wiffleball 4,640 Posted November 28, 2022 1 hour ago, edjr said: How has it taken them 3000 years to see this? About time they opened their eyes... Well, they're born with a natural squint. Racist! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,650 Posted November 28, 2022 China likes to build, and fast. Impressive for a developing country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,650 Posted November 29, 2022 Anyone have any ideas how I can show my support for the protesters in China? Can’t put a flag like for . Have to support freedom in China too, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted November 29, 2022 21 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Anyone have any ideas how I can show my support for the protesters in China? Can’t put a flag like for . Have to support freedom in China too, right? If you want to show solidarity with the chinese, Drive around with your left turn signal blinking the entire time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,650 Posted November 29, 2022 Just now, wiffleball said: If you want to show solidarity with the chinese, Drive around with your left turn signal blinking the entire time. How about if I chain smoke and play blackjack? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,560 Posted November 29, 2022 32 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: How about if I chain smoke and play blackjack? Try mahjong instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,560 Posted November 29, 2022 59 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Anyone have any ideas how I can show my support for the protesters in China? Can’t put a flag like for . Have to support freedom in China too, right? The Uyghur flag looks just like the Turkish flag but is baby blue rather than red. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584 Posted November 29, 2022 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozenbeernuts 1,652 Posted November 29, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 8:07 PM, Voltaire said: I wish. Just yesterday we got our closest brush with COVID when delivery driver to a nearby beverage/milk tea/coffee store tested positive. I anticipate things around here are going to get really stupid, really fast in the next few days. We have plane tickets for Dec 13th and I have likely taught my last class ... not by choice. Are the protests real? How much is this stuff propaganda? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,206 Posted November 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said: What in the holy hell was that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,332 Posted November 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, jerryskids said: What in the holy hell was that? I don't know lol. Maybe Volt can translate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,206 Posted November 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said: I don't know lol. Maybe Volt can translate. There is some nurse (?) with a caulk gun and a tampon on a stick just moving them back and forth; dear lord that is disturbing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozenbeernuts 1,652 Posted November 29, 2022 11 hours ago, Cdub100 said: Agreed it does seem far from it, but it can happen fast. Next Pandemic I can see it happening. I mean hell some still want vaccine passports to enter concerts and sporting events Both Canada and Australia sent people to camps. Sure they were hotels although I think Austalia had actual camps. Most people still don't see it coming. The CBDC. The desire to use passports for anything but international travel. Canada banning hand guns. The Dutch gov forcing 30k farmers to sell off their farms for "climate change". They will refuse to believe it even after it has already happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,560 Posted November 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Frozenbeernuts said: Are the protests real? How much is this stuff propaganda? Zhengzhou is real. That's not just where the Apple phone protests are taking place, but also the bank protests that are exponetially worse. A few months back, a Bernie Maddoff-type scammer emptied out hundreds of thousands of bank accounts, stealing the life savings of much of the community. The Chinese government did nothing to get the money back and instead beat the protestors. https://www.vesterholdings.com/news/zhengzhou-henan-protests-china-crushes-mass-demonstration-by-bank-depositors-demanding-their-life-savings-back/ Not the slightest trace of protests around here though. That anything productive comes out of this seems like wishful thinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozenbeernuts 1,652 Posted November 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Voltaire said: Zhengzhou is real. That's not just where the Apple phone protests are taking place, but also the bank protests that are exponetially worse. A few months back, a Bernie Maddoff-type scammer emptied out hundreds of thousands of bank accounts, stealing the life savings of much of the community. The Chinese government did nothing to get the money back and instead beat the protestors. https://www.vesterholdings.com/news/zhengzhou-henan-protests-china-crushes-mass-demonstration-by-bank-depositors-demanding-their-life-savings-back/ Not the slightest trace of protests around here though. That anything productive comes out of this seems like wishful thinking. Agreed. The CCP has too much power and the people have been manipulated for too long. Nothing significant will ever change there. Or at least it's going to need to get really bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,560 Posted November 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said: Agreed. The CCP has too much power and the people have been manipulated for too long. Nothing significant will ever change there. Or at least it's going to need to get really bad The totalitarian regimes in Iran or Russia are more likely to topple IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted November 29, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 6:40 PM, Pimpadeaux said: No one gives a fock anymore over here. Almost no one wears masks, and there is zero social distancing. totally wrong. LOTS of people are wearing masks now in Los Angeles. i almost wanna say most people. Maybe 40%-50%. for a while, mask use dropped to near zero but it definitely jumped way back up again in recent weeks. https://news.yahoo.com/covid-infections-rising-la-county-013400933.html COVID infections rising in LA County Mon, November 28, 2022 at 5:34 PM Coronavirus infections are rising in LA County. Month to month, test positivity rate is up nearly 10%. Now the health department is strongly recommending people to mask up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted November 29, 2022 16 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Anyone have any ideas how I can show my support for the protesters in China? Can’t put a flag like for . Have to support freedom in China too, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,650 Posted November 29, 2022 50 minutes ago, JustinCharge said: How about a Chinese person hunched over in dim lighting and assembling an I phone after 12 hours? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 816 Posted November 29, 2022 "Your majesty. I've come on the most urgent of business. It's said that the people are revolting!" "You said it, they stink on ice." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
