyers (or talk with the ACLU), march around outside with a sign telling politicians where to stick it...
Not when you're marching around outside in the wrong places. Apparently, you have to have a license to do that or else you're obstructing someone elses right-of-way. Example: abortion clinics.
Somehow i'm not buying that the Chinese government is really concerned with kids playing casino games and more concerned that they may become educated by non-government censored new sources.
You seem to be totally ignorant about the current state of the Internet. You see, any nutjob can post anything he wants as long as he has access in some form. That could be Joe Sixpack putting up a webpage denouncing Johnson and Johnson as Satanic, to Fox News reporting that the Moon missions were a hoax.
Perhaps the only real step the Chinese government could take would be to "purify" the cafés in earnest, or, in other words, get rid of them completely.
Yeah, well, I was in Taiwan a few times and one of my biggest grips was not getting access to uncensored pr0n. As an American, I demand my uncensored pr0n! (FYI, Taiwan, along with Japan and others, require mosaics in porn as part of their decency laws). I'm sure they also censor lots of stuff they suspect of corrupting their youth (probably like anti-comsumerism), so I don't see why we should have a problem with China doing this when we support countries, like Singapore, who practically do the same things.
that and "People's Liberation Army" I mean, who are they liberating??? are they "liberating" free thought from the general population or what?? It's not like they are a revolutionary army or something
The PLA was formed back in the heyday when China was divided into separate "spheres of influence" by Europe, Japan, and the U.S. The "people's" refers to the Chinese, the "liberation" refers to the liberation of China from imperial forces, and you know what army stands for (if you don't, then you're really stupid.
Remember that the government of China refuses to institute a minimum wage (and in fact is the foreign company, lots of shoes are made in Chinese Army factories).
Funny you should mention this. Might I add that the US government is also guilty of this in the 19th Century? Remember the Hay Market Affair? What about all those other riots where government troops were called in to pacify?
I think I remember hearing our chimp prez wants to fight countries sponsoring terrorism. That's awfully noble until you realize the School of the Americas is known to have terrorists among its graduates. Also, look at how little attention is stirred when a NATO country censors a website. Smacks of hypocrisy, no? Oh, right, I forgot that its OK when its used against a dirty people like the chinese.
maybe we should associate the Chinese government with the Hitler's Germany since they are a repressive totalitarian regime that has killed MILLIONS of its own people.
just like the third reich the chinese government is evil and does not deserve to be defended.
Let me remind you Germans thought the Nazi party did have their best interests in mind. The problem here is convincing them that the Nazi's didn't. Same here witht he chinese.
I'm particularly interested in the fact that people are so willing to damn whole groups of people for the actions of the few, especially when they're foreign.
As for the snip about million of people, yes, I do know about the famine cause by the "Great Leap Forward" program. I doubt Mao would even have the guts to deliberately send millions to be gassed, shot by firingsquad, etc. tho. Interestingly, I hear theres a college somewhere that teaches students that the Potato Famine in Ireland was also man-made.
Why act surprised? Here is how this will happen in the US within the next 5-10 years:
Bzzzt! Wrong! This type of govt behavior started a long time ago. One instance is how the meat industry sued Oprah for that episode regarding conataminated meat. There's also laws protecting broccoli from slander.
>The Spanish colonial regime in Cuba and the Philippines was tyrannical; we were an anti-colonialist power; and the native peoples were oppressed and exploited.
Eh, I recall that WE were pretty tyrannical towards them as well. I also recall that we propped up a dictator in each country (Batista and Marcos).
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I was always under the impression that Hindus aren't homogeneous religion-wise, meaning there's different variaties of "Hinduism". Also, Sihks aren't vegetarian, are they? Not to mention that there may be a minority of Atheists in India, given the increasing level of education the average Indian has.
Honestly, I hope Alex is left alone to seriously reconsider his beliefs and stop engaging in these psuedo-science-spirituality crap. Obviously, some people would rather live in fantasy worlds.
Immortality and population control can be achieved. Just don't have children. Of course, Alex also mentioned that his "product" won't work against unnatural causes of death, which will still occur.
How about this?
I am born in USA.
From this, I take it that he's an American citizen (born here) but lived part of his life in Taiwan. Whether he's Taiwanese is irrelevent.
These people have stronger ties to China, but after 50 years, these bonds are weak.
Bullshit. Considering that there's still discrimination against both mainlanders and "Taiwanese" by both parties, I doubt what you said is true.
The VAST majority of people who live in Taiwan don't want the communist government representing them and do not think of the PLA as their "defender".
Alex never said the people in Taiwan wanted Communist rule. Here's what he said: If the communist party is controlling China, they represent China.
It's like saying I didn't want Bush to be president (I voted Browne), but since he is, I can't complain.
If you think the US is the first democratically-based government, then please realize it's only two hundred some years old. What you said doesn't seem to make sense. Anyway, China was a democracy (actually, a republic) here, here, and here.
No, I think he meant that both countries should be condemned for such actions, rather than play favorites.
No, no, no! You're forgetting www.xxxhotstalinists.com and www.xxxhotleninists.com.
Not when you're marching around outside in the wrong places. Apparently, you have to have a license to do that or else you're obstructing someone elses right-of-way. Example: abortion clinics.
You seem to be totally ignorant about the current state of the Internet. You see, any nutjob can post anything he wants as long as he has access in some form. That could be Joe Sixpack putting up a webpage denouncing Johnson and Johnson as Satanic, to Fox News reporting that the Moon missions were a hoax.
Yeah, well, I was in Taiwan a few times and one of my biggest grips was not getting access to uncensored pr0n. As an American, I demand my uncensored pr0n! (FYI, Taiwan, along with Japan and others, require mosaics in porn as part of their decency laws). I'm sure they also censor lots of stuff they suspect of corrupting their youth (probably like anti-comsumerism), so I don't see why we should have a problem with China doing this when we support countries, like Singapore, who practically do the same things.
The PLA was formed back in the heyday when China was divided into separate "spheres of influence" by Europe, Japan, and the U.S. The "people's" refers to the Chinese, the "liberation" refers to the liberation of China from imperial forces, and you know what army stands for (if you don't, then you're really stupid.
Funny you should mention this. Might I add that the US government is also guilty of this in the 19th Century? Remember the Hay Market Affair? What about all those other riots where government troops were called in to pacify?
New eco-freak slogan: Stop Global Warming! Sew bacteria to your underwear!
Takes the gas (yes, I know) out of that South Park episode.
I think I remember hearing our chimp prez wants to fight countries sponsoring terrorism. That's awfully noble until you realize the School of the Americas is known to have terrorists among its graduates. Also, look at how little attention is stirred when a NATO country censors a website. Smacks of hypocrisy, no? Oh, right, I forgot that its OK when its used against a dirty people like the chinese.
maybe we should associate the Chinese government with the Hitler's Germany since they are a repressive totalitarian regime that has killed MILLIONS of its own people.
just like the third reich the chinese government is evil and does not deserve to be defended.
Let me remind you Germans thought the Nazi party did have their best interests in mind. The problem here is convincing them that the Nazi's didn't. Same here witht he chinese.
I'm particularly interested in the fact that people are so willing to damn whole groups of people for the actions of the few, especially when they're foreign.
As for the snip about million of people, yes, I do know about the famine cause by the "Great Leap Forward" program. I doubt Mao would even have the guts to deliberately send millions to be gassed, shot by firingsquad, etc. tho. Interestingly, I hear theres a college somewhere that teaches students that the Potato Famine in Ireland was also man-made.
Bzzzt! Wrong! This type of govt behavior started a long time ago. One instance is how the meat industry sued Oprah for that episode regarding conataminated meat. There's also laws protecting broccoli from slander.
>The Spanish colonial regime in Cuba and the Philippines was tyrannical; we were an anti-colonialist power; and the native peoples were oppressed and exploited.
Eh, I recall that WE were pretty tyrannical towards them as well. I also recall that we propped up a dictator in each country (Batista and Marcos).