• toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    5000 years. that was the argument that got to me. they’ve been around for five thousand years. i don’t think they’re facing any existential crises over the big baby in the doll house.

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      10 days ago

      That’s not really true, though. That region has undergone numerous cycles of fragmentation and reunification over that period of time, with different cultures and different dynasties taking over from each other.

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        10 days ago

        i’m not backtracking, i promise

        but when you’re dealing with cunts like trump, do facts really matter more than big numbers?

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          9 days ago

          Isnt it great you can just can repeat whatever wumao lies you want and then just point to trump when called on it? Good stuff.

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            8 days ago

            i don’t know what you’re talking about. is there any doubt that china’s been around for thousands of years? is there any doubt that china’s a lot more well-prepared to weather what wharton’s dumbest fucking student can’t figure out?

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                5 days ago

                wow, thank you for teaching me something new today. now you’ve got me thinking why i made that assumption with so much confidence. the first think i think of is the terracotta army - they’re about 2200 years old. i hear the “5000 years old” number thrown around a lot when talking about the great pyramid. i’ve seen some stuff that i thought was really cool about possible ancient pyramids in china. but i also wonder how much propaganda snuck in there along the way, too.

                my last sentence still stands, though :P