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    Congratulations on the founding of the PRC

    I thought it would be nice to have a thread to remember that 56 years ago today, on October 1st, 1949, the People's Republic of China was officially proclaimed by Chairman Mao.

    So, here's a Happy...
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    Poll: Spirit Of Atlantis, your post was most...

    Spirit Of Atlantis, your post was most interesting. My experience is almost the opposite to yours.

    Being from a country whose language is very closely tied with Latin (indeed, with a bit of...
  3. Yes, it's called 'bankrupcy'. And then start from...

    Yes, it's called 'bankrupcy'. And then start from scratch.

    It's rally not that farfatched - older Empires did it all the time. The Spanish Empire (the dominant world force in the mid-XVIth-early...
  4. The problem is, of the 5 permanent SC members,...

    The problem is, of the 5 permanent SC members, three (Russia, the UK and France) are european. That means two would have to give up their seats, something they don't want to do.

    (this is also why...
  5. My point was that Maciamo was excluding outright...

    My point was that Maciamo was excluding outright the possibility that the spaniards could have killed more than 20 million amerindians, on the grounds that there were not 20 million amerindians to...
  6. Believe me, that's hardly exclusive to the...

    Believe me, that's hardly exclusive to the Japanese...



    The problem, as noted, wasn't just with Japan, as all the applicants had similar problems.

    Japan will never get Chinas' backing, just...
  7. :shock: Whaa...? Over here, the cheapest of...

    :shock: Whaa...?

    Over here, the cheapest of the cheapest weddings (a traditional one, unless you just show up at the civil registry, which isn't a proper wedding at all) is 10,000 euro [1,367,000...
  8. Poll: We have to see things from a Realpolitik...

    We have to see things from a Realpolitik perspective here: Japanese pacifism is beguinning to become a detriment, and not an asset, to the United States.

    While in the 1940s and 50s to keep Japan a...
  9. And you got to use the water last? And liked it?...

    And you got to use the water last? And liked it? It's usually quite cold by then... which I suppose is why the father always gets to go last (men suffer...)

    Anyway, I'm glad someone pointed out...
  10. Ahem. Do not underestimate us iberians, my...

    Ahem.

    Do not underestimate us iberians, my friend. At the time of the spanish conquest in 1532, the Inca Empire had 12 million inhabitants. And the total population of Mesoamerica is estimated at...
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    Well, the revaluation of the RMB is of limited...

    Well, the revaluation of the RMB is of limited scope, as it is now pegged to a basket of currencies instead of the dollar. China yielded partially to pressures to revalue its currency, but not by too...
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