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Silver is the shiznit.

Not in a million years, so do your worst.

And hurricanes.

If the situation escalates? You mean if the students look like they might be getting public support? Or if there's an 'incident'? The British police are very good at manufacturing 'incidents' that force them to break up peaceful demonstrations violently. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Running a country of 1.5 billion people, where 20% of them are illiterate and 70% of them are simple-minded peasants isn't exactly the same as with a country where higher education is available for almost every one (like US). If you think the western protestors can cause chaos, wait till you see 1 billion peasants rise up with their shovels. Unstability in China can cause much turmoil, which is the reason Clinton always seeked friendship with China as he would rather see a strong and progressive China rather than a unstable and unpredictable one. The people of China has the right to call for reform within the government and the government should be willing to listen. For now, neither are doing their part. Now during Tiananman Square, the government at the time simply panicked as they have never dealt with the situation before and didn't think before they started issuing orders. I think the government today is at least more willing to listen, especially since the new chairman is known as a moderate and climbed the ladder of power by working with the youth population. They certainly won't grant every demand being made, but just might be able to solve the situation through peaceful means.

Curses! :'( Now what do I do with the 10 bucks I saved?

1. Even though the Chinese government won't admit it openly, they knew Tiananmen Square was a great mistake. You don't send an army against defenseless students. I think if a major protest happens today, they might resort to violence if the situation escalates, but certainly not tanks (sticks more likely). 2. Well, the US already used nuclear weapons on civilians and can't really take that back now. Issue such a policy would only give them more embarrassment.

If you can believe it, the Chinese government does call themselves a democratic one, which is laughable of course. As I said, the source of corruption in China is that people rule over the law. Again, this may come across as ridiculous, but the Chinese Constitution drawn in year 1949 clearly stated freedom of press, religion, and speech for all people.

Thanks! :"> It's the first time my drawings actually conveyed my emotions (rage and frustration specifically). I guess that officially makes me an artist " .

Though the Chinese government is regarded as a totalitarian one ruled by one party only, it's actually officially (by its Constitution) ruled by a coalition of parties. One major branch of its central government was designed to balance the power between the communist party and other parties. In addition, the chief governing body that is made up by usually 6 or 7 of the government leaders (the chairman and prime minister included of course) always includes one non-communist as a unwritten rule. The system of government in China is in no way even close to what the US has, but it was designed to be a democracy. I think the biggest problem with the Chinese government is that the government is above the law, but that's slowly changing. Today's leaders of China is nothing like Mao or those responsible for the Tiananmen Square Bloodshed. Now yes, China is not playing fair with its trades, but it has huge trade deficits with many of its neighboring countries. China does have an overall trade surplus, but if I recall correctly, China's overall trade surplus is only 10% of how much surplus it enjoys over US, so US's deficit with China can't all be blamed on China. To get back on topic with China's use of nuclear weapons, Chinese government swore never to use them on Taiwan and never to use them against any other country unless attacked with nuclear weapons first. As Steve stated even tyrannical governments care about their public image. The Chinese government certainly won't break either of their oaths to the international community unless driven into desperation.

dufflover - :D Pure genius! Thanks for the comments, every one!

I made an attempt at the Starforge scene Mothie suggested. After repeated frustrating attempts to draw male Revan's face, I have finally given up. As you can see I have unleashed my anger at poor Revan. Sorry, Mothman. Hopefully, a better version will turn up soon.

Isn't Pittsburgh a famous steel town? I bet pollution is pretty bad there, no? Anyhoo, people should move to New Zealand. 'Tis a nice country.

How is hot and dry Phoenix comparing to Orlando? I lived in Kissimme, FL for a while, hated the mosquitos. They enjoyed kissing me way too much.

Overrated: David Robinson. Underrated: Dennis Rodman. I am just talking about their b-ball skills, not the life styles.

For Kotor I, I named him Naver Htrad, since I knew the plot twist before I started. It looks pretty silly now, but I thought it's very smart at the time. In Kotor II, I just used a randomly generated name that I don't remember. p.s. Jambo - How do you keep track of all those names?

Isn't Middle Earth originally based on the European Continent? Anyway, New Zealand is probably the official Middle Earth now after Peter Jackson's 11-Oscar-commercial.

The country of New Zealand seems a beautiful place from the LOTR movies. Actually, I could watch those films just for the scenery.

Thanks for the help. I will give that a try.

The force sight mode didn't happen for me.

A war with China? Don't you guys want your sneakers or SW figures that come with McDonald's Happy Meal any more? Steve - The US intelligence is suspecting that Iran has already developed nuclear weapons.

No wonder considering Japan colonization efforts in Korea, I dont think Japan is much popular even in South Korea or China (another country that known too well Japanese colonialism and imperialism). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's some of Japanese government's policies that SK and China oppose, not the people. Chinese government also declared never to use nuclear weapons unless being attacked with them first. If the next nuclear holocaust does occur, it's more likely between Pakistan and India. They seem to enjoy detonating nuclear weapons near each other's borders too much already.

Don't really know what you guys are talking about :"> , but still I say good job! The added mustache is a nice touch.

Same here.

I still don't understand how the original person could think of that term from what I saw in-game. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A lot of imagination I wager.

What's Jpop? Do you mean Japanese Pop?