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Author Topic: RedKing's East Asian Politics Megathread  (Read 76387 times)

Sheb

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Re: RedKing's East Asian Politics Megathread
« Reply #300 on: May 25, 2017, 04:26:51 am »

Also, you can't blame in on immigrants.
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« Reply #301 on: May 25, 2017, 04:30:48 am »

They're still immigrants, they came there in the 14 century.

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« Reply #302 on: May 25, 2017, 05:26:30 am »

Try explaining that to a Mayflower descendant...
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« Reply #303 on: May 25, 2017, 05:28:25 am »

Deport all caucasian Americans back to the Netherlands and the UK.
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« Reply #304 on: May 25, 2017, 05:53:10 am »

The very name "Mayflower" is un-American. No good honest bear-wrestling all-American woodsman would be caught dead owning a boat called that.

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« Reply #305 on: May 25, 2017, 07:11:45 am »

At a bus terminal in Jakarta, Indonesia, two men blew themselves up using pressure cooker bombs filled with aluminum shrapnel. 5 people are dead, including the two attackers.
Their target appears to have been the patrolling police officers. Three of the dead are police officers. a further 6 police officers and 5 random pedestrians were injured.
Police assumes the attackers came from the Jemaah Anshorut Daulah group, which symphatizes with IS.
The attack was carried out in two parts. After the first man blew himself up, the second bomber hid and waited until police had come running to the scene, waiting for the best moment to strike.
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« Reply #306 on: May 25, 2017, 07:34:02 am »

IS is stepping up their operations in this region, it seems. They are on the back foot in the Middle East, but their brand is still inspiring attacks worldwide.
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« Reply #307 on: May 25, 2017, 09:41:39 am »

The very name "Mayflower" is un-American. No good honest bear-wrestling all-American woodsman would be caught dead owning a boat called that.

Blame the British for the name. Besides, the pilgrims didn't even own the boat in the first place.
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« Reply #308 on: May 26, 2017, 03:02:42 am »

It seems there's foreign fighters amongst the insurgents in Marawi. Spokesman for the Justice department, Jose Calida, in a pressconference today:
"What is happening in Mindanao is no longer considered an insurgence by Philippine citizens. It has turned into an invasion of foreign terrorists listening to the trumpets of IS".

Philippine troops are still trying to liberate the city, supported by armoured vehicles and helicopters equipped with rocket launchers.
Thousands of people have fled the violence. Fighting has killed at least 44 persons, of whom 31 terrorists, and 11 federal soldiers. There's no info at all on civilian casualties.

EDIT: perhaps Duterte is regretting now that he shoo'd the US forces off the island.
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« Reply #309 on: May 26, 2017, 04:38:27 am »

IS is stepping up their operations in this region, it seems. They are on the back foot in the Middle East, but their brand is still inspiring attacks worldwide.

Worth keeping in mind, Indonesia actually had this exact problem before IS was even a thing
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« Reply #310 on: May 26, 2017, 03:38:43 pm »

It seems there's foreign fighters amongst the insurgents in Marawi. Spokesman for the Justice department, Jose Calida, in a pressconference today:
"What is happening in Mindanao is no longer considered an insurgence by Philippine citizens. It has turned into an invasion of foreign terrorists listening to the trumpets of IS".

Philippine troops are still trying to liberate the city, supported by armoured vehicles and helicopters equipped with rocket launchers.
Thousands of people have fled the violence. Fighting has killed at least 44 persons, of whom 31 terrorists, and 11 federal soldiers. There's no info at all on civilian casualties.

EDIT: perhaps Duterte is regretting now that he shoo'd the US forces off the island.

Whoopsie. Almost like ditching the Pax Americana is a mistake.

Hopefully they can clear the city without completely destroying it.
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« Reply #311 on: May 26, 2017, 05:25:06 pm »

The more I read, the more awesome this Duterte guy sounds.

Crime in Phillippines is out of control.
Elected on his rabid anti-crime stance, especially when it comes to drugs.
Fucking slaughters these savage cartel fucks.
Currently in the process of tackling big banks and rich tax dodgers, while fighting off their terrorist puppets.
Consistently sticks it to the completely corrupt political system that surrounds him.

Only way he could be better is if he started offering free helicopter rides.

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« Reply #312 on: May 26, 2017, 05:27:07 pm »

The more I read, the more awesome this Duterte guy sounds.

Crime in Phillippines is out of control.
Elected on his rabid anti-crime stance, especially when it comes to drugs.
Fucking slaughters these savage cartel fucks.
Currently in the process of tackling big banks and rich tax dodgers, while fighting off their terrorist puppets.

Only way he could be better is if he started offering free helicopter rides.
I hope you being sarcastic. The man is responsible for thousands of deaths of which many were definitely not deserving of death. Mass murder is never the answer.
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« Reply #313 on: May 26, 2017, 05:29:33 pm »

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>drug cartels keep murdering people
>"You're not allowed to kill them! That's wrong!"

>unstable drug addicts keep supporting them
>"They're not criminals!"
« Last Edit: May 26, 2017, 05:32:21 pm by Lagslayer »
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