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Re: RedKing's East Asian Politics Megathread
« Reply #195 on: August 18, 2015, 08:10:26 am »

There is a nice article in the New Yorker about Chinese lingerie sellers in Egypt.
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Re: RedKing's East Asian Politics Megathread
« Reply #196 on: August 18, 2015, 05:24:02 pm »

There is a nice article in the New Yorker about Chinese lingerie sellers in Egypt.
That is one good story

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« Reply #197 on: August 18, 2015, 05:30:10 pm »

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Re: RedKing's East Asian Politics Megathread
« Reply #198 on: August 18, 2015, 05:42:23 pm »

Are we still at war with Eastasia?
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« Reply #199 on: August 18, 2015, 05:54:16 pm »

We have always been at war with Eastasia.
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« Reply #200 on: August 18, 2015, 05:58:57 pm »

We have always been allied with EastAsia

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« Reply #201 on: August 18, 2015, 06:10:06 pm »

*bullet through the back of the head*
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« Reply #202 on: August 18, 2015, 07:06:27 pm »

There is a nice article in the New Yorker about Chinese lingerie sellers in Egypt.
That's actually a really informative and interesting article with a unique perspective. I like it!
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Re: RedKing's East Asian Politics Megathread
« Reply #203 on: August 29, 2015, 06:55:00 pm »

Bersih protesters demanding resignation of the prime minister who's more than a tiny bit corrupt. People have "committed suicide," David Cameron got overshadowed, their website was blocked and hopefully they'll succeed in toppling the #1 "donation" master. A reason why Singapore built a better nation than Malaysia after getting kicked out of Malaya was that they were obsessed over rooting out corruption and this made Singapore ripe for foreign investment. Southeast countries like Indonesia or Malaysia need this to enrich themselves, and not just the political class.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/what-you-need-to-know-about-malaysias-bersih-movement
"There will be a closed door training for our members tonight (Wednesday) and they will use long knives (parang) and swords for self-defence," he told The Star Online.
I worry for the protesters to say the least, with the added fear that too many of my family are in it, so I hope things go well.

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« Reply #204 on: August 29, 2015, 07:02:45 pm »

Bersih protesters demanding resignation of the prime minister who's more than a tiny bit corrupt. People have "committed suicide," David Cameron got overshadowed, their website was blocked and hopefully they'll succeed in toppling the #1 "donation" master. A reason why Singapore built a better nation than Malaysia after getting kicked out of Malaya was that they were obsessed over rooting out corruption and this made Singapore ripe for foreign investment. Southeast countries like Indonesia or Malaysia need this to enrich themselves, and not just the political class.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/what-you-need-to-know-about-malaysias-bersih-movement
"There will be a closed door training for our members tonight (Wednesday) and they will use long knives (parang) and swords for self-defence," he told The Star Online.
I worry for the protesters to say the least, with the added fear that too many of my family are in it, so I hope things go well.

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Considering this has been the pattern for past protests, without seeming effect on the level of corruption of Malaysian politics, I don't see this protest alone going well.
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« Reply #205 on: September 06, 2015, 10:01:52 am »

Unremitting Horror.

EDIT: Follow-up Q&A with the author. As interesting as it is blood-curdling.
« Last Edit: September 06, 2015, 10:07:25 am by SirQuiamus »
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Re: RedKing's East Asian Politics Megathread
« Reply #206 on: September 06, 2015, 10:19:57 am »

God damn it

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« Reply #207 on: September 06, 2015, 11:42:11 am »

What the actual fuck.
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« Reply #208 on: September 06, 2015, 11:54:00 am »

There's no social malignancy quite like Chinese social malignancy.
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« Reply #209 on: September 06, 2015, 12:04:17 pm »

That definitely seems to be on the list of problems that can be solved by shooting people who deserve to get shot.
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