We talk about conspiracy theories a lot here on Skeptoid; their history, whatever truths may underlie them, the reasons people believe them, and the way they are shaped by popular culture. But with apologies to more than a third of my listeners, these conspiracy theories are nearly always US-centric. As an American, it's easy for me to grasp the cultural context of such stories that originate and propagate domestically, and it would be correspondingly much harder for me to have a very useful perspective on a foreign conspiracy theory that was born among the influences of a very different environment. So, with the proviso that I won't attempt to give the full Skeptoid treatment to each of these, I hereby present a roundup of conspiracy theories from outside the US sphere of influence.



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Genetically modified (GM) technology is a highly controversial topic for today’s global food consumer. The commercial development of GM crops began in 1996 with GM corn and has expanded every year with the cultivation of GM crops. In 2016, global land use for GM crops reached 185.1 million hectors.1 Although GM foods had helped sustain the nutritional needs of human beings and farm animals and mounting evidence showed that GM foods were substantially equivalent to traditionally bred food sources, it has also sparked fierce debate about its safety. This has generated worldwide interest in finding a common and harmonious narrative to deal with new opportunities and challenges of biotechnology. A recent review of public perceptions of animal biotechnology,2 provides an excellent context for understanding public knowledge, attitudes, and perception of GM Food in China.

Consumer attitudes about GM food are complex and interwoven with the consumer’s knowledge of the science, lifestyle and public perception. Since 2002, surveys have been conducted in China on public acceptance of GM food from the perspective of consumer behavior, such as intent to purchase, presence of GM markers, and sensitivity to price point8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 (Table 1). There has been a general lack of fundamental studies on the public’s scientific perception and policy interpretation of GM food. Moreover, the scope of previous surveys has been limited to a few of the largest cities in developed areas of China, with little or no coverage of rural areas. In all cases, the number of respondents in most of these earlier surveys was less than 1000. This study summarizes the status of GM food in China and provides the results of questionnaires that surveyed consumers from every province on their knowledge level, present attitudes, and future thoughts of GM food in China. A statistically relevant sample size of 2063 questionnaires were satisfactorily completed. The findings in this survey provide insight into Chinese consumers and offer a possible path for “smart” industrialization of GM technologies in China.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41538-018-0018-4

Earth Is a Water World

In this view from aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, a pair of the International Space Station's main solar seemingly arrays drape across the Earth's horizon.


http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/earth-...ater-world

Researching Immune Response on the Space Station

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei works on an investigation of how gravity affects immune response.


http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/resear...ce-station

Cryptocurrencies have emerged as one of the most captivating, yet head-scratching, investments in the world. They soar in value. They crash. They’ll change the world, their fans claim, by displacing traditional currencies like the dollar, rupee or ruble. They’re named after dog memes.

And in the process of simply existing, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, one of the most popular, use astonishing amounts of electricity.

We’ll explain how that works in a minute. But first, consider this: The process of creating Bitcoin to spend or trade consumes around 91 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, more than is used by Finland, a nation of about 5.5 million.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021...icity.html

ive heard this story for years.  eisenhower was a lousy president.  sold us out to the chinese when they came in like screaming madmen.
 
http://beforeitsnews.com/paranormal/2014...64774.html
 

‘Revenge of the Sith’ Dubbed With Bootleg Chinese Dialogue Is a Fan-Made Masterpiece



YouTuber GratefulDeadpool redubbed the entire 2005 film using the mistranslated English-to-Mandarin dialogue.

Entitled Backstroke of the West Highlights Part 1 (Star War: The Third Gathers), the recut features such memorable lines as “I has been hating you,” from the villainous Count Dooku, and “The front is a lemon avenue flying straightly,” spoken by Obi-Wan Kenobi while piloting a careening starship.

Dorkly explains the bizarre translations likely “began with a machine translation of the Chinese script to [Revenge of the Sith], which attempted to literally translate from Mandarin to English, despite the multitude of barriers between the two languages.” The end result was great quips, such as “Smelly boy” from General Grievous to Kenobi and “Your dead period arrived, teacher” from a rebellious Anakin Skywalker during his fateful lightsaber duel with his master on Mustafar.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies...ce-960452/

Backstroke of the West is a bootlegged version of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith that contains hilariously poor Chinese-to-English translated subtitles. This bootleg is most well-known for the line "Do not want," a mistranslation of Darth Vader's widely parodied "Noooooo!" I synced the subtitles and the dub to HD video of Revenge of the Sith. I've also added the pre-garbled English subtitles if you wish to compare this masterpiece to the original dialogue from Episode III. Enjoy!

For any and all who have a complaint about anything and want to moan about it.  State your bitch in this thread.

 

I'll Start:

 

Cain - My brothers keeper.  Who is he to be the keeper?  Cain is a murderer.  Cain lives on today; he wishes to make amends to Abel.  Who can trust a murderer?  Besides, Cain's temperament is one of a bully.  

 

https://youtu.be/T2OQF8tjUTU
 
Read more at http://thextribune.com/video-university-...e-a-crime/
 

You know the ones...the ones shown in the movies and on TV.  Made to look slick and perfect.  Men who understand the people of their communities and do the right thing for their neighbor.

 

What is the psychological structure of the American Police Officer?  What kind of individuals are most desired to serve this creed of force?  Intimidation and lies are the order of the day.  Tactics used, on purpose, against the ignorant to garner a negative emotional outburst giving the enforcer the reason to respond with his/her procedural programming! Black Knight Quota Generators.

 

My altruistic sense tells me that our men in 'civilian' uniform are no longer policmen.  They have grown into an arm of a much larger beast.


Relying on denunciation to incriminate neighbor upon neighbor, family against family, for 'encoded' programmed behaviors within the semblence of law.  What is common law?  Common law is best served when it is simple and understandable to all.  Not just the chosen few who control the vast resource of knowledge learned from the tree in the garden.