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Dude, Australia is NOWHERE near as bad at it or corrupt as America, which in turn is no where near as bad at it or corrupt as, say, Russia. Moreover, we just inverted our government*, politically, so continuing to comapain about "freedom being curbed in the name of the war on terror" seems kind...

China's 'need' for Taiwan reads more like imperialism or expansionism than it does a need for influence. Though I can see why China wants Taiwan, what with it being a highly developed country with a strong economy, a powerful military, and being ideally situated from a geographic...

It's certainly a case of big bully vs little bully, but you're painting Russia in an unnecessarily kind light. It all seems very much like Russia pining over land they lost in the past. Thanks for the summary, btw.

Actually, I didn't quote that because it's pure bollocks. Equivalent to "Politics is politics so there's no point trying to change it." It's illogical because there's no single 'politics', and it's like saying there's no point opposing Russia's occupation of Georgia or America's occupation of...

You're retarded because you're trying to claim that it's all OK because "America does it", which is both a) stupid, and b) wrong. This would be evident if you'd bother to read my posts.

I'm utterly disgusted by the Russians, though. They've pulled down Georgia's electronic communications networks (including the internet) through hack attacks to silence Georgia during the invasion, and started the invasion as soon as the world was focused on the Olympics. Fucking Russian land grab.

Oh, which countries is America trying to annexe? Yay, another retard trying to use the "It's OK because America does it!" line. :rolleyes:

lol, yep, Not even worth bothering with him dude.

I don't really understand you. Phosphate isn't required - it's just a molecule that carries phosphorus. Even supposing there were backup mechanisms for photosynthesis which didn't require phosphorus (which there aren't, as far as I know), humans still need it to live, so if the plants don't...

I was referring to the high degree of agression from China towards Taiwan which was occurring earlier this decade, and will occur again if Taiwanese government becomes less sympathetic to China. Also, most of the population of Ukraine is 'Russian', as are the government. Does this mean it...

Actually, you can have a decent vege burger if the host has some patties handy. Otherwise, yeah, it's the onion sandwich with tomato sauce option. Personally I just go with snacking on plain old bread.

World recoverable phosphate reserves hit peak in 30 years. As you can tell by peak oil right now, that means prices start rising exponentially, or something with a similarly horrendous growth rate. Because phosphate has no replacement, unlike oil, this essentially means a Malthusian catastrophe...

Yeah fair enough.

You probably wouldn't need to drink it. Just chewing the leaves for a few seconds would likely be sufficient to cause total autonomic nervous system shut-down. I have some growing in my backyard if you want. Also have datura, oleander, and foxglove.

Western journalism in China is a plot to otherthrow the oppressive one-party state of China! We must restrict their rights for peace!

Post of the year.

They're actually pretty comfortable, man.

Yeah I know. :p I don't even think all Libertarians agree with the Cato Institute. But man do. And many claim un-Americanism when questioned. It's annoying. Actually, I realised I'd typed 'refugee' when I went to bed. I'd been drinking when I typed that, but I meant immigrant. I am fully in...

The last barrel of petrol is inconsequential because there are alternatives. Get back to me when you're worried about the last tonne of phosphate.

Um... I was more talking about freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, and right to democratic regulation/policy (i.e. freedom from corruption, freedom from undemocratic government censorship, etc). As it stands, China has no transparent or consistent legal system...