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Comment Re:Typo in summary (Score 4, Interesting) 183

"West Virginia Homeland Security chief Jimmy Gianato, who's leading the state broadband project"

Forgive me my ignorance, but why is the chief of Homeland Security leading a broadband project? Isn't that kind of ... weird?

Makes one wonder what the exact relation between homeland security and broadband is ... and what ulterior motives this man Gianato is hiding.

Comment Re:a child throwing a tantrum isn't interesting (Score 1) 266

North Korea is not like a child, it's like a watchdog on a chain, guarding China's backyard.

If you don't understand that China is sending a 'get off my lawn' message to the US via the North Korean leadership, you're missing the point.

There are many articles on this, and laying the timing of all these NK threats and actions next to important events in the SE Asian sphere paints a pretty clear picture. E.g. this nuclear test is probably a reaction to the large joint SK-US military exercise going on.

First starting point I found:
http://www.eurasiareview.com/25012013-is-north-korea-chinas-secret-weapon-analysis/

Comment Re:well... (Score 1) 397

Ok. So porn is free speech. Art is free speech.

Just as mental exercise, bear with me:

A couple places a sign just outside, but in plain sight of the children at a kindergarten. The sign says Art in progress. There's also a photographer taking pictures and shooting a film. They start fornicating.

Free speech? Should the children just 'walk away'? Is breaking this up 'restricting free speech?'

Comment Re:Well... (Score 5, Insightful) 397

Hyperbole much?

We know lots of you guys and gals in America are all into radical free speech and everything, which is nice and we love you for it.

And yes, most European governments AND their citizens believe it's perfectly fine in imposing some limits on free speech.

So does your own government I might add. And I'm pretty sure most Americans, conscious or not, are also in favor of limiting Free Speech.

Like, for example, limiting free speech for that guy which is making indecent proposols to your 6 year old daughter or son. Or not allowing someone to publicly threaten you with death. Not allowing random slandering. Heck, you should try to shout 'I'm going to kill the president' in front of the white house once and tell me how you like it.

Please educate yourself on your own country, thank you. Following link might be a nice starting point.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States

Comment Re:Well That Escalated Quickly (Score 1, Flamebait) 727

No, but it would deescalate the situation. And return the conflict to it's smaller proportions, namely a civil war between North and South Korea.

Correct me if I'm wrong, please, but AFAIK China has long ago withdrawn it's troops at the DMZ, hasn't it? Why doesn't the US follow suit? South Korea has an ample army, they should be more that able to fend off a defense themselves.

Moreover, retreating US troops from South Korea will in fact destablize North Korean leadership by undermining their argument that the US is public enemy number one.

Comment Re:Well That Escalated Quickly (Score 4, Informative) 727

"North Korea is a good example of what the world would look like when the USA does not "bomb everyone"."

Eh, I'm from a country that the US hasn't bombed recently and we look nothing like North Korea, luckily.

And while I agree with you that North Korean leadership is just using this 'war' with the US as an excuse, the US is giving them a pretty good excuse to use. If only by maintaining the sheer number of military force you have been in the last few decennia. It's quite rediculous, compared to the military force of any other nation in existance today.

Moreover, the US has shown a history of bullying nations. For example, I am from the country that is officially sanctioned to be invaded if an American soldier is ever incarcerated by the ICC for warcrimes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members'_Protection_Act

And we're officially allies!

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