China had ties with Tibet for centuries. There is debate as to whether Tibet was a part of China prior to 1959 or not. The Chinese government claims that the Yuan dynasty absorbed Tibet 800 years ago. It is not surprising that they had few if any government officials there as it was extremely...
Freedom of speech is limited.
You can get up to 14 years in jail for having a firearm.
It is illegal to gather in groups of more than 3 people after 10:00 p.m..
E-cigarettes and shisha are banned.
Caining is legal and mandatory for many offenses.
Best check things out carefully before...
The culture would be very different. For instance, chewing gum is illegal in Singapore. A tourist can bring two packs ... more and you may be charged with smuggling gum and given up to a year in jail. Don't get caught throwing gum onto a sidewalk or street. Gum exceptions are made for...
The Great Wall of China did not stop the Manchus from invading and overthrowing the Qing Dynasty in 1644. Historically the Great Wall of China was more successful in keeping Chinese in than foreigners out.
I have said for over a year that I can go to any hardware store and buy items to go over, go under or go through Trump's wall. What a waste of taxpayer money.
"Turns out, the wall is working about as well as can be expected, which is not that well. The Washington Post reports that smugglers...
I never want to hear a Trump supporter tell me they are support truth, patriotism, law and order, loyalty, the military, veterans, morality or family values.
Why is it that almost 100% of the anti-abortion people are against programs that help the children and mothers who are in need of help? And, why is it these same people are pro-capital punishment. How is that pro-life?
Economics is not history and history is not economics. Now you might find a course on the history of economics. The economics courses I took in college had nothing to do with history and history had nothing to do with economics, other than mentioning books like The Wealth of Nations by Adam...
There will be no impeachment. Why? It would be futile for the Democrats in the House to begin impeachment proceedings. The Senate is controlled by Republicans, and they would not support the impeachment of Trump unless he did something so traitorous that they had no choice.
So, my prediction...
The Russians survived the Communist era through humor such as the one above.
Another Russian joke under the Communist was:
They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work.
The economy was in free fall when Obama took office thanks to the GOP and Bush. He saved it and Trump should thank him for that. Trump is now riding the economic wave Obama set in motion.