Conquer Club

Symmetry wrote:Weirdly enough, it's posts like these that make me think that a lot of this thread is about the contempt that the right has for women's lives.

That's only because the only mid octogenarian in the court is a female (she is 85 years old).
Stephen Breyer comes in second at a flat 80 years old.
Clarence Thomas goes for the third place at 70 years old.
All the others are under 70. 3 in their 60's and 2 ion their 50's.

And for the record, no one tattoos Stephen Breyer on their arms. RBG on the other hand or other arm as it were ...

HitRed wrote:My friend Chris (1/2 American and 1/2 Chinese) ran the numbers and China will never have a higher GDP then the USA. He said this 15 years ago when the Red Dragon was on a tear and stands by it now.

HitRed

Exactly. The pro-America troll brigade has abandoned reason, facts and logic when it comes to everything, but especially when it comes to smearing China.

Deng Xiaoping - 'Seek truth from facts'
Rudy Giuliani - 'Truth isn't truth'

mrswdk wrote:

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:to the effect that China is refusing to talk to America about the tariffs any more and postponed bilateral military talks that were meant to happen next week

China is running in circles like a headless mongoose. It desperately needed those negotiations to shore-up its own flailing economy

And yet the IMF is still projecting that China's economy is on track to eclipse America's in about the next five seconds:

So IOW it will take more than a decade for China to have a per capita GDP equal to just 20% of US per capita GDP.

They'll need to move faster than that or the millions of honorible citirzens living in the mud fields outside Beijing may decide to take matters into their own hands, Xinjiang style.

Update time:

Turns out that the FBI can investigate.
Also turns out that the White House is interfering with the investigation.
More evidence turned up that Kavanaugh lied under oath.
Matt Damon brilliantly mocked Kavanaugh on SNL.

Another tough week for Kavanuagh.

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:to the effect that China is refusing to talk to America about the tariffs any more and postponed bilateral military talks that were meant to happen next week

China is running in circles like a headless mongoose. It desperately needed those negotiations to shore-up its own flailing economy

And yet the IMF is still projecting that China's economy is on track to eclipse America's in about the next five seconds:

So IOW it will take more than a decade for China to have a per capita GDP equal to just 20% of US per capita GDP.

China's GDP's already big enough to have like everyone in the world begging for even a sliver of access to China's internal market. Just think what 1000000% growth is going to do to that dynamic.

"Hey Apple, do you want to keep selling your phones to Chinese consumers? Ask in a girl's voice. Okay now ask in a cartoon dog voice. Okay now do it while wearing this ballet tutu."

They'll need to move faster than that or the millions of honorible citirzens living in the mud fields outside Beijing may decide to take matters into their own hands, Xinjiang style.

$10k per year when your parents grew up on $3k per year feels better than $25k per year when your parents grew up on $35k per year.

It's America's Congress, with its 16% approval rating, that ought to be worrying about the villagers ripping the drawbridge open and putting heads on pikes.

mrswdk wrote:

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:to the effect that China is refusing to talk to America about the tariffs any more and postponed bilateral military talks that were meant to happen next week

China is running in circles like a headless mongoose. It desperately needed those negotiations to shore-up its own flailing economy

And yet the IMF is still projecting that China's economy is on track to eclipse America's in about the next five seconds:

So IOW it will take more than a decade for China to have a per capita GDP equal to just 20% of US per capita GDP.

China's GDP's already big enough to have like everyone in the world begging for even a sliver of access to China's internal market.

Provided the product you're selling is a basic agricultural commodity. A giant GDP split among a gajillion people means it's not exactly buying more than what is needed to sustain life, plus a few Cartier watches for the Central Committee. That's why the U.S. only exports to China non-consumer products (aircraft, commercial vehicles) and a massive amount of wheat.

Symmetry wrote:Update time:

Turns out that the FBI can investigate.
Also turns out that the White House is interfering with the investigation.
More evidence turned up that Kavanaugh lied under oath.
Matt Damon brilliantly mocked Kavanaugh on SNL.

Another tough week for Kavanuagh.

This thread is about China now.

saxitoxin wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Update time:

Turns out that the FBI can investigate.
Also turns out that the White House is interfering with the investigation.
More evidence turned up that Kavanaugh lied under oath.
Matt Damon brilliantly mocked Kavanaugh on SNL.

Another tough week for Kavanuagh.

This thread is about China now.

There's a lot of bull in your chosen shop, Saxi.

Chosen is in North Korea. We're covering a lot of territory fast.

HitRed wrote:

Chosen is in North Korea. We're covering a lot of territory fast.

Kavanaugh linked to North Korea is a bit of a stretch.

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:China's GDP's already big enough to have like everyone in the world begging for even a sliver of access to China's internal market.

Provided the product you're selling is a basic agricultural commodity.

China:

• World's biggest importer of luxury goods
• World's largest luxury car market
• World's largest market for smart phones

Also, fun fact: Chinese smart phones are now more popular than crappy American ones. All that without any access to the American market whatsoever, because the American market doesn't actually matter.

That's why the U.S. only exports to China non-consumer products (aircraft, commercial vehicles) and a massive amount of wheat.

Because the US is incapable of making cool consumer products like designer clothes (Europe), electronics (Japan and Korea) or baby milk powder (New Zealand). The only thing America can produce is stuff that can be literally pulled out of the ground, like gas, wheat and nuts.

mrswdk wrote:

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:China's GDP's already big enough to have like everyone in the world begging for even a sliver of access to China's internal market.

Provided the product you're selling is a basic agricultural commodity.

Number 1 importer of luxury goods

China's importation of luxury goods is due to its total lack of a domestic production capability for luxury products. And, in any case, mid-range products are a better gauge. China lags in personal vehicle ownership with just 300 million, roughly the same as the U.S. with 1/5 the population. It's not even in the top 25 for per capita smartphone ownership. With its GDP growth flagging and the Shanghai Composite in freefall, China is a dagger on the tip of the Washington Monument. One strong wind in any direction and it will go tumbling down.

mrswdk wrote:Because the US is incapable of making cool consumer products like designer clothes (Europe), electronics (Japan and Korea) or baby milk powder (New Zealand). The only thing America can produce is stuff that can be literally pulled out of the ground, like gas, wheat and nuts.

I have a suit made out of wheat and it's nicer than any Savile Row suit, buster.

Or not, apparently, if you're desperately trying to make this a thread about China instead of Kavanaugh.

Symmetry wrote:Or not, apparently, if you're desperately trying to make this a thread about China instead of Kavanaugh.

We've moved on. Everyone's just treading water until Kavanaugh's inauguration in a couple days.

saxitoxin wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Or not, apparently, if you're desperately trying to make this a thread about China instead of Kavanaugh.

We've moved on. Everyone's just treading water until Kavanaugh's inauguration in a couple days.

Ah, ok. Well, at least you were honest at last about trying to change the subject.

saxitoxin wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Or not, apparently, if you're desperately trying to make this a thread about China instead of Kavanaugh.

We've moved on. Everyone's just treading water until Kavanaugh's inauguration in a couple days.

Ah, ok. Well, at least you were honest at last about trying to change the subject.

Great, let's get back to the south side of Chicago under Democrat control for the last 120 years.

mrswdk wrote:
$10k per year when your parents grew up on $3k per year feels better than $25k per year when your parents grew up on $35k per year.

This is actually a statement that goes straight to the core of the matter.

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:

saxitoxin wrote:

mrswdk wrote:China's GDP's already big enough to have like everyone in the world begging for even a sliver of access to China's internal market.

Provided the product you're selling is a basic agricultural commodity.

Number 1 importer of luxury goods

China's importation of luxury goods is due to its total lack of a domestic production capability for luxury products. And, in any case, mid-range products are a better gauge. China lags in personal vehicle ownership with just 300 million, roughly the same as the U.S. with 1/5 the population.

Yes, despite still being in the process of developing Chinese people still find more time to be green and ecologically friendly than polluting America.

Americans buy over-sized, petrol-burning cars while China is the world's largest market for and producer of solar panels and solar power.

It's not even in the top 25 for per capita smartphone ownership.

And yet China is still a larger market for Apple than the US.

mrswdk wrote:Because the US is incapable of making cool consumer products like designer clothes (Europe), electronics (Japan and Korea) or baby milk powder (New Zealand). The only thing America can produce is stuff that can be literally pulled out of the ground, like gas, wheat and nuts.

I have a suit made out of wheat and it's nicer than any Savile Row suit, buster.

Nothing is nicer than a Savile Row suit.

Dukasaur wrote:

mrswdk wrote:
$10k per year when your parents grew up on $3k per year feels better than $25k per year when your parents grew up on $35k per year.

This is actually a statement that goes straight to the core of the matter.

Team A:
Mrs WDK
Duk

Team B:
saxitoxin
????

Dukasaur wrote:

mrswdk wrote:
$10k per year when your parents grew up on $3k per year feels better than $25k per year when your parents grew up on $35k per year.

This is actually a statement that goes straight to the core of the matter.

Ok, how so vis a vis sexual assault?

Symmetry wrote:

Dukasaur wrote:

mrswdk wrote:
$10k per year when your parents grew up on $3k per year feels better than $25k per year when your parents grew up on $35k per year.

This is actually a statement that goes straight to the core of the matter.

Ok, how so vis a vis sexual assault?

Male-on-male rape was only made criminal in China in 2015. (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 18276.html)

Coincidentally, that was about the time mrswdk was living there.

saxitoxin wrote:

Symmetry wrote:

Dukasaur wrote:

mrswdk wrote:
$10k per year when your parents grew up on $3k per year feels better than $25k per year when your parents grew up on $35k per year.

This is actually a statement that goes straight to the core of the matter.

Ok, how so vis a vis sexual assault?

Male-on-male rape was only made criminal in China in 2015. (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 18276.html)

Coincidentally, that was about the time mrswdk was living there.

You think they played a kind of devils triangle?

Lmao whom amongst us has not thrown a beer at a guy we thought was the lead singer of UB40?

He said that the altercation happened after a UB40 concert, when he and a group of people went to Demery’s and were drinking pints. At one point, they were sitting near a man who, they thought, resembled Ali Campbell, the lead singer of UB40.

“We’re trying to figure out if it’s him,” he said.

When the man noticed Mr. Ludington, Mr. Kavanaugh and the others looking at him, he objected and aggressively asked them to stop, Mr. Ludington said.

It was then, he said, that Mr. Kavanaugh “threw his beer at the guy.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/p ... fight.html

Just a normal guy having a normal night out on the town.