Recent comments in /f/todayilearned
Stalinbaum t1_j841plk wrote
Reply to comment by Sauerkraut_n_Pepsi in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Native right wing population said migrants stole their jobs so they kicked them out and had massive labor shortage sounds eerily similar to the bullshit being spewed by rightie tightes in America.
avdpos t1_j83wsag wrote
Reply to comment by TractorDriver in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Agrees. Relocate is a better word
Potatoswatter t1_j83vz5h wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
That’s what the Nazis said, and they claimed Socialism in their party’s name, but we don’t call them leftist do we.
-domi- t1_j83vjlt wrote
Reply to comment by PeregrineC in TIL that CBS offered actress Candice Bergen to work as a journalist after "Murphy Brown". She declined, not wanting to blur between actor and journalist. by DragonTonguePunch
Lol, Karen still mad 24+ hours later that i asked a simple question and got a simple answer.
PeregrineC t1_j83uv4s wrote
Reply to comment by -domi- in TIL that CBS offered actress Candice Bergen to work as a journalist after "Murphy Brown". She declined, not wanting to blur between actor and journalist. by DragonTonguePunch
Yes, yes, child. You learned the word Karen and have decided to keep repeating it because it makes you feel like a grown up.
Hope your diaper rash doesn't get too bad, babycakes!
Apellosine t1_j83t6cb wrote
Reply to comment by smallbutlazy in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Citizens being among the richest in the world does not make a country "One of the wealthiest in the world" when their population is incredibly small.
Sauerkraut_n_Pepsi t1_j83r6il wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Another way of looking at it is that they were strip mined to death by corporations based in AUS and NZ using outsourced labor, who left them in the dust once the resources were extinguished.
Doesn’t really have anything to do with right wing ideology this is just what big nations do to smaller nations on every continent every day all the time
[deleted] t1_j83r0bc wrote
Reply to comment by arsenix in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
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arsenix t1_j83qxwb wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Thanks for the fantasy speculation.
Hiiipower111 t1_j83qup7 wrote
[deleted] t1_j83qsd0 wrote
Reply to comment by arsenix in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
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arsenix t1_j83qlny wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Idealogy drives policy. Anti immigration policy is right wing stupidity and kills economies.
[deleted] t1_j83om1e wrote
Reply to comment by arsenix in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
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Timbo_007 t1_j83namh wrote
Reply to comment by cardboardunderwear in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Also Nauruans became rich as fuck during the mining boom, lived way beyond their expenses, had so much money they blew it on completely insane investments like financing crap musicals and a government palace for a population smaller than the average village, have now the highest diabetes rate in the world
Mightypsychobat t1_j83ls5l wrote
Reply to TIL that the Roman Empire had twice the level of urbanization than Europe did at the start of the 19th century by celzin01
There is a explanation, maybe? The Urban density was rural farmers moving to cities after the agricultural owning elite kicked them off their land and was using slave labor to grow crops.
One of Romes greatest conundrums was figuring out who to fuck over with rural/agricultural reforms. Do they screw over the rich and give it back to the poor? Or do they let the rich land owner continue to work these fields. That is a VERY small summary of the situation regarding this but I think that may be a root cause, at least in the Italian peninsula.
arsenix t1_j83kuak wrote
Reply to comment by Hattix in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
This is what happens when right wing idealogy wins out. Everyone loses.
nim_opet t1_j83jzok wrote
Reply to comment by Hattix in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
And it has the highest rate of diabetes in the world.
Chemistryset8 t1_j83jc4t wrote
Reply to TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
That's wild, I can see Curtis Island from my kitchen window. In 1964 they'd all be working on the construction for the world's largest alumina refinery
itiLuc t1_j83hplk wrote
Reply to comment by Xydraus in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Sure! The first line in the "economic performance" section states:
"In the years after independence in 1968, Nauru possessed the highest GDP per capita in the world due to its rich phosphate deposits."
-domi- t1_j83gxty wrote
Reply to comment by PeregrineC in TIL that CBS offered actress Candice Bergen to work as a journalist after "Murphy Brown". She declined, not wanting to blur between actor and journalist. by DragonTonguePunch
Ask question, get answer, trigger Karen. Excellent formula.
smallbutlazy t1_j83gih6 wrote
Reply to comment by Xydraus in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Nauru became self-governing in January 1966, and following a two-year constitutional convention, it became independent on 31 January 1968 under founding president Hammer DeRoburt.[64] In 1967, the people of Nauru purchased the assets of the British Phosphate Commissioners, and in June 1970 control passed to the locally-owned Nauru Phosphate Corporation (NPC).[37] Income from the mines made Nauruans among the richest people in the world.[65][66] In 1989, Nauru took legal action against Australia in the International Court of Justice over Australia's administration of the island, in particular, Australia's failure to remedy the environmental damage caused by phosphate mining. Certain Phosphate Lands: Nauru v. Australia led to an out-of-court settlement to rehabilitate the mined-out areas of Nauru.[53][67]
Shockingelectrician t1_j83g15u wrote
Reply to comment by cardboardunderwear in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Should have taken that other island
Xydraus t1_j83dk2q wrote
Reply to comment by itiLuc in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
I'm having trouble finding a place on that page where it says Nauru was one of the wealthiest nations on earth, do you have a quote?
cardboardunderwear t1_j838oyc wrote
Reply to TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Just by reading the article it sounds like this:
The UK, Australia, and New Zealand had joint control over Nauru. They mined the fuck out of it using chinese labor. In 1964, Australia felt guilty and said we'll move all you guys to another island. Nauru said screw that noise and became independent in 1968.
AtlGuy1984 t1_j84211k wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Might want to join reality at some point.