Not that I'm a great student if it or anything, but isn't Chinese culture much more about maintaining itself than about wide ranging empire? Not that that can't change, but its a very different mindset than European/American colonialism.
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This is a tremendously dpressing discussion, because I really can't figure out which one of you has the better case.
Perhaps, but I don't see much wrong with the narrative I've already heard, ie that Bush and his band of neocons had on the lookout for a reason to restart the Iraq War, and 9/11 provided a decent excuse. (Which is very different than saying Bush planned or even allowed the attacks to happen- just that they didn't want…
Trump isn't a patriot. Patriotism is literally putting your country above yourself, and there is NOTHING Trump puts before himself.
That sounds more accurate.
I have to go get a book of his quotes someday.
Sigh. They're really never going to make a straight ahead horror film out of any of these characters again, are they?
At this point I'm not sure even Lucas knows what the original story was, though I'd be fascinated to see those notes or that proposed 12 film story.
Fair point. I'm usually anti-popularity as proof of quality too, but having read all the Harry Potter books, I can recognize the larger mythical and cultural elements it's tapping into. And there's something really distasteful to me about dismissing something you haven't heard.
OTOH, maybe a literature professor should be able to analyze and find value in a story beloved by literally millions.
Or anyone who works in the film industry. My work wardrobe consists of free tshirts, cheap jeans, expensive boots with custom insoles and hundreds of dollars worth of foul weather gear.
This food is terrible, and such small portions!
Do as I say!
My response is that if you can't find something to agree with the other side on anywhere, democracy is already lost.
Thanks for that. Pepe the Frog I knew about, but the whole kek connection was new to me. Can't say I'm disappointed in that.
Not sure I understand the reference.
Precisely.
"Apologizing is weak-willed?" How very Trumpian.
A more appropriate statement is she should never have taken the photo in the first place.