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Considering there’s a tech industry in South Korea I would like to know how that might affect global markets and industry from that country.
South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
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Re: South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
Please elaborate for those without context. Would be much appreciated.
a quick internet search reveals this refers to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Uprising
When I visited Gwangju I spend some time in the museum dedicated to the uprising, and the military area where people were tortured. It was pretty harrowing.
Re: South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is there a specific Trump policy you're referring to? It sounds like the reverse to me. The dems falsely painted him as alternately sympathising with / controlled by Russia. I may have missed it but haven't seen him do likewise.
Yes See the following: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capi...
That doesn't answer the actual question of relationship between Trump and Russia.
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The implication is that a rather large chunk of the technology sector - e.g. everything Samsung makes - is now under a very wide blanket of uncertainty.
Re: South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
#75Orwell being so right about governments using the constant threat of a virtual enemy has got to be one of the all time top on the money predictions ever. Up there with gravity and shit. I wish we could do something with this information, but alas, knowledge isnt power. Cersei Lannister: Power is power.
Orwell being so right about governments using the constant threat of a virtual enemy has got to be one of the all time top on the money predictions ever. Who is that virtual enemy for the US?
The enemy within?
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-enemies-from-within-...
Re: South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
#76Orwell being so right about governments using the constant threat of a virtual enemy has got to be one of the all time top on the money predictions ever. Up there with gravity and shit. I wish we could do something with this information, but alas, knowledge isnt power. Cersei Lannister: Power is power.
Orwell being so right about governments using the constant threat of a virtual enemy has got to be one of the all time top on the money predictions ever. Who is that virtual enemy for the US?
was russia, then terrorists; nowadays it is immigrants and 'the woke left'?
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Ask me in 200 years when I can look back in history and see how this turned out. It could be either, or just another case of something happening that didn't mean anything long term. Only time will tell.
Of course in 200 years we will both be dead so you can't actually ask. Depending on how long you live you might be able to look back and state something conclusive. However nothing should be stated at all for 10 years, and until 20 years have passed all statements are very low confidence.
Re: South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
#78Orwell being so right about governments using the constant threat of a virtual enemy has got to be one of the all time top on the money predictions ever. Up there with gravity and shit. I wish we could do something with this information, but alas, knowledge isnt power. Cersei Lannister: Power is power.
>Orwell being so right about governments using the constant threat of a virtual enemy has got to be one of the all time top on the money predictions ever. It's not a prediction when it's history. That has been going on at least as long as the Roman Empire, yet people are still surprised it's happening today. Modern regimes didn't invent these schemes, they're reusing tried and tested methods because they're known to…
Indeed - When he wrote 1984 in 1948, Orwell just took his contemporary totalitarian regimes (mostly Nazi Germany and the USSR) and extrapolated them to world scale...
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A country that we think of as part of the "democratic club" declaring martial law is a really big deal.
Yeah, it's politics. Yeah, it's news. No, it's not just another political news story.
Re: South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is there a specific Trump policy you're referring to? It sounds like the reverse to me. The dems falsely painted him as alternately sympathising with / controlled by Russia. I may have missed it but haven't seen him do likewise.
Yes See the following: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capi...
No I didn't see him officially declare martial law and suspend peoples' rights.
From my perspective (outside the US) you could see him urging people not to storm the capitol.