Yeah it's always a possibility, just like when FIFA rigged the Korea games in the 2002 World Cup. You can never trust these corrupt and unaccountable footballing governing bodies. Obviously in this case Iraq played well and deserved to win, but generally one shouldn't dismiss legitimate question...
'Rights' - 'right to life', 'right to abortion', 'right to death' - are overrated. Any act can seemingly be justified by throwing in the word 'right'. But modern society and relationships aren't governed by rights in reality but by compromise, by 'give and take', and by finding the practical...
The main problem with the death penalty though is that a life sentence seems to achieve all the goals that the death penalty does (perhaps except for retribution - which I think is an externality of criminal justice rather than an aim). A life sentence is cheaper for the state, provides a moral...
To hang out with asians you need to fit the asian stereotypes. There are three basic asian stereotypes. 1) fob asians that listen to c-pop and speak asian amongst themselves. 2) 'ghetto' asians that listen to hip-hop and pop music, dress like 'gangstas' and pretend to be Christians. 3) 'banana'...
Same thing :o. We just need to win and hope Iran doesn't put too many past Malaysia. I think given that they've just come off two heavily losses they could have learnt to keep it tight and play for pride. At 2-2 I think throwing on another defender was a good move actually because the draw...
China Iran ended 2-2. Group C could well be decided on who puts the most past Malaysia. A draw at least against Uzbek will put China through on account of its higher goals scored compared to Uzbek. Iran are through with any result against Malaysia.
We should take whoever we can get. Anyway now that we have a technical director in place I don't think it matters what sort of footballing 'philosophy' the continental manager preaches. So long as he can get us results when it matters, so long as he has a proven record of getting results, that...
Not true. In Nazi Germany, the biggest ideological opponents were the communists. In Stalinist Russia and Maoist China, the biggest opponents were the intelligentsia.
Hey dude, hope your enjoying the holidays
Regarding China: It's not ruled by an iron fist to 'maintain social stability', but rather to maintain political stability. The economy is basically decentralised, social and family values in China are more conservative than they are in the West - yet...
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Don Wright was terrible. Probably one of the worst lecturers I've ever had.
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We were never that good of a side in the first place. True - with a worldclass coach and some luck we got to the knockout stages of the world cup. But technically, we're still lacking against even the Asian opposition (e.g. the Iraq - Thailand game was technically far better even in the...