Happy Christmas John, hope you had an awesome time. Have just been really busy lately.
I FOUND YOU IN THE THREAD -- dude you look cool, better than those girly popstars for srs. You should have a picture of yourself as your avatar instead!
Question: are martial arts still considered part of Chinese pop culture? Like is it the "cool" thing to get into or seen as something for the older gen? One day I wanna just take a year or so off and join some Wushu school up in the mountains or something (apparently they still exist!).
Most people here are of the Western mentality I think, and while we've got quite a few open minds, I'd guess that everyone probably understands Communism the way our governments want us to: as an innately evil and unjust system. Personally I think it's the best humanity has come up with so far, but still lacking heavily (like everything else).
Just so you know, I'm not picking on China or anything...most of the world sucks at handling everything ever. Like you said, it's about prioritisation, and I think as long as the race for hegemony takes precedence, the common man will always be put on the backburner (assuming we're even on the agenda...).
Contrary to what I sound like, I'm actually really hopeful for the future haha. Don't mind my cynicism.
How do you mean "identify" by the way? I've been in the US all my life (save the occasional trip overseas), dunno if that's gonna change. I've considered Canada but that would require a trip up there first :P D&D has quickly become my favourite place on PC, man. Real intriguing viewpoints.