Dear Canem Malum,

I am disappointed to see you joining Mr. Opinion in raising the white flag.

There will indeed be hardships and tribulations, but we shall prevail.

We are not alone. This is not a war between races and cultures, but of good against evil, about our freedom of all religions to worship God versus the ungodly demands of a cruel arrogant man to be worshiped as God.

The dragon will be slain while good Chinese people should be able to continue to peacefully pursue their culture just like the rest of us.

To Yuyutsu- We come from very different worlds. But there are ideologies that threaten all of them. Some of them perhaps affect your world more than mine. Your 'dragons' and heroes are not mine- but there are times when working together is necessary for the common good. But battle is often a time when 'friendly enemies' can be slain. It's a wise general that respects his enemies and his friends.

At the end of the day there is always the nuclear option- the world needs less people to reduce resource struggles- but no one gives up power willingly. How ever the Roman Governor model does.

During WWII we thought our enemy was Hitler and Japan- after the war we realised the threat of Communism that still exists today- WWII lasted for 7 years- the Cold War in a sense never ended still going 70 years on.

Canem Malum,

We have passed the 5.6 billion sustainable world population mark (1986) but we shouldn't look for solutions to overpopulation in the horrors of war.

I think (and I'm not the only one) that we are in the early phase of a mass extinction event this century when overpopulation, diminishing fresh water and food, and adverse climates all come together to make life on our planet no longer viable for most of humankind.

And of course this dilemma will probably be worsened by the breakout of global conflicts (World War 3) as nations scramble to control essential resources in a struggle for survival.

Foul-Mouth, Foxy, and the rest in the pro-China camp will be upset if this goes through:

http://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/canberra-considers-axing-victorian-research-agreement-with-china-20201217-p56oiz.html

China is becoming more aggressive everyday and Foul-Mouth, Foxy, and others in the pro-China camp want us to turn a blind eye to the Chinese.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/as-chinas-military-activity-rises-what-is-xi-jinpings-2021-master-plan/news-story/e09df69d24cc4007776d01feab3e1972