Tibetan monasteries 'surrounded by soldiers'

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by BeBro


True, Arabs certainly deserve some credit for preserving ancient knowledge, but not exclusively. Let's also not forget stuff like the Carolingian renaissance improving latin skills, developing the Caroline minuscule, copying ancient texts etc. Sure, it wasn't done for "the masses" rather for the religious and secular elites (like anywhere else at the time - it's not that they had universities for all those peasants under Arab or Byzantine rule), but it's kinda hard to have something like a modern mass education without the instruments for it, when everything has to be written and copied manually.

The Secret

[BeBMan]

Sure, and during the dark ages you have peasants traveling by train from the countryside to the shiny new library with it's maximum of some hundred hand made texts, while little robots care about the fields and Hellfire-armed Predator drones patrol the skies overhead to ensure no evil Vikings, robbers, or other dangers get in the way of medieval mass-education.

[Colon™]

While the Romand didn't even have DVD's.

[GePap]

Originally posted by DaShi




1. Choosing Mr. Ma doesn't mean that they are not ready. That's poor logic.

No, the sad results of the referendum are even better evidence that people aren't jumping on the "lets declare ourselves not part of China" bandwagon.

2. Are you aware of Mr. Ma's stance on China?

Yes, no talks about political reconciliation at this time, period. That does not change the fact that the party wanting better relations with China, and urging people not to vote for a popular referendum on asking to join the UN under the name Taiwan won.

3. What's your point?

Just found your rant against a unified Chinese state silly.

[GePap]

Originally posted by DaShi
Oh and Gepap, give up the whole "I know better than you attitude," because as I have you, as Kuci has shown you, as Asher has shown you, as KH has shown you, and as whoelse has shown you (I don't read all your threads), you clearly don't. Plus, you'd be less of an ass that way. Otherwise, you're just another unfunny Wiggy. And no one wants to be that.

Oh and you've just been Gepap'd!

It's cute how you think of me so much Dashi, really, but you really need to give up this obsession of yours.

Its cute though that you are trying to make the kid feel better.

[Colon™]

I'd put everyone in this thread on ignore except Alinestra.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Colon™
I'd put everyone in this thread on ignore except Alinestra.

is that what passes for a pick-up line in Belgium?

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Colon™
I'd put everyone in this thread on ignore except Alinestra.

No Roman DVD player for you

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by GePap


is that what passes for a pick-up line in Belgium?

[LordShiva]

Here's a good article.

Sorry! Teh administrator has specified that users can only post one message every 30 seconds.

[BeBMan]

This woman doesn't seem to believe in the Yellow Man's Burden.

[Heraclitus]

How dare she, next she will be questioning China's involvment in Darfur.

[Dinner]

On more positive news China has stopped blocking the (English language version) of the BBC recently. They still block all Chinese language pages of international news agencies though.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Oerdin
On more positive news China has stopped blocking the (English language version) of the BBC recently. They still block all Chinese language pages of international news agencies though.

(click teh smiley)

[Alinestra Covelia]

Originally posted by Colon™
I'd put everyone in this thread on ignore except Alinestra.

Excellent advice. I will do that immediately