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Jun 24, 2007 | Posted by: roboblogger

Living Without Freedom in China and Confucius

Full story: Between Heaven and Earth

“The Army loves the people, the people love the Army.”

An excellent piece by Edward Friedman. The threat is real. Look here and here for more on this topic. via Between Heaven and Earth

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“VIVA CUBA”

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Jun 26, 2007
 
Excellet Story, and go on!!
Ray

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Jun 26, 2007
 
The story of the future will not be food security, or Taiwan. I fear the internal issue will be on keeping the young men out of harms way.
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Jun 26, 2007
 
Edward Friedman needs to study more about China. What he says is the same old cliche of giving warning shots about the future. Mentioning credentials does not elevate his ideals. People with the same credentials and are over 25 years of age and have not been in touch with the reality of a new phenomenon are all like that. Here at the University of Texas at El Paso there are a lot of them. Edward Friedman needs to study more and concentrate very much in it before making more announcement. Announcement of the old tune.
Time is passing fast and Edward Friedman is running behind it therefore he can never get the real picture. He can not tell about the real picture, the real picture he will get it by studying more.
Rafferty

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Jun 29, 2007
 
LIGER OMNI PRIME wrote:
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And dictatorship allows you to have only one child. If you get pregnant you get a forced abortion, if the baby is born its taken from you, its a real paradise!
WELL IN CHINA WITH A POPULATION OF A THIRD OF THE WORLD IM GLAD THEY CANT HAVE MORE KIDS AS WE WOULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE IF THEY CARRYED ON HAVE 4 EACH... THE CHINESE RIP EVERY COUNTRY OFF ALL OVER THE WORLD .. THEY OWE US 3 BILLION IN UNPAYED TAXES FOR LAST YEAR ALONE. THEY DISSRESPECT HERITAGE AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY. WE DONT WANT THEM HERE.
The Thinker

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Jun 29, 2007
 
Rafferty wrote:
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WELL IN CHINA WITH A POPULATION OF A THIRD OF THE WORLD IM GLAD THEY CANT HAVE MORE KIDS AS WE WOULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE IF THEY CARRYED ON HAVE 4 EACH... THE CHINESE RIP EVERY COUNTRY OFF ALL OVER THE WORLD .. THEY OWE US 3 BILLION IN UNPAYED TAXES FOR LAST YEAR ALONE. THEY DISSRESPECT HERITAGE AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY. WE DONT WANT THEM HERE.
I didn't know that the citizens of the PRC had to pay taxes to the irish government? I mean having to pay taxes to country that is half way across the world from you is bit unfair really...LOL
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Jun 29, 2007
 
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I didn't know that the citizens of the PRC had to pay taxes to the irish government? I mean having to pay taxes to country that is half way across the world from you is bit unfair really...LOL
MMM LETS THINK HARD NOW MMM OH THATS IT BRITISH RULE DIDNT THEY EXTRACT TAXES FROM INDIA CHINA AUSTRALIA AMERICA CANADA NIGERIA GANA SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND AND MANY OTHER PLACES HALF WAY AROUND THE WORLD SO WHY IS IT OK FOR BRITAIN AND NOT US ? AND ACTUALLY MANY OF THEM STILL PAY IT AS BRITAIN REFUSES TO GIVE THEM THERE COUNTRY BACK.. OH AND BY THE WAY ANY COUNTRY THAT IS NOT IN THE E.U HAS TO PAY FULL TAXES OR HOW ELESE WOULD WE MAKE MONEY.. WHY SHOULD THEY BE THE ONES TO PAY NOTHING ALL THE TIME ?
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Jun 29, 2007
 
Rafferty wrote:
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WELL IN CHINA WITH A POPULATION OF A THIRD OF THE WORLD IM GLAD THEY CANT HAVE MORE KIDS AS WE WOULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE IF THEY CARRYED ON HAVE 4 EACH... THE CHINESE RIP EVERY COUNTRY OFF ALL OVER THE WORLD .. THEY OWE US 3 BILLION IN UNPAYED TAXES FOR LAST YEAR ALONE. THEY DISSRESPECT HERITAGE AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY. WE DONT WANT THEM HERE.
I believe they owe Great Britain, now UK because Great Britain is no longer great, more than 3 billion unpaid taxes because after the Chinese Boxers revolution, the then Great Britain, when it was still considered as great, had their Inland Revnue Offices installed in every traffic point inside China to bleed the blood of the Chinese even during the Second World War. Therefore I believe they owe more than 3 billion of their blood money. Whether they should paid the now UK, because they are no longer great, is debatable.
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Jun 29, 2007
 
Rafferty wrote:
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MMM LETS THINK HARD NOW MMM OH THATS IT BRITISH RULE DIDNT THEY EXTRACT TAXES FROM INDIA CHINA AUSTRALIA AMERICA CANADA NIGERIA GANA SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND AND MANY OTHER PLACES HALF WAY AROUND THE WORLD SO WHY IS IT OK FOR BRITAIN AND NOT US ? AND ACTUALLY MANY OF THEM STILL PAY IT AS BRITAIN REFUSES TO GIVE THEM THERE COUNTRY BACK.. OH AND BY THE WAY ANY COUNTRY THAT IS NOT IN THE E.U HAS TO PAY FULL TAXES OR HOW ELESE WOULD WE MAKE MONEY.. WHY SHOULD THEY BE THE ONES TO PAY NOTHING ALL THE TIME ?
Oh thanks for reminding us ! Yes I think people do owe us taxes. I think Ireland owes us taxes as well for letting you be independent from us. I will personally take it in barrels of guinness as really there is nothing else worth having in Ireland.
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Jun 29, 2007
 
Andrez Lopez wrote:
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I believe they owe Great Britain, now UK because Great Britain is no longer great, more than 3 billion unpaid taxes because after the Chinese Boxers revolution, the then Great Britain, when it was still considered as great, had their Inland Revnue Offices installed in every traffic point inside China to bleed the blood of the Chinese even during the Second World War. Therefore I believe they owe more than 3 billion of their blood money. Whether they should paid the now UK, because they are no longer great, is debatable.
You know your right but because we are no longer great and don't have the manpower to blast six shades of sh*t out of them like we use to (Damn we blew out quite a lot of their towns and villages during the opium wars) we are going to have let them off on back taxes. I think we might even have to say sorry to them because their army is bigger than ours. So to all chinese on this forum, sorry for blowing up your towns and villages but thanks for all the money you gave us. No hard feelings OK.:)
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Jun 29, 2007
 
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WELL IN CHINA WITH A POPULATION OF A THIRD OF THE WORLD IM GLAD THEY CANT HAVE MORE KIDS AS WE WOULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE IF THEY CARRYED ON HAVE 4 EACH... THE CHINESE RIP EVERY COUNTRY OFF ALL OVER THE WORLD .. THEY OWE US 3 BILLION IN UNPAYED TAXES FOR LAST YEAR ALONE. THEY DISSRESPECT HERITAGE AND THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY. WE DONT WANT THEM HERE.
It is amazing that you "White Disaster" still accuses other innocent people around the globe where your ancestors had robbed and raped the planet in the past 200 years of colonialism!! It is unbelieveable that you still are so negative and condemning about the people who have done nothing wrong to you or your country. You should be ashamed of your ancestor's past Rafferty. Just look at yourself first before you point a finger at the Chinese who has done you or your people any wrong. I would have thought that you should point your very finger at the Brits just across your land. Still remember the Great Potato Famine? Best of the morning to you Rafferty.
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Jun 30, 2007
 
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Oh thanks for reminding us ! Yes I think people do owe us taxes. I think Ireland owes us taxes as well for letting you be independent from us. I will personally take it in barrels of guinness as really there is nothing else worth having in Ireland.
F OFF YOU F ING SO CALLED BRITS KILLED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DROVE US FROM OUR LAND RAPED US LEFT US STARVING BY TAKING FOOD OUT OF EIRE WHEN THE FAMINE WAS ON TOOK OUR HERITAGE CULTURE LANGUAGE .. IMPRISSOND US BEAT US HELD US IN CHAINS AS SLAVES ON SHIPS.. WE OWE YOU NOTHING AND THATS WHY YOUR COUNTRY SAID SORRY LAST YEAR AND PAYED US A SHITE LOAD OF CASH.. IT IS YOU THAT SHOULD BE THANKFULL TO ALL THE COUNTRYS OF THE WORLD FOR WHAT YOU HAVE.. AND EIRE WAS NEVER YOURS TO GIVE BACK YOU MUPPET.. I SUGGEST YOU TRUELLY LOOK INTO YOUR HERITAGE AND ALSO GUINNES IS NOT AN IRISH COMPANY SO YOU HAVE ALL YOU WANT .. GOD YOU LOT ARE THICK ARNT YOU... IF YOU LOT WERE SO GREAT HOW COME IT WAS A BUNCH OF FARMERS THAT DEFEATED YOU OVER HERE ??????? ALSO WE PUT MORE INTO THE SECOND WORLD WAR PER CAPITA OF THE COUNTRY THAN YOU DID SO YOU ARE THICK
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I Wonder wrote:
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It is amazing that you "White Disaster" still accuses other innocent people around the globe where your ancestors had robbed and raped the planet in the past 200 years of colonialism!! It is unbelieveable that you still are so negative and condemning about the people who have done nothing wrong to you or your country. You should be ashamed of your ancestor's past Rafferty. Just look at yourself first before you point a finger at the Chinese who has done you or your people any wrong. I would have thought that you should point your very finger at the Brits just across your land. Still remember the Great Potato Famine? Best of the morning to you Rafferty.
ACTUALLY I ALREADY KNOW THAT THE IRISH HAVE NEVER IN HISTORY COLONISED ANY COUNTRY WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN NUTRAL IN ALL WARS WE HAVE NEVER INVADED AND NEVER ASKED FOR ANYTHING FROM OTHERS .. THE POTATOE FAMINE WAS A AIRBORN DESEASE AND NOT CAUSED BY HUMANS ALTHO ADMITEDLY THE BRITS DONE NOTHING FOR US BUT THAT IS PAST.. AS FOR WHAT THE CHINESE ARE DOING I AM TALKING OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO OUR FAILING ECONOMY.. YES THE ECONOMY ISNT AS GREAT AS THEY SAY.. WE ARE LOADED WITH BAD GOODS FROM CHINA .. OVER THE PAST YR THEY OWE US 3 BILLION AND IT GOES WAY BACK SAME AMOUNTS FOR OVER 10 YRS.. TRY LIVING HERE AND SEE WHAT PROBLEMS WE HAVE .. YOU CANT TELL BY NEWS AS ITS DIRECTED BY GOVERNMENTS THAT WONT SAY BAD THINGS... SO TO SAY MY ANCESTORS RAPED AND KILLED IS TOTALLY WRONG .. BLAME THE BRITS BUT NOT US.. WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SLAVERY AS THE BRITS WERE ALREADY USEING US A LONG TIME BEFORE AFRICANS AND ALSO TIMES AFTER.
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Rafferty wrote:
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F OFF YOU F ING SO CALLED BRITS KILLED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DROVE US FROM OUR LAND RAPED US LEFT US STARVING BY TAKING FOOD OUT OF EIRE WHEN THE FAMINE WAS ON TOOK OUR HERITAGE CULTURE LANGUAGE .. IMPRISSOND US BEAT US HELD US IN CHAINS AS SLAVES ON SHIPS.. WE OWE YOU NOTHING AND THATS WHY YOUR COUNTRY SAID SORRY LAST YEAR AND PAYED US A SHITE LOAD OF CASH.. IT IS YOU THAT SHOULD BE THANKFULL TO ALL THE COUNTRYS OF THE WORLD FOR WHAT YOU HAVE.. AND EIRE WAS NEVER YOURS TO GIVE BACK YOU MUPPET.. I SUGGEST YOU TRUELLY LOOK INTO YOUR HERITAGE AND ALSO GUINNES IS NOT AN IRISH COMPANY SO YOU HAVE ALL YOU WANT .. GOD YOU LOT ARE THICK ARNT YOU... IF YOU LOT WERE SO GREAT HOW COME IT WAS A BUNCH OF FARMERS THAT DEFEATED YOU OVER HERE ??????? ALSO WE PUT MORE INTO THE SECOND WORLD WAR PER CAPITA OF THE COUNTRY THAN YOU DID SO YOU ARE THICK
OHHH! mr angry!!!:P yeah you did put more into the second world war than we did but didn't give to the germans? God knows how many irish spies we executed and yet still send more!

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Jul 12, 2007
 
What about living without freedom in Cuba????
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Jul 12, 2007
 
Marie in Miami Fl wrote:
What about living without freedom in Cuba????
Ask Andres Oppenheimer- the Miami Herald syndicated columnist. Ask him about his 'Los Cuentos Chinos'

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Jul 13, 2007
 
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Ask Andres Oppenheimer- the Miami Herald syndicated columnist. Ask him about his 'Los Cuentos Chinos'
I know the answer, I am Cubana, but really like Oppenheimer... Smart Agentinian, well balancs and Anti- Communist. What else??
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Aug 21, 2007
 
Marie in Miami Fl wrote:
<quoted text>I know the answer, I am Cubana, but really like Oppenheimer... Smart Agentinian, well balancs and Anti- Communist. What else??
confucian say marie in miami,not cuban,but really a want to be cuban.
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Aug 21, 2007
 
Good article.
wain karlton

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Aug 21, 2007
 
Kermit wrote:
Good article.
I didnt think so there froggie !! Obviously you just looked at the pictures and didnt really read the article at all......... ya tard
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Aug 22, 2007
 
wain karlton wrote:
<quoted text>I didnt think so there froggie !! Obviously you just looked at the pictures and didnt really read the article at all......... ya tard
Wrong. The concerns highlighted in the article are echoed by friends of mine who actually live there. Educate yourself.

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