The Art of Diplomacy

Oberon · 12-26-13, 02:37 AM

Now settle down boys and girls, and I'll give you a little lesson in diplomacy, a game that's supposed to be played between countries to stop them from blowing each other to pieces.

Now, let's say there are two countries who currently have large tensions between each other, there has been some small clashes between patrol boats and both sides have a lot of rhetoric going on.

Here's what you do not do...you do not go and visit a notorious shrine that has war criminals from the time when you raped and pillaged the other countries around you and pay tribute to not only the soldiers that died in that war but the war criminals as well. By all means do that after tensions have died down a little...but not right in the middle of it.

Shinzo Abe you big twit...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25517205

And while you're at it, fix your school history lessons!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21226068

Japan, you make some really smart stuff...but my God can your government be even more dumb than ours...

Betonov · 12-26-13, 03:51 AM

And that when Japan car companies are making a killing by selling cars to China

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101161807

STEED · 12-26-13, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

can your government be even more dumb than ours...

Please do not say Japan's government is more dumb than ours, no ones government is dumb as ours is. In fact ours is so dumb even little green men from outer space are taken back.

TarJak · 12-26-13, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Please do not say Japan's government is more dumb than ours, no ones government is dumb as ours is. In fact ours is so dumb even little green men from outer space are taken back.

We have the mad monk as the leader of our gubmint. Surely ours takes the cake for dumb.

Feuer Frei! · 12-26-13, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

We have the mad monk as the leader of our gubmint. Surely ours takes the cake for dumb.

Well, you want Crudd back do you?

Or how about Gillard?

Didn't think so

And before you say Bill Shorten...another

STEED · 12-26-13, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

We have the mad monk as the leader of our gubmint. Surely ours takes the cake for dumb.

No chance, ours is so dumb a new word has to be made up to describe them.

Jimbuna · 12-26-13, 09:03 AM

Don't vote...it only encourages them.

Schroeder · 12-26-13, 10:00 AM

Oberon, you make the mistake of talking about the art of diplomacy from a western point of view. In Asia things work differently and it seems the best diplomat is the one that pisses all other countries off the most.
Works fine for North Korea (which is best Korea of course...), China and well....Japan.

TarJak · 12-26-13, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Well, you want Crudd back do you?

Or how about Gillard?

Didn't think so

And before you say Bill Shorten...another

No, no and no. And don't even think about mentioning the Greens...

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Originally Posted by STEED

No chance, ours is so dumb a new word has to be made up to describe them.

BossMark?

fireftr18 · 12-26-13, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

We have the mad monk as the leader of our gubmint. Surely ours takes the cake for dumb.

Yours may take the cake, but only because ours is so dumb that we give it away, when we need it here.

vienna · 12-26-13, 01:38 PM

“Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.”

― Winston Churchill

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Jimbuna · 12-26-13, 01:43 PM

Diplomacy, is the art of letting somebody else have your way.

David Frost

12-26-13, 02:37 AM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The Art of Diplomacy Now settle down boys and girls, and I'll give you a little lesson in diplomacy, a game that's supposed to be played between countries to stop them from blowing each other to pieces. Now, let's say there are two countries who currently have large tensions between each other, there has been some small clashes between patrol boats and both sides have a lot of rhetoric going on. Here's what you do not do...you do not go and visit a notorious shrine that has war criminals from the time when you raped and pillaged the other countries around you and pay tribute to not only the soldiers that died in that war but the war criminals as well. By all means do that after tensions have died down a little...but not right in the middle of it. Shinzo Abe you big twit... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25517205 And while you're at it, fix your school history lessons! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21226068 Japan, you make some really smart stuff...but my God can your government be even more dumb than ours...

12-26-13, 09:03 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Don't vote...it only encourages them. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-26-13, 10:00 AM	#8
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Oberon, you make the mistake of talking about the art of diplomacy from a western point of view. In Asia things work differently and it seems the best diplomat is the one that pisses all other countries off the most. Works fine for North Korea (which is best Korea of course...), China and well....Japan. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,715 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	“Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.” ― Winston Churchill <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

12-26-13, 01:43 PM	#12
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Diplomacy, is the art of letting somebody else have your way. David Frost __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-26-13, 03:51 AM	#2
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	And that when Japan car companies are making a killing by selling cars to China http://www.cnbc.com/id/101161807