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Re:Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew a... by dzonga on Friday February 13, 2026 @06:58PM (#47009562)
seems to me only the Chinese have been able to sort of withstand the test of time
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Re:Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew a... by nine_k on Friday February 13, 2026 @07:38PM (#47009958)
...if you ignore their going to utter ruin in 19th and early 20th century.
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Re:Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew a... by AtlasBarfed on Friday February 13, 2026 @10:51PM (#47011365)
The Chinese being a continental empire, andin particular bordering the Mongol hordes, have basically been a continuous cycle of growth and collapse for 1000s of years. It can be argued they are headed for yet another collapse.
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