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    Poll: words mean stuff

    Precision...good word. You know I was just razzin' ya to clumsily make my point. Thanks for being a good sport.
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    Poll: smell the glove

    You, Sir, have cut me to the quick. Need I remind you that satisfaction is but a stamp away?
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    Poll: The Charles Atlas Method of International Relations

    Dang! Its seems so innocent nowadays, having since been superseded by the Smith and Wesson Method.
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    Poll: in the tradition of dodgy local intel

    There was a crusty old Chinese cab driver in Penang who would shake his fist and shout, "You! Japanese! Very bad!", and then cackle loudly if he happened to drive by a group of Japanese tourists,...
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    Poll: Tukhachevskii, thanks for your reply. I...

    Tukhachevskii, thanks for your reply.



    I guess what I'm trying to say is that a society that experiences massive trauma is not just dealing with questions of self-image, but processing a...
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    Poll: Perhaps you are aware that Imperial Japan is...

    Perhaps you are aware that Imperial Japan is generally considered the "more successful" aggressor in the Second Sino-Japanese War, perhaps not. An estimated 17 million Chinese civilians were killed....
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    Poll: Ding Hao!

    The system works! Don't spend it all in one place.:)
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    Poll: es irrt der mensch solang er strebt

    Okay, but can we still keep the air-conditioners?
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    Poll: the guy who came in for the cold

    Somewhat related to the Confucian theme, Fareed Zakaria interview with Senior Minister (and Hakka Godfather), Lee Kuan Yew.



    Culture Is Destiny (1994) from the Lee Kuan Yew Website.

    His pick...
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