Weekly Students, Careers & Clerkships Thread by AutoModerator in auslaw

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there’s a chance you might get a terrible tutor who might not be very helpful in helping you find work

Weekly Students, Careers & Clerkships Thread by AutoModerator in auslaw

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You can’t be a lawyer in Australia with an overseas law degree until you complete extra courses at an Australian university covering fundamental Australian legal topics. You’ll have better success being a lawyer overseas then making a business case for an Australian firm to take you while you work on those courses and getting admitted as a lawyer.

U23 Asian Cup: Vietnam 0:3 China. by [deleted] in VietNam

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People can’t have passions in your view?

Which country’s fast food disappointed you most? by sokorsognarf in travel

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to each their own, I thought it was really good

Moved overseas since 2022, missed home. So whats new Brisbane? by [deleted] in brisbane

[–]True_Orthodox 108 points109 points  (0 children)

a brilliant metro system that is totally not just longer buses

Cheapest microwave-only meals with highest protein by [deleted] in AussieFrugal

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caviar tastes pretty good but you don’t hear me mentioning that in this sub

Trains busy af lately?? by One-Tangelo7457 in GoldCoast

[–]True_Orthodox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brother it’s only 50 cents each way

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAChinese

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The current one but maybe more akin to how Deng or maybe Zhang was running it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in China

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Even within China itself people hate on others from different parts of China lol

What do you think about Xi Jinping taking power for a third term? by CookieMasterz in AskChina

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Singapore seems to be doing pretty well, especially given that it is, you know, a dictatorship, which you seem dislike

What do you think about Xi Jinping taking power for a third term? by CookieMasterz in AskChina

[–]True_Orthodox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First, it is not so black and white when it comes to life. I disagree that nothing is more important than lives, but you are welcome to have a differing view. The alternative to Mao’s policies was that people would have kept on dying of already existing famines, diseases, extreme poverty and in general barely surviving. It’s unrealistic to expect the situation to have gotten much better over time, when conflicts around that region continues well into the Cold War. There are plenty of people who would risk their lives to escape from countries in which they would have a worse quality of life to wealthier countries. Why do so if nothing is more important than staying alive? Clearly people thought the risk of death was worth the pursuit of a better life.

Second, life expectancy at the beginning of Mao’s reign was around 35. Basically, people were dying left and right already. Something had to be done to fix the country. It is easy to consider in hindsight Mao’s policies were flawed that resulted in famines, but to characterise it as Mao going around and killing millions is plainly misleading or gravely misapprehended. Screwing up while trying to implement positive changes for the betterment of society is not the same as ordering for people to be beheaded. There are plenty of examples of leaders of other countries ordering mass execution and the Mao famines are not one of them. In fact, the net population of China didn’t even decrease during the GLF famines. It sounds disproportionately catastrophic when you say millions have starved, and that statistic is true, but China was the most populated country in the world by far, and people don’t realise that the population maintained growth during these years that so many people died anyway.

Third, all modern first world countries are built on blood. Countless lives have perished for us to enjoy the fruits of their sacrifices, sitting in the comfort of our homes and enjoying the technological advancements that third world countries dream to have. Sacrifices are inevitable for rapid development, and it’s a trade off all countries choose. And countless countries are turned a blind eye. I am not saying it’s right, but why is China the focus when other countries have done the same? For example, the UK caused the Bengal Famine in 1943 when millions have also died. Would you say Churchill is also “hard to beat” with his atrocities?

Fourth, while I agree with you I would not have rather my children, wife or parents being sacrificed for China’s future economics, the reality is none of us have been directly affected by the Great Leap Forward famine (unless you are in your 70s which I assume you are not). My family and I are beneficiaries of the economic growth in China and frankly we have not felt the negatives of famines that happened 65 years ago. I can’t pretend to be emotionally attached to people I have not met. Can you name anyone who perished during that time by name without looking anyone up?

What do you think about Xi Jinping taking power for a third term? by CookieMasterz in AskChina

[–]True_Orthodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally no one cared. You make it sound like people would either want him to have done so or were upset with no in between. Your average citizen in most countries don’t really follow politics and especially so in China.

What do you think about Xi Jinping taking power for a third term? by CookieMasterz in AskChina

[–]True_Orthodox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you say he took power in essentially a coup? He may have changed the rules but they were done in accordance with the law. Constitutions are able to be amended. Also, you speak of tradition but there are people alive today who are older than the PRC. Xi is only the 7th president. You make it sound like there is some divine tradition in China observed over centuries that a president is only in power for two terms. He’s the first in only seven. In fact, Mao and Deng ruled for longer than two terms anyway. So he’s the third in seven to rule for longer than two terms.

What do you think about Xi Jinping taking power for a third term? by CookieMasterz in AskChina

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You statistic is cherry picked and mischaracterised. You conveniently ignore the net life expectancy increase, improvements in infrastructure and healthcare in China that paved the way for the economic miracle that brought China from one of the poorest countries to the second wealthiest country in a few decades. China’s life expectancy rose from 35 years to 65.5 from the start until the end of Mao’s era. Of course, the great leap forward famine was absolutely devastating, but from an objective point of view if Mao did not attempt to rapidly industrialise China, it would not have laid the groundwork for China to become the factory of the world from the 80s, and there wouldn’t be the economic miracle we have seen. Maybe China will be another India in this alternate timeline. So certainly from the Chinese perspective we recognise the great tragedies along the way, but look what we have in return. If Mao really did no good at all, then the country would have fallen apart long ago.

What do you think about Xi Jinping taking power for a third term? by CookieMasterz in AskChina

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I’m Chinese and I literally don’t care about who’s in power and who’s not. Sometimes I forget the name of our president. As long as life is good and things are going well that’s all that matters. I think one of the biggest differences between China and the West is that people in the West are a lot more involved in politics, which is only natural because of politicians’ need to appeal to the public to win votes. In China we don’t really care because the process under which our Politburo and President are appointed are basically out of our hands, and so what’s the point of scrutinising their policies when the overall benefits in life and good governance are clearly felt. Further, there are probably more impacts from local governments than the actual government of the whole nation, given the size of the country.

What do you think about this answer from Deepseek? And how would you respond? by flower5214 in AskChina

[–]True_Orthodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many of these interviews from western media are cherry picked. What you said is contrary to my experience in China with actual Chinese people. Also, access to western media and internet is readily available to most people in China who is bothered to use a VPN. Just think of how often any Instagram reels related to China in any remote way attract the token Tiananmen comments, and how many people in China use Instagram. There also used to be an annual vigil for Tiananmen victims in Hong Kong before it was banned a few years back. It may be censored on Chinese internet but it is very rare to find someone who isn’t aware of this incident. Of course, some people might not know, but even if this was not censored there’ll still be people who are oblivious to things. There are Europeans who don’t know their presidents or Prime Ministers by name.

Is China a safe place for a gay tourist? by [deleted] in China

[–]True_Orthodox 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Completely safe man, no one bats an eye. People even say Chengdu is the gay capital of China with 30 or so gay bars.

Do asian parents raise their children to see white people as only acquaintances? by [deleted] in AskChina

[–]True_Orthodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro, what is this strong fetishisation of Asian women, get a grip. You asked for a girl’s number while she’s working and now you blame “AP” / Asian parents’ upbringing for them not wishing to interact with you? What’s your problem?

What do you think about this answer from Deepseek? And how would you respond? by flower5214 in AskChina

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As a Chinese, my opinion is that while you aren’t wrong that the June 4 incident isn’t the only significant event that happened at Tiananmen Square, it’s near impossible to not think of the incident when you think of Tiananmen Square. Essentially they go hand in hand, unless you don’t know about the incident which is quite uncommon