BalpeenHammer @ BalpeenHammer @lemmy.nz

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The problem is simple and there are only two possible solutions maybe three if you push it. This isn't some complex thing.

Really? You haven't heard of those brands? I find that astonishing.

If they can't even form an opinion on a solution and if the problem only has one or two solutions then yes that person is incapable of recognising the problem.

Nobody wants to pay for journalism. This is why the world is doomed.

Yep.

That's what merrel, teva, keen, birkenstock etc cost.

Why not? Why are you bleating about a problem without even having an opinion on a solution.

I went looking for some new footwear. I fought the heat and the traffic and the crowds and four hours later came back home empty handed because I couldn't get myself to spend 150-250 dollars for some fucking sandals. I think the next stop is K mart and some cheap ass footwear that might last me two years if I am lucky.

Does a rapidly ageing population cause changes and problems? Yes, objectively. Does that mean we should force women to become pregnant to stop it? No, what’s wrong with you?

How else will you solve this urgent and important problem?

I mean you are and it has nothing to do with me.

I eat them whole like an apple.

Even if you never traveled between cities the public transportation is dismal.

That's a lie. You made a judgment that said that an aging population is a massive problem and that it's hurting Japan and you used as an example of how much it's going to hurt us if we allow our population to age.

So clearly you think this is some dire and severe problem because you raised the alarm about it.

So now you want to say we should do nothing in the face of this massive problem? What's wrong with you?

The chance is not 0

The same can be said of the USA.

No. Do I think it is marginally more likely than the US declaring I’m a terrorist? Yes.

Then you are completely delusional.

Why? Because the Chinese government does it more than the US.

Not even close. AFIK there are no documented instances of the Chinese government nabbing people overseas and there are numerous documented instances of the USA doing it.

Again, how does the US being a worse dictatorship than China invalidate my decision to not use a Chinese brand phone?

Because it's irrational and based solely on some weird racist ideology.

Your point?

Your name can go on a terrorist list at any time. Hell you could have the same name as somebody on the terrorist list and you'll get nabbed.

If you are trying to say that, therefore, China is fine, well, that’s just whataboutism pure and simple.

My only point is that you are an insane person who for some reason convinced himself that China is out to get him.

Yes, it is a fact that it is already causing problems, and likely will become major. Read the article.

Ok great.

Now obviously we can't just let a major problem go unaddressed right? We have to do something about it right? We can't let our country turn into Japan right?

But in case you are interested: Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and China are all countries I visit semi-regularly.

And you are convinced that if you travel to Japan or Singapore or Taiwan China is going to snag you right?

No I didn’t. I said, rather flippantly, “You need to stop watching spy movies as if they were documentaries.”

And the point of that wasn't a denial?

You can go around worrying that the US is going to snatch you up because you said “fuck Obama” a couple of times online.

Anybody can be put on a terrorist list for any reason. There is no court oversight.

Is an aging population a major problem or not? If so should we do something about it or not?

You raised the alarm and in fact said we are going to suffer the same fate that has befallen Japan if we don't do something. Presumably Japan is suffering due to an aging population right?

I have friends and family in several asian countries and travel regularly in the region. Do not presume to know my situation.

Why do you keep saying "asian countries". Do all asians look alike to you or something? Do you think all Asian countries are China or something?

I’m well aware of this.

no you aren't. You denied it happened FFS.

You paint it as something that is happened all the time, and could happen to you any moment.

It has happened a lot and could happen to anybody at anytime. There is no legal process for this. All somebody has to do is to write your name on a piece of paper. There is no judicial oversight for extraordinary renditions.

But in reality, this practice is greatly reduced if not stopped altogether in many jurisdictions. It also targets suspected Islamic terrorists, not political dissidents.

So I should only be worried if I am a muslim or anybody I know is a muslim? You are saying the USA only targets muslims with this? You are wrong. Non muslims and indeed Americans have been rendered.

You are perfectly capable of looking at my post history and seeing for yourself how wrong you are. But of course you won’t, because you can’t be wrong right?

I judge you by what you say to me. You sound like a paranoid delusional MAGA idiot who is incapable of criticising the USA and is convinced China is out to get them.

Well we need to prevent an aging population right? There are only two ways to do that. Either we start killing old people or we forcefully impregnate women and pop out babies faster than the death and emigration rate.

An aging population is a huge problem right? We can't let it happen right? Look at the disaster that's happening in Japan right now right? They are having a huge problem with an aging population right?

Right?

I travel to Asia fairly regularly. Am I being irrational?

Asia is a big place. Are you saying everyplace in Asia is under the control of the Chinese government or something? Are you afraid that if you travel to Japan or India or Vietnam or Thailand that Chinese agents are going to grab you?

Since you specifically said Asia and not China I am guessing you actually do think that and yes that makes you highly irrational. In fact I would say pretty fucking crazy.

s above. I never said you had to worry, only that I don’t want to.

But you live in NZ and you don't have to worry either.

No, because the US does not do all of that.

All of that has been documented being done by the US. Honestly it looks like you only get your news from some weird facebook bubble where everybody is convinced the yellow menace is out to get them.

You need to stop watching spy movies as if they were documentaries

Wow. You really are ignorant aren't you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition#:~:text=Extraordinary%20rendition%20is%20a%20euphemism,transfer%20to%20a%20third%20state.

I love that you think I’m right wing.

Walks like a duck, talks like a duck and all that.

However, I have plenty of evidence, and first hand experience, of China’s spying program. Much less so the US.

That's only because you are wilfully ignorant.