Declare that Cairo and Tehran are Hamas infested and give a 24-hour ultimatum to surrender all operatives without specifying how many there are. I know you want to do it.
We also saw something that really stood out, which is that the PRC believed the United States was in terminal decline — that our industrial base had been hollowed out, that our commitment to our allies and partners had been undercut, that the United States was struggling to manage a once-in-a-century pandemic, and that many in Beijing were openly proclaiming that “the East was rising and the West was falling.”
Sullivan can’t get away with this. He can’t just say a banger line like this and continue on without addressing it.
Let’s be honest. If China became a liberal democracy now and keeps their economic trajectory, would the US really be cheering them on? When it means that China’s GDP will surpass that of the USA in about a decade and double that of the US in two more decades after that? Will America be okay with China becoming the leader of the free world and become China’s junior partner a la Britain?
The honest answer is no to all of the above questions. The strategy has never been to hope that China turns liberal when they get rich and powerful because America doesn’t want China to get truly rich and powerful. China’s political system is of secondary concern for the West. Their increasing wealth and strength is what really bothers the US.
They should be grateful that Japan brought civilization, technology, and Christianity to their barbaric society instead. The destruction of Tenochtitlan saved Koreans yet they still cry about it 500 years later.
I was trying to criticize the tacit view that the Spanish/Portuguese conquest of Americas was a net positive by confusing Koreans and Aztecs.
If Japanese colonialism and forced labor of Koreans is wrong, then the same action that the Spanish did is just as wrong too since people try to inject nuance for that colonization.
I thought that it was a pretty funny comment but it didn’t workout this time. I’m going to send myself off to reeducation.
The shareholder’s lawyers argued that the compensation package should be voided because it was dictated by Musk and was the product of sham negotiations with directors who were not independent of him. They also said it was approved by shareholders who were given misleading and incomplete disclosures in a proxy statement.
The compensation agreement itself is suspect as Musk himself had over 1/4 of the total voting share and other directors were controlled by him as well. As an example, a shareholder who holds 51% of the shares can’t just choose to legally print himself more of the stock at the expense of the 49% and that is what the lawsuit is alleging.
The disrespect of not even including Argentina after listing all those countries is astounding. Milei is groveling and licking your feet while barking like a dog just to be included.
Those who still desire to move there for work have struggled to find jobs owing to the city’s slow economic recovery and changing language requirements. “Every job I applied for required Mandarin, especially in law,” says a woman who trained as a lawyer in Britain, but moved to the city to work as a financial analyst.
“International City” is just a euphemism for a city where you never have to interact with locals and learn their languages.
Naomi Osaka definitely sparked a convo about whether she was Japanese enough to represent Japan, but she hasn’t lived in the country since she was three.
The exact opposite of what’s going on with Carolina, the model in question.
The Economist calls Julius Malema 'the most dangerous man in South Africa' because he is for nationalization. (lemmygrad.ml)
economist.com/…/is-julius-malema-the-most-dangero…
The difference between US and China in a nutshell (media.mas.to)
Liberal blame shifting (lemmygrad.ml)
Tribute to Navalny (lemmygrad.ml)
Why are we suddenly getting spammed? Does anyone know why? (lemmygrad.ml)
It’s super weird that a niche communist forum with like 100 active users is getting spammed in the first place....
France imposes sanctions on violent Israeli settlers (thecradle.co)
The ruling by Paris follows similar moves by London and Washington against West Bank settlers...
Japan, Pacific islands oppose change of status quo amid China clout (english.kyodonews.net)
Hamas had command tunnel under U.N. Gaza headquarters, Israeli military says (www.reuters.com)
Yemen will publicly stone & crucify 10 gay men in “gruesome public spectacles” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The country will imprison or publicly flog 60 other suspected homosexuals.
Soviet Union, the Last Colonial Empire (lemmygrad.ml)
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Chernobyl's mutant wolves appear to have developed resistance to cancer, study finds (news.sky.com)
US officials: "We realize that efforts, implied or explicit, to shape or change the PRC over several decades did not succeed" (www.whitehouse.gov)
Two women wearing hijabs denied entry to Democratic campaign event (www.aljazeera.com)
Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists in West Bank (apnews.com)
Korean President Yoon sits idly by as Japan tears down memorial to Korean forced laborers (english.hani.co.kr)
Elon Musk can't keep Tesla's landmark pay package worth more than $55 billion (apnews.com)
Japan and Germany sign military supply-sharing pact (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Hong Kong is becoming less of an international city (www.economist.com)
Ukrainian-born model wins Miss Japan 2024, sparks identity controversy (globalnews.ca)