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Taiwan Finally Lifts Japan Food Import Restrictions The move to allow produce from Fukushima and other prefectures is a breakthrough in relations. By KAWASHIMA Shin March 08, 2022 Credit: Wally Santana / ASSOCIATED PRESS In early February, Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen administration announced that...

Ballistic missiles hit Iraq's Kurdish capital, Iran's Revolutionary Guard claim responsibility By Amina Ismail 12 missiles hit Erbil, targets include U.S. consulate Missiles caused only material damage, one civilian injured Iraqi security official says missiles made in Iran Iran's...

Let's be honest here, the PRC will never forsake the more or less beneficial economic relations with the west for just a military alliance with Russia, especially now with their performance in war(a war they could decide where and when to start no less) laid bare. Would be funny if China did a...

This thread is pretty much dead, but I'll keep on posting a few things once in a while.

Why Beijing thinks Taiwan is different from Ukraine Key difference is the Eastern European country’s status as a recognised sovereign state and so far Beijing’s ‘red line’ has not been crossed But Washington’s support for the self-ruled island is increasingly infuriating Beijing, which is...

@Joe Shearer @Nilgiri Take all the time you need for your responses, I'm in no hurry. And Joe, please forgive me for my sometimes vague or senseless phrasing, it's not often that I try to put these thoughts into words. Any feedback is welcome & appreciated!

Please keep the thread on topic. The report did in fact state that the money would get invested into armaments projects, and not what you said.

Domestic opinion in Germany is fairly anti-war. It's a functioning democracy now, and not lead by a militarist Prussia with a Kaiser or Hitler and the nazis that don't need to care for public opinion. The armament industry is going to have a field day though

Thanks for the update, and I'll keep an eye out for future updates on the matter! That's another thing always to keep in mind. You can't expect a village of 200 people in the middle of Sichuan to care for the larger political world that is outside of their region/China. And they've got more...

Right, so a few things that need to get cleared up: “The other thing is that a government represents an easy picture of a different country and the beliefs of the people that live within it, even though it isn’t representative of everyone. One can far easier identify the good or the bad based...

Tell you what, I'll get to all of that tomorrow and and rework that whole democracy post of mine, and whip myself and the Germany forum into shape... Still got some housework left to do, so I'll log off for today, cheers and have a good one @Joe Shearer et al!

It's badly worded, my bad. I'll get to making it all a bit clearer tomorrow

It's not just your country, but countries everywhere. Democracy demands a lot of the people that live under it, more than they can bear often, and expecting intellectuals to put up with that past the breaking point isn't realistic. But, you know, a lack of understanding breeds contempt and...

I'm a THOROUGHLY BORED 21 year old

Haha, politics is a lot of fun, I know... But no, I'm an thoroughly bored 21 year old who luckily works in a very relaxed retail job, where he has a lot of time to read and think about a myriad of things, so please see my writings as nothing close to academic study. They need to be examined and...

I agree with you here, a period of authoritarian leadership to prepare for a democratic rule afterwards is vital more often than not. Lee Kwan Jew is easily the best example, I'd maybe put Antonio de Oliveira Salazar after him. Atatürk was good too, and there are a lot more examples.

When it comes to voting, one needs to keep in mind that it's not simply an act of being "correct" about the political opinion one holds. When you cast your vote and agreement that your beliefs should be the formative ideas that influence every person in your village/town/city/state/country, then...

Did his helmet melt onto his face?

The thing with democracy is that it doesn't tend to work well, or at all, when the people that are allowed to vote remain largely politically illiterate, or don't make an effort to understand their system better. The other thing is that a government represents an easy picture of a different...

The differences between the two videos are stark, for sure. But it's not surprising that Shanghai, as a cosmopolitan city, would have the more liberal anti-war stance on the matter (except for the old man they interviewed) and give a basically uniform picture, compared to some people from who...