CHINESE DEMOCRACY.
Spent most of the day yesterday working on the first monthly book, cover, interior graphics, etc. It’s SWEET. I’m also going to do something that I don’t think any other creator has done with their comics, and it’s CRAZY…more on that later. Look for it to go on sale next week right here at the site and direct to you. Current club members can take a look at the cover now in the cluby section… and also, there will be a nice discount for Club members on the books as well. Join the club!
Ok, now that the semi-pimping is out of the way…. Let’s talk about China. Man, how wild would it be if China actually became a democracy? China would RULE THE WORLD. In fact, it might already rule the world– it seems like EVERYTHING is made in China. Is there a reason they HAVE to have “MADE IN CHINA” on the products and embedded in?
Also, do you ever get something really nice and you think… “WOW! This pitcher says HAWAII on it! It’s from HAWAII…. OH, wait…. MADE IN CHINA.”
Efhing China, man. Efhing China.
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Oh, hey, over on the forums, you know, the place where all the super 133t Yirmumah readers roam, they have a nifty PHOTO thread going…. if anyone wants to add their photo or stop in the forum, today is as good a day as any, am I riiggggggght? One guy’s “babies” are REALLY hairy. Nuff said… LINKY DINK!
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January 27th, 2006 at 4:34 am
But I put this on the table, see a table;
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How can a country rule the world when the charge next to nothing to do everything. But hey, Taiwan is catching up in the made in department and so is South Korea, everything should just say made in South East Asia, even the stuff from “Japan” like JVC and Sony is manufactured and assembled in Taiwan. Outsourcing is everything, and I may be an economist and political science major, but I don’t want to get into details on how we’ll still come out on top, even our blue collar workers.
January 27th, 2006 at 4:35 am
wow, my table did not come out how I typed it. LOL!
January 27th, 2006 at 5:11 am
Analysts recon in 10 years the Chinese economy will surpass that of America
They wil own 32% of the Global trading market…
That is why they sell cheap my friend.
January 27th, 2006 at 8:01 am
I’ll be damned it it isn’t the truth. If China stopped making everything we’d be fucked.
January 27th, 2006 at 8:07 am
I just came back from a conference about china. Had to wear a frikin pair of pants AND a shirt. But yeeah.
One of the points stressed was that they are 4th largest economy now and by 2010 they are predicted to be worlds second.
In an unrelated article an analysis of consumption showed that if chinese consumers use resources at the same rate as them americans, we will need two more earths to supply the demands. And dont underestimate china as a power, they are getting hungry for oil. Atm america is doing everything to supply china with it. But once that tap starts to dry out shit will hit the fan.
Anywyas, i am going there in two weeks, should be rad.
January 27th, 2006 at 8:34 am
It’s all about renewables, folks. Renewable energy. The pinko lefties were right. Or we’re all going to die.
January 27th, 2006 at 9:42 am
When the Chinese foreclose on all the loans they give the U.S., they’ll feel right at home.
January 27th, 2006 at 11:28 am
The Castro:
Yeah, Taiwan is definitely holding their own economy-wise, however, Red China has, and continues to threaten to attack Taiwan and take them over. But since they produce so many things for the world, something tells me that the day they finally attack, it’s going to be…’interesting’ to see how the Western World reacts. Or, doesn’t react.
January 27th, 2006 at 11:52 am
How can you bash China when their New Year starts Sunday???
That’s cold man, real cold.
January 27th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
I’m pretty sure that I saw this joke on TV not too long ago. Now, if only I could recall what I was watching. Some stand-up comedy on either Late Show or Tonight Show perhaps? I remember that there was a guy who had a Chinese theme to his jokes. Oh well, all American jokesters probably swim in the same memepool.
January 27th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
Yeah, I don’t life other people’s gags.
The joke comes from the fact that I was sitting at my desk, and I started lifting up things and seeing MADE IN CHINA all over it. I’m not surprised that other people have joked about it… it seriously is wacky to me.
January 27th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
People may not remember this, but China used to be the worlds largest economy once, and before that, even one of the most advanced.
Now go back only 75 years and imagine you are a Chinese guy. And what does he see? Everything he uses that is cool and interesting comes from outside China!
Even as China is now expanding at a fast rate, it is creating problems for itself. Shortages of food and energy, lack of democracy, insurgency, wild west capitalism, ecological disasters… It will need all the help, foreign credit and technology to master these challenges.
They are living in “interesting times”.
January 27th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
The country with the most means of production has the advantage in any long war. That’s why the Athenians were able to fight off the Spartans for so long, even though their armies were about as evenly-matched as the US Marine Corps and the Costa Rican Army.
(Costa Rica does not have an Army.)
Of course, we have way more nukes than the Chinese, so they’d be smart to avoid open conflict. There are other ways to establish hegemony, such as– economy.
January 28th, 2006 at 2:05 am
All that stuff that’s made in china actually contains parts that, when the time comes, will be called using a secret radio signal and cause all of the things to rebel against us. thus cementing their invasion plans.
January 28th, 2006 at 6:34 am
Sev, you may wish to brush up on your classical history, although your point on the importance of the economy stands. You seem to be alluding to the Peloponesian War (431-401 BC). Of course Athens’ strength was based on its economy, but don’t underestimate their military might.
The Athenians had a sizeable army which, although no match for the Spartans in pitched battle, was a great threat to Sparta’s allies and neutral towns like Syracuse (no, the one on Sicily).
More importantly, the Athenians had the most powerful navy, through which they controled a large maritime empire. The Spartans were only able to win the war when internal strife in Athens was combined with Spartan naval build up and Persian subsidies. And in the end the war was not won by the Spartan army, but rather their navy cutting off Athenian supplies.