Originally posted by FistOfThe North
If his worse than his dad, something will change. Or will happen.I bet that 2012 will be a crazy year in between the u.s., china, n. korea, japan, and s. korea, watch.
Possibly war.
And it'll start as a skirmish, (between n. and s. korea) at first, until someone's had it and fans the fires then everyone jumps in..
China's has already unveiled a high tech aircraft carrier just this week.
(2) It isn't high tech. It's a retrofitted Soviet rustbucket.
(3) Experts seem to think it will be a few years before it's operational since China is building up its naval air arm from scratch.
(4) America has something like 5 or 6 carriers that are more advanced and powerful. At this rate it will take the Chinese decades to even make America raise a brow navally.
Originally posted by Robtard
North and South Korean relation will improve now as N. Korea has more to gain in being "nice" than being a recluse of a country who starves it's own people.Unless civil wars breaks out in N. Korea, but not likely.
Even the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany which Orwell compared to Ingsoc realized that though they could marginalize large segments of their population and keep them ignorant there was a limit to how much they could shoot themselves in the foot to maintain power.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
North Korea is the closest of any nation to George Orwell's idea of a consummate dictatorship: a government that's so committed to attaining and maintaining power that it would gimp its population's development so as to reduce the chance of organized dissent from gaining strength.Even the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany which Orwell compared to Ingsoc realized that though they could marginalize large segments of their population and keep them ignorant there was a limit to how much they could shoot themselves in the foot to maintain power.
Yeah, but Kimmy is dead; his son was educated in Switzerland and looks like some fat-kid who would rather play Xbox and smoke a bowl than oppress the peasants and make empty threats of war with his neighbors.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
(1) It wasn't unveiled last week, people have known about it for years and it was publicly confirmed by the PRC months ago. You must not have been paying attention to the news.(2) It isn't high tech. It's a retrofitted Soviet rustbucket.
(3) Experts seem to think it will be a few years before it's operational since China is building up its naval air arm from scratch.
(4) America has something like 5 or 6 carriers that are more advanced and powerful. At this rate it will take the Chinese decades to even make America raise a brow navally.
Mostly borrowed from chinese money. the irony of it..
Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Mostly borrowed from chinese money. the irony of it..
And if you actually pay attention to the Chinese Economy you'll see that their reckless growth is setting them up for crippling problems in the not so far off future.
Originally posted by Omega Vision
It's not as if China gives us all or even most of our money. They buy a lot of our debt, but it would be illogical to suggest that an economy less than half the size of our own is the source of most of our money.And if you actually pay attention to the Chinese Economy you'll see that their reckless growth is setting them up for crippling problems in the not so far off future.
You aren't kidding, there was talk on CNN of that actually happening. What do you think the effect of something like that happening would have on the rest of the worlds economy?
Originally posted by Stoic
You aren't kidding, there was talk on CNN of that actually happening. What do you think the effect of something like that happening would have on the rest of the worlds economy?
But to be honest a healthy and stable economy seems like a fairy tale at this point. As long as I can remember the world's economic outlook has been doom and gloom.