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Potential Flashpoint for Internatinal Conflict
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Those underpaid (compared to western standards) workers have a far better life than being a poor farmer. Labour conditions are getting better and the Chinese labour price advantage is starting to shrink. Of course so is the middle class in North America. I have no problem with China stepping up, just not at the expense of us stepping back.
But competing against a country where their workers live 8 to a dorm and work 70 hours per week and can flush toxic chemicals down the toilet is not fair trade.
http://technology.canoe.ca/2012/09/25/20229631.html
A strong assertive modern China will hold the US in check and force the US to be more honest. I like that a great deal. I like competition as long as everyone plays by the same rules. I like the fact if the US wants to bully Canada over oil or softwood lumber then Canada will just sell to the Chinese.
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Speaking of Chinese Pollution…
Did you hear about the Yangtze river turning RED?
The cause -could- be natural, but it’s never happend before, and it still under investigation.
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@wittmann:
I agree. I am disgusted by how many items are Chinese. Things we in England or Italy used to make. It is all to do with economics and we are disadvantaged for the reason you gave.
For ease and cost cutting I have bought Chinese, but do hate myself for it.
Wish our government could subsidise locally made products to make them competitive, but I suppose that would be morally wrong and against some badly thought up international law!Me too hate myself for playing with A&A plastic soldiers that are made in China. Luckily the map and charts are proudly printet in U$A
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Are they really? Did not know that.
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Do you think conflict happens between Iran and Israel?
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@ABWorsham:
Do you think conflict happens between Iran and Israel?
Yes indeed, they have been in conflict for the last 5000 years, why stop now ?
But if you are talking about av full scale war, he!l no, they need each other to suppress their own populations, its a game
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I agree. I do not believe Iran has the balls. Ultimately they have too much to lose. Funding and supporting terrorism is one thing, invasion is another.
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Razor has it right in my opinion. An external enemy has always and will always be the best way to unify a nation. An example is from the classic movie “Canadian Bacon”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0R5DTHcmGU
The problem with an Israeli attack is that it would end up unifying sunnis (mostly) and shias which are normally mortal enemies. An Iranian first attack would end the current regime as the US would really then have to step in, could you imagine the politics back home if the US sat back?
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One has to understand the current status of Arab culture, and the last 200 to 5000 years of it, to realize how volatile it’s population is, and how impossibly difficult it is in those countries to maintain power and order.
It’s like when England was without a king, bloody.
People like Saddam Hussien HAVE to be extensively brutal, if they intend to last.
Again, I don’t endorse the position, but typically, violence and threat of violence, is how these regimes maintain order. You guys are absolutely correct when it comes down to using an external force.
Watch Lawrence of Arabia for a good visual interpretation of what I’m talking about…
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One has to understand the current status of Arab culture, and the last 200 to 5000 years of it, to realize how volatile it’s population is, and how impossibly difficult it is in those countries to maintain power and order.
It’s like when England was without a king, bloody.
People like Saddam Hussien HAVE to be extensively brutal, if they intend to last.
Again, I don’t endorse the position, but typically, violence and threat of violence, is how these regimes maintain order. You guys are absolutely correct when it comes down to using an external force.
Watch Lawrence of Arabia for a good visual interpretation of what I’m talking about…
They need this guy again
Yeah it’s Turkish, but he’s still a muslim
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Nice nose!
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There was a thread where Iran was mentioned as a possible target of attack but I can’t seem to recall where it was! I read this article and thought it interesting how economics might effect change in Iran if the screws is large enough and applied tight enough. Lets home the people in Iran vote with their wallet and install leaders who will exude rational thought and peaceful ways.
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An interesting random map of the Ottoman empire’s rise and fall. One thing I will never forget…… How I felt when a Persian friend of mine pointed out to me that Persia was never part of the Ottoman empire which I had assumed. D’uh comes to mind
http://www.naqshbandi.org/ottomans/maps/
On the geeky side…
These “Chinese Hacker” groups seem to have weird targets for their attacks and espionage. Seems to me this is more in line with what state hackers would do:
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Nothing wierd about that target…
Power is a primary target in any conflict. Yea, we caught them this time, think of the electricity they have access to -shutting off- that we don’t even know about.
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Now I got confused about the word “Internatinal” that is used in the headline. Anyone got a clue ?
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I never noticed that typo! Funny how the brain sees things. That’s what happens when your brain works faster than your fingers resulting in a dropped letter. I must be slowing down in my old age, normally I would drop a few letters! Either that or the brain injury……
I see how normal hacker groups get paid or derive purpose for what they do, but this is so obviously state sponsored it amazes me that Chinese ‘hackers’ continue to get away with it.
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The Iran-Israel standoff has been going on for awhile but I take note of the last two days drop in the Iranian currency. 27% drop over two days could force some change much quicker than I thought.
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And now back to Japan versus China…… not quite saber rattling yet but getting close…
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Instead of talking about potential flashpoints, how about we talk about actual ones, like this for instance
http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-authorizes-military-operations-syria-115920854.html
Is Turkey right in what it is doing or dose this just escalate things, and how should the Syrian resistance and the Turkish Military view eachother, as allies or potential enemies?
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Syria and Turkey view each other mostly as enemies.
Turkey would drop some whup-azz for sure if they wanted to though, or if the internationally community would allow it.
I support thier actions.
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