Rincewind42

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bio	website	dnselite.com
	location	China
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I am an English teacher, born in Scotland but I have been living in China since 2006. In my spare time I build websites and write articles about China. I am also a keen travel photographer and contributor to Getty Images stock library.

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Mar 15	answered	Since the inception of the United States, has the term “America” ever referred to something more than simply “the United States”?
Feb 26	awarded	Nice Answer
Jan 31	comment	Who was responsible for the partition of India? @mgb Sure, minorities in Greater India were oppressed but it was no genocide. It is important to remember that the Muslims were both minority in some areas and majority in others. You seem to favour the Muslims in Hindu India while ignoring the Hindus in Muslim Pakistan. The partition triggered a massive genocide of minorities on both sides of the borders. There were other options and the negligence and over-hast of the partition is a tragedy that was foreseen and could have been prevented.
Jan 8	comment	Who was responsible for the partition of India? India had lived with a mix of Hindu and Muslims side by side for hundreds of years. There is no reason that this peaceful coexistence could not have continued for long after but for a few high profile politicians (some of whom counted Gandhi as a friend) who sought partition and stirred trouble.
Dec 20	answered	Who was responsible for the partition of India?
Dec 20	answered	WWI trench tactics using shields?
Dec 18	answered	Was there any separation between hunting bow technology and weapon bows?
Nov 30	comment	Are modern handguns a major reason for democratization? Isn't the internet worderful: mongabay.com/images/commodities/charts/beef.html the price of beef in Kenya in 1986 was almost the same as in 2005.
Nov 30	comment	Are modern handguns a major reason for democratization? @DVK - Cause I can do basic maths: 4 is less than 15.
Nov 10	answered	Is there a Greek myth of Poseidon “dating” his daughter in the form of a dolphin?
Nov 10	comment	Were the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary? I think that, although the Russian advance into Manchuria did not in itself cause the end of the war, if given a little more time, it would have. Had Japan lost it's hold on the north east of China and Korea, it would have significantly have constrained their ability to fight in the long term. One can only speculate about the costs in life of the various options and hindsight is 20/20.
Nov 4	awarded	Citizen Patrol
Nov 2	comment	What is the most widely accepted theory on the ancient “Sea Peoples”? I think it's a valid question. Though Wikipedia lists allot of information, its Non-POV position means that it weights all possible theories evenly, even though some are less well supported than others. It's quite right to ask if any of the six theories is more likely than the others.
Nov 1	awarded	Beta
Oct 31	answered	How accurate and detailed were geographical maps created and updated by the Romans?
Oct 31	asked	In what way and to what extent did the USSR exert influence on Mongolia?
Oct 31	comment	Are there confirmed cases where a country changed its language without being conquered? @Anschel Schaffer-Cohen. I don't think Scotland can be compared to the Warsaw Pact countries during the cold war. During WWII Eastern Europe was conquered first by the Germans then conquered/liberated by the Russians. Soldiers marched through the streets. Scotland's position was quite different. Scotland could better be likened to Virginia and other Southern States in being voluntarily joined in a union that later became unwelcome but unable to secede.
Oct 30	comment	Are there confirmed cases where a country changed its language without being conquered? @Martin Sojka, If you have references, add that as your own answer below. Personally, that's outside my area of expertise.
Oct 28	awarded	Enlightened
Oct 28	awarded	Nice Answer