Posts by Gregory Brooks6

India has more poor people than Africa, and all this economic growth is just lining the pockets of a tiny elite. Everyone else is stuck dealing with 10% inflation, which I guess just means more volunteers for those Maoist groups already terrorizing a third of India.

So what, should we just stop building factories and schools because half the kids are hungry? That’s basically how things were before India actually started its economic reforms.
I'm not looking for a fight here, and I don't want to drift off-topic—the focus needs to stay on the G7.

The real issue in India is the sheer number of people. Things are only going to get worse; there were actually fewer poor people in India back in the day than there are now.

In 40 years, India is going to be sitting at somewhere between 1.5 and 2 billion people, with an average population density of about 500 per square mile. If the US had a density like that, we'd be looking at nearly 1.5 billion people.

slybison8 said:The arguments for making changes seem quite compelling, and I think almost all the permanent members essentially agree with them. The current structure of the UN seems to freeze global relations exactly as they were on May 8, 1945—and since the world has changed so much since then, I guess we are getting closer to a day where the UN might become an obstacle to further global security if it doesn't adapt. Back in 1945, India wasn't even an independent nation, and the United Kingdom was still managing an Empire where the sun never set. Furthermore, given how integrated the European Union is becoming, there might not be a strong reason for two of its members to also hold permanent seats on the Security Council (which is perhaps the strongest argument against expanding to include someone like Germany). There is also the complicated question regarding Islam, not just as a religion but as a distinct system of social values—much like how communism functioned in 1945 and granted the USSR and China their permanent status—so by that logic, it might be necessary for Islamic countries to have representation, perhaps through a permanent seat for a nation like Malaysia or Turkey.

The alternative to the current expansion, which is supported by groups aligned with NWO ideology, is perhaps waiting until the world fragments into other "Unions." Beyond the European Union, there is NAFTA, which some see as a precursor to a future North American Union, and similar organizations are already forming in Africa (under the leadership of Libya 🤣) and in Latin America. It seems that NWO circles believe the conditions for UN reforms will only be met once these global integration projects are complete, and in that scenario, it seems clear what those circles actually want: a UN that functions as a "Union of unions," essentially acting as a single global Government.

It’s enough to make one freeze...

Look, the USSR and China are permanent members because they were on the winning side of WW2. Besides, China wasn't even a communist country in 1945.

Alexander Garcia5 said:So how is it that the Han were basically the only ones who didn't manage to break away from China? 😉

Look, Taiwan has only been part of mainland China for about four years out of the last 115. Besides, Taiwan was never actually part of China—it was part of Nationalist China.

The internet is basically an endless ocean of info. If you actually want to learn about China, just go look it up in an online encyclopedia.

Britannica:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China

Peter Bennett54 said:There isn't a single political party actually standing against immigration, because let’s be honest—the US simply cannot function without it. That is the bottom line. Period.

The EU could totally function without immigrants, just like Japan does. In fact, they're practically paying foreigners to go back home:http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work...ers-to-Go-Home

And they aren't looking for new ones either:

But Mr. Kawasaki said the economic slump was a good opportunity to overhaul Japan’s immigration policy as a whole.

“We should stop letting unskilled laborers into Japan. We should make sure that even the three-K jobs are paid well, and that they are filled by Japanese,” he said. “I do not think that Japan should ever become a multiethnic society.”

Plus, some immigrants are actually relieved to be leaving Japan. 😂

“I’m happy to leave a country like this.” 😂

Japan is basically on par with Germany or France when you look at GDP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...PP_per_capita, and their HDI is through the roof http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...elopment_Index. They’re still doing incredibly well.

Maria Doyle27 said:Look, like someone already pointed out—this thing isn't going to kill you!

Psoriasis actually can be deadly.
http://www.psoriasis.org/about/psori...throdermic.php
http://www.psoriasis.org/about/psoriasis/pustular.php

I was reading on that site's forum that about 250 people die every year from psoriasis.👎
The real question is how many people take their own lives because of this disease.
Most people just deal with a milder version of this stuff, so they have absolutely no clue how dangerous psoriasis can actually get.

The Thing

crimsonmoose3 said:Yeah, the Police Story series. And God of Gamblers. Absolute classics. But High Noon is solid too, and man, Chan's sister in that one is a total knockout. When are we finally getting Gas Breaker 3?

It's slated for next year, with filming kicking off this summer.
By the way, it's been five years since Chris Tucker has appeared in anything; since 1998, he's basically just stuck to the
Rush Hour
Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour 3
series.

Based on the poll, Gotham City takes the win. It’s pretty wild when you look at the numbers—even though both movies dropped back in '98 and '99, The Matrix pulled in $171,383,253 here in the USA, while Gotham City only managed $14,337,579.
Equilibrium did even worse, barely scraping together $1,203,974 in the USA.

I caught this on network TV a couple of days ago and thought it was a killer action comedy, so I decided to give it another spin today. It’s basically the sequel to the hit High Noon (2000), but this time there's way more laughs and we finally get a true Jackie Chan action flick tailored for an American audience. Wilson is actually pretty hilarious, and Fann Wong kills it during the fight scenes 🙏; plus, she's definitely easier on the eyes than Ziya Zhang (Memoirs of a Geisha, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero). There are so many standout moments, like that pillow fight, or when that bald guy suddenly bursts in 😂.
Then there's that part where Wang's sister absolutely wrecks Jack the Ripper, tosses him into the river, and calls him a "fucking loser" 😬 (the subtitles were a bit rough there), not to mention Chan's take on Singin' in the rain...
Seriously great movie 👍

Nancy Moore3 said:You really should've thrown a poll in here. 🙂 Go ahead and edit it. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Dark City blows The Matrix out of the water. 🙂 🙂 🙂

There, poll's live. 🙂

Which one of these movies do you guys think hits harder?

Hey, just a heads up—Armor of Gods 2 is airing on ABC today.

Steven Ramirez3 said:Look, if you guys liked Armor of Gods that much, you should actually check out some other stuff from Jackie Chan. Here’s my personal top 10:

1. Police Story
2. Project A
3. Operation Condor
4. Police Story 2: Supercop
5. Drunken Master II
6. Dragons Forever
7. Twin Dragons
8. Top Gun series (not strictly a Jackie flick, more an all-star ensemble)
9. Drunken Master
10. Snake in Eagle's Shadow

Honorable mentions: Enter the Dragon, Young Master, Thunderbolt, Wheels on Meals, Police Story 2, Rumble in the Bronx

Anyway, just stay away from anything made before Drunken Master. Back then, producers were obsessed with the whole "Jackie Chan is the next Bruce Lee" thing, so they forced him into these cheap, low-budget kung fu movies. Also, his Hollywood films? Total garbage in my book.

Man, some of them aren't bad... out of his seven Hollywood movies, four were hits: Rush Hour 1 and 2, plus Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights (haven't seen that last one yet).
They're even filming Rush Hour 3 soon... but I agree, the Hong Kong films are better, even though I've only actually sat through two from your list.😢

Has anyone else checked this movie out? I thought it was awesome, especially those high-speed chase scenes through the streets of Washington, D.C., smashing through all those market stalls downtown...
It’s been forever since I last watched this, and man, I totally forgot how much fun it actually is. 😁
By the way, does anyone remember which highway in Washington, D.C. they were jumping over at the end of that chase?

Gregory Turner71 said:They say about 2% of the population deals with this damn condition, and yeah, I'm one of them (yay... 🙄 ).

Because of that, I figured it’d be useful to start a thread here where us "lucky" 2% can swap stories, trade tips, or just vent to each other.

So, anyone else here dealing with this annoying crap? How are you managing it? Got any actual advice, or anything else to share?

Yeah, it’s a miserable disease, and it gets even uglier when it hits hard...
It seems like nobody has mentioned that it can show up on your nails too (mostly hands), which is an absolute nightmare.
So, has anyone dealt with nail psoriasis and actually managed to clear it up?