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{"topics":[{"id":"534b3b68636872443e260100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/534b3ab463687256864b0200#post_534b3ab463687256864b0200\r\n\r\nWhy? What economic or military advantages will it provide?\r\n\r\nThe only thing I can come up with is them hanging a flagpost ona crater like when some kids on TV do the \"No Girls Allowed\" on their treehouse.","author":"4fdfbf92945b7075d50036e4"},{"id":"534b3c6863687243f5890100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"I find it amusing, in a perverse sort of way, how the leadership of Russia has basically embraced being a mustache twirling villain.","author":"4f41ee04945b701c41002af7"},{"id":"534b3c7b6368725686540300","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@SquiggyBomb\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/534b38d763687213c0b20000#post_534b38d763687213c0b20000\r\nbut I think that was Seraphim's point.","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"534b3d1c63687229bf350000","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"So does anyone have any hope for the upcoming Star Wars movies?","author":"4fde4618945b700aa0002fff"},{"id":"534b3d526368721deaad0000","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@Whatevs\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/534b3c7b6368725686540300#post_534b3c7b6368725686540300\r\n\r\nSeraphim's point was why nations in the northern latitudes seem to oppress nations of more southern latitudes more often. Belgium to the Congo, France to the African north-west, England to India, Spain to Mexico, Portugal to Brazil.\r\n\r\nAnd then forgetting that there are plenty of Empire that conquest along their own environment, or neighborhoods. And not taking warmer, richer places.\r\n\r\nChina is not warmer than Japan, or any more tropical than Japan.","author":"4fe4bf947f123b175b000001"},{"id":"534b3d5d636872322e2e0000","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"The Mongols also lorded over most of the Old World for a time. However, a lot of their thinking minds were of Chinese and Central Asian/Middle Eastern origin, from territories they've annexed in their conquest. Japan could've come under Mongol rule under Kublai Khan if it wasn't for a giant ocean storm that destroyed much of Khan's fleet. Japanese lucked out. And the large ships and sophisticated weapons in the Mongol arsenal were Chinese origin. Japan was a rather backward warring feudal state back then, compared to the mainland.","author":"4fde5cee945b700a970060fc"},{"id":"534b3d9263687229bf530000","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@QuasarNova\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/534b3b68636872443e260100#post_534b3b68636872443e260100\r\nThe only reason why to have a lunar colony is to mine helium-3 which can potentially be used for cold fusion reactors. The most realistic lunar colony we'll ever see is a couple dozen technicians working at a mining outpost maintaining the machinery.\r\n\r\nWhat I mean by this is watch the 2009 movie \"Moon\". . well minus the plot twist and more technicians.\r\n\r\nRussia's plan for the moon is just dumb.","author":"38b55cdf63616403d7560600"},{"id":"534b3db963687209044d0100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@AaronMk\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/534b3d526368721deaad0000#post_534b3d526368721deaad0000\r\nThat doesn't contradict anything, it's just a little unusual.\r\nIf japan was a southern latitude country compared to China then that would be contradictory.","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"534b3f45636872443e580300","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/534b3d9263687229bf530000#post_534b3d9263687229bf530000\r\nDidn't they said a moon base could have been cheaper than the space station but when they had to choose between the two project they still choose the space station as the one with the most promising scientific perspectives.","author":"509129db7f123b36cb010fa5"},{"id":"534b41386368721dd0190200","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@boz\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/534b3f45636872443e580300#post_