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12-34 t1_jegpir0 wrote

Reply to comment by takeitineasy in Greece, Armenia Work Out Military Cooperation Pact, Training Drills by DavidofSasun

Took a history course from one of the preeminent scholars of that region and goddamn was it heartbreaking. That Wiki list excludes plenty of pogroms by the Turks against Armenians.

Never had a class like it. Math and econ profs don't take class breaks because the subject matter hits students so hard they openly sob mid-lecture.

I remember following a couple guys to the bathroom just to hug them as they cried and talked of the murders and rapes of their families by Turks, and for the sin of being born.

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Mynameisblorm t1_jegpfio wrote

Reply to comment by ChristopherGard0cki in Japan and China Connect Military Hotline to Reduce Tensions by bloomberg

I am bringing up World War One, yes, because the point was made as if the iron cross is somehow more benign than the rising sun.

The Japan of WW1 used the exact same flag and symbols while fighting for the allies as it did in the second war and continues to use today, while again being aligned with those same allies who are still using their symbols. They are enduring symbols of their nation, and I imagine it simply doesn't strike the Japanese as a necessity to change them out of remorse for an imperial past, any more than the British would consider dropping the union jack or America the stars and stripes.

To your second point, there is absolutely something China could do about it, as evidenced by Korea a few years back requesting that Japan not fly the naval ensign on their ships during a naval review, and Japan withdrawing from the review. The issue over the flag seems to be a uniquely Korean point of contention given that Japanese ships regularly call on ports throughout their former victims in the Pacific without issue, but if countries feel strongly about it the precedent is there refuse entry to Japanese ships bearing the flag.

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kentgoodwin t1_jegozcn wrote

Reply to comment by wordholes in Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks copper mine proposed for biodiversity hotspot in cloud forest by erikmongabay

I take solace in the fact that the executive, in his/her grief, might now consider another part of the Aspen Proposal that suggests that all humans have the same suite of needs, shaped by our evolution. There are real and robust ways to meet those needs, and yachts isn't one of them.

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kentgoodwin t1_jego3wh wrote

Reply to comment by TedMerTed in Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks copper mine proposed for biodiversity hotspot in cloud forest by erikmongabay

If you have a look at the Aspen Proposal, you will see that it does indeed suggest a smaller population than the current 8 billion or the peak 10 billion. Fortunately, birth rates are falling everywhere and we should be able to ease our numbers down over a few centuries.

The "family" is all the species that co-evolved with us from common ancestors. Which is all the species on earth. One of the reasons humans are mucking things up, is that we only see our selves as human and not as part of a large extended family. Changing that mindset may help us fit in on this planet a little better.

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ChristopherGard0cki t1_jegnmie wrote

Reply to comment by Mynameisblorm in Japan and China Connect Military Hotline to Reduce Tensions by bloomberg

You’re really bringing up WW1? Because the Allied militaries also killed millions and they all still use lots of the same symbolism. Terrible example.

And there’s a huge difference between China “allowing” Japan to fly the flag (as if there’s anything they can do to stop it) and china (or Korea) being happy about it.

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