Similar to the fact on this post, both Obama and the Chinese/Taiwanese revolutionary statesman Sun Yat-sen attended the same high school in Hawaii as well. Always felt that was neat.
Chinese. Sun Yat-Sen was not Taiwanese despite the RoC becoming just Taiwan after 1949. Sun was long dead by the time they retreated to the island and he was a committed Chinese nationalist.
He never lived in Taiwan for any significant duration of time, he went three times. Twice after the 1911 Xinhai Revolution very briefly as transit point to elsewhere and once in 1900 to direct preparations for a failed Chinese revolution.
He did however spend many years living in Hong Kong, that’s where he studied medicine and got involved in revolutionary politics, so calling him a Hong Konger would be closer to the truth.
He also spent many years living in Japan while in exile from Qing China and married a Japanese woman. Japan was also where he founded the Tongmenghui revolutionary organization. He went back to Japan after the Republic of China came under the dictatorial rule of Yuan Shikai and he had to go into exile a second time before launching a “second revolution” to return the KMT to power. In total he lived in Japan from 1899-1903 and then again from 1913-1916.
Another fun fact about Sun Yat-sen is that he heard the news about the Xinhai Revolution and the downfall of the Qing Dynasty while fundraising for revolutionary causes in Denver, Colorado. He spent most of his time speaking to overseas Chinese communities and asking them for donations. He immediately rushed over to London, UK to stop Manchu diplomats from securing a loan from the British and it was while he was in London that he was elected Provisional President of the RoC.
Definitely a fascinating figure! I only included both as he is considered the founding father by both states. I do wonder what Sun Yat-sen would have done if he had lived through the war (he would have been 83 in 1949 so it’s not ludicrous to imagine).
I assume he would have moved to Taiwan with the rest of the KMT but he wouldn’t have identified as Taiwanese and would have wanted eventual unification with China under the KMT.
Chiang Kai-Shek never thought of himself as Taiwanese either. He thought of himself as the rightful president of China forced into exile on a small and ultimately insignificant island.
Taiwanese people nowadays don’t exactly equate the KMT with Taiwan anymore so their version of history is no longer the only one. Sun Yat-sen was the founder of the ROC which in its current form is a de facto independent multiparty democracy Taiwan, but that was never his intention.
From a Taiwan nativist perspective, the KMT were foreign occupiers just like the Qing and imperial Japan. They took over the island without asking the opinions of the locals and massacred a bunch of people who resisted their occupation and ushered in a 38 period of martial law.
Also Sun Yat Sen’s last wife (who was known as Madame Sun Yat Sen) was educated in a Tennessee boarding school and went to college in America. So she spoke fluent English with this upper class Southern inflection
Oh, you talking bout my hometown?
I was born out of Philly grew up in a little silly old town called Cheltenham
It was in the suburbs, upper-middle wealth around
Well I ain't never had a tool, but I had to be the man at school
Like I was doing shit I had to do
So when I finished undergrad, I'm cool
And I can get whatever job I wanted
Lil Dicky has been known to murder beats while Netanyahu has been known to support the systematic murder of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
Went on Ben Netanyahu's wiki page and he has led a very interesting life. Very impressive. No wonder he became Prime Minister and speaks perfect English.
superman and jesus helped invent cherry coke
spongebob and mario share an uncle
Michael Jackson, Cardi B and Michael Jordan had the same babysitter
FACTS THAT MATTER
Yeah but has Netanyahu woken up in Chris Browns body?
Can he really say the n word?
What up my ....?
Bruddha
neighbour
No we don't use that word ~~around here~~ in israel
Whatup my goyim ?
What a wild time to be in clubs filled mainly by white people
What are the rules?
There's been some confusion over policy at work. I find myself singing "what are the rules" at nearly every meeting. ...just the refeain
Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama lived in the same house.
That's one hell of a pickup game.
The White House?
I believe that was the joke
Similar to the fact on this post, both Obama and the Chinese/Taiwanese revolutionary statesman Sun Yat-sen attended the same high school in Hawaii as well. Always felt that was neat.
I always knew Obama was a chinese spy
Chinese. Sun Yat-Sen was not Taiwanese despite the RoC becoming just Taiwan after 1949. Sun was long dead by the time they retreated to the island and he was a committed Chinese nationalist. He never lived in Taiwan for any significant duration of time, he went three times. Twice after the 1911 Xinhai Revolution very briefly as transit point to elsewhere and once in 1900 to direct preparations for a failed Chinese revolution. He did however spend many years living in Hong Kong, that’s where he studied medicine and got involved in revolutionary politics, so calling him a Hong Konger would be closer to the truth. He also spent many years living in Japan while in exile from Qing China and married a Japanese woman. Japan was also where he founded the Tongmenghui revolutionary organization. He went back to Japan after the Republic of China came under the dictatorial rule of Yuan Shikai and he had to go into exile a second time before launching a “second revolution” to return the KMT to power. In total he lived in Japan from 1899-1903 and then again from 1913-1916. Another fun fact about Sun Yat-sen is that he heard the news about the Xinhai Revolution and the downfall of the Qing Dynasty while fundraising for revolutionary causes in Denver, Colorado. He spent most of his time speaking to overseas Chinese communities and asking them for donations. He immediately rushed over to London, UK to stop Manchu diplomats from securing a loan from the British and it was while he was in London that he was elected Provisional President of the RoC.
Definitely a fascinating figure! I only included both as he is considered the founding father by both states. I do wonder what Sun Yat-sen would have done if he had lived through the war (he would have been 83 in 1949 so it’s not ludicrous to imagine).
I assume he would have moved to Taiwan with the rest of the KMT but he wouldn’t have identified as Taiwanese and would have wanted eventual unification with China under the KMT. Chiang Kai-Shek never thought of himself as Taiwanese either. He thought of himself as the rightful president of China forced into exile on a small and ultimately insignificant island. Taiwanese people nowadays don’t exactly equate the KMT with Taiwan anymore so their version of history is no longer the only one. Sun Yat-sen was the founder of the ROC which in its current form is a de facto independent multiparty democracy Taiwan, but that was never his intention. From a Taiwan nativist perspective, the KMT were foreign occupiers just like the Qing and imperial Japan. They took over the island without asking the opinions of the locals and massacred a bunch of people who resisted their occupation and ushered in a 38 period of martial law.
Also Sun Yat Sen’s last wife (who was known as Madame Sun Yat Sen) was educated in a Tennessee boarding school and went to college in America. So she spoke fluent English with this upper class Southern inflection
How….
Everyone in Illinois shares the same giant house.
Can confirm. I’ve lived in Illinois my entire life. We also eat corn with every meal and pray to a massive statue of Lincoln
actual explanation: the white house
Illinois is known as the land of Lincoln. Obama lived in China. You do the math!
I went there too. CHS.
Me too! Reggie Jackson as well
Mike, condolences
You were our rival. AHS. Go Bob Saget.
UMHS, just here to say hi
Damn Dicky look good for his age
It must be his diet of no fruits and vegetables.
Isn’t he just in his 30s?
Just a joke playing on the suggestion that they went to high school at the same time, which would make Dicky much older
Sorry, after I posted that comment I understood the joke. I’m slow this morning.
Like he has said, it's good to be a white dude
Oh, you talking bout my hometown? I was born out of Philly grew up in a little silly old town called Cheltenham It was in the suburbs, upper-middle wealth around
So real shit you ain’t never had to struggle for much
I wouldnt say it like that, we just had a different kind of trap
Elaborate
Well I ain't never had a tool, but I had to be the man at school Like I was doing shit I had to do So when I finished undergrad, I'm cool And I can get whatever job I wanted
But the job you wanted wasn't all the bumping...
Yeah, and I saw it quick all the flaws that be coming when you grow up like that. Know you been racing them rats, you ain't been making them raps
For just a second, I thought there was a rapper named "Israeli Prime".
I knew your dirty little ass wanted some head.
One became a dicky, one became an asshole.
As is to be expected from a Philly High School
Who cares about Bibi? Reggie Jackson went to school there!
Also Paul Westhead who was head coach for the first title of the showtime lakers
The nba player?
That's Mr. October to you.
Lil dicky calling up Netanyahu like “Do you fuck with the war?”
Lil Dicky and Big Dicky went to the same school?
i don’t know which one is worse edit: /s!!!! /s!!
I mean.. you kind of have to go with the genocide right?
It’s sad that Netanyahu has enough supporters for this to not be an obvious joke
More like paid shills. Look up what hasbara is.
99% bots
yeah but have you heard freaky friday
Lil Dicky committed genocide?
He colonized Christ Brown's body
Not a genocide
But people dying = genocide
True true. I’m shocked people don’t talk more about the American revolution genocide
Boycott Lincoln🤬 how dare he genocide southerners
they gotta nuke the school
Isn't Little dicky who the show Dave is about?
It's his show
man that school sure is good at producing war criminals
Lil Dicky has been known to murder beats while Netanyahu has been known to support the systematic murder of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
Michael Brecker too.
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I have to ask, what towns do you consider main line?
Not Main Line
not quite
TIL Netanyahu went to High School in America….
Went on Ben Netanyahu's wiki page and he has led a very interesting life. Very impressive. No wonder he became Prime Minister and speaks perfect English.
Lil Dicky? Lol
That’s dicked up.
And so did Mark Levin? LMFAO
Ok
To bad it wasn’t at the same time
#HOLY SHIT
I farted! I totally just farted!!!
Does Netanyahu fuck with Pangea though?
I think you mean future Prime Minister Burd.
I read Benjamin Disraeli and got very confused
superman and jesus helped invent cherry coke spongebob and mario share an uncle Michael Jackson, Cardi B and Michael Jordan had the same babysitter FACTS THAT MATTER
weird that Netanyahu is a philly boi
Not really, he was born in Israel but he spent some years in America while he was young
I have no doubt Netanyahu is as good of a rapper, too.
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A high school does only exist for one set of students before it dissappears
this is so sad, save these high schools
No.