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Paddycakes
Joined: 05 May 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:23 am Post subject: Does it bother you that the future could belong to Asia? |
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A lot of talk has been made about China becoming the upcoming powerhouse... this is course course assuming North and South Korea don't unify first in which case Korea will become the number 1 world power, hehehehe.
Seriously, though, does it scare you that Asia could rise to the top?
If Asia was committed to western liberal ideas it wouldn't bother me so much, but we all know that is not the generally the case. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| I'm not worried, if only because I don't think China's economic future is as rosy as everyone seems to think. They're hiding a lot of rot in the system. |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:37 am Post subject: Re: Does it bother you that the future could belong to Asia? |
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| Paddycakes wrote: |
| If Asia was committed to western liberal ideas it wouldn't bother me so much, but we all know that is not the generally the case. |
China may not be dedicated to democracy, but they are dedicated to having a nice, peaceful world in which they can make a lot of money. |
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BigBlackEquus
Joined: 05 Jul 2005
Location: Lotte controls Asia with bad chocolate!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:47 am Post subject: |
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| Oh, if people only knew what they were rooting for when they root for the underdog................ |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| does it scare you that Asia could rise to the top? |
I used to worry about it, then I moved here.
Seriously. We've all seen the education system around here. I'll start to worry about it when most Korean degrees get equivalency in Canada.
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| If Asia was committed to western liberal ideas it wouldn't bother me so much, but we all know that is not the generally the case. |
That's the thing. They are commited to liberal western ideals, they just don't get it yet. Koreans want our cultural power and our lifestyles even if they don't understand the principles behind them. And by ingesting masses of our technology/pop culture/language, they are ingesting large chunks of our values as well.
I think democracy and Confucianism are mutually exclusive and here we are, in a stable, liberal democracy.
So no. I don't worry. The only way they are going to beat us is by becoming us. |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:28 am Post subject: |
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Hell yes... Do you really want the Chinese running the show?
Give me the Land of the Free- Home of the Brave anyday. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:09 am Post subject: |
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| It's that black gay muslim canadian crowd who really scare the bejesus out of me. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| I always just assumed that the future belonged to me. Did I miss the memo? |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| not at all. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think Asia is going to run the show.. I think Europe will. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I watched the DVD "Hero" a couple of weeks ago and was thinking about this topic. I was most disturbed by the emphasis placed on sacrificing the individual for the group. The emperor's point was that wars of conquest that bring ultimate peace are justifiable. That sent a shiver down my spine. |
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alicat_blue
Joined: 09 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Same shit, different country. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Looking forward to it. |
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jlb
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't it inevitable that China will one day be the world's superpower? I just don't think the USA has the population base to keep it up for much longer, especially with all the debt they are incurring.
Might be a welcome change when the USA's empire crumbles. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Wrench wrote: |
| I don't think Asia is going to run the show.. I think Europe will. |
you're kidding right? |
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