Totally her fault for not buying stock and instead decide to have kids she could not afford. But really her husband should be to blame for not making more money. Could he not get a job at ICE? /s
zbyte64
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We just took one of their toys: an oil tanker.
Establishing a hegemon can only be done after the revolution. Once you eat that pill there's no perfection afterwards without some self-destruction.
I love Micheal Parenti but that quote doesn't address the criticism. Parenti talks of revolution, OP talks of a government preserving the status quote.
I like that you brought up an example that can be analyzed. The court ordered him to apologize and he didn't follow through, there has to be some consequence to disobeying a judge. But it seems to me they could benefit from less hegemonic judges.
I really wish I understood the Chinese legal system better. It's like they operate under a different constellation of rights and it isn't immediately obvious to me how these cases play out. Maybe I should try finding some modern legal dramas from the mainland....
Again, you are allowed to say the CCP does not respect human rights as defined by the west, they will openly agree with that statement and repeat it back to you. But to say the people don't have rights to even say that is inflammatory because it is false.
Being inflammatory is not the same as someone complaining about an unjust government nor is it the same as feeling bad about something. It is a rhetorical strategy that is not suited for bridging misunderstandings and that is why such content gets removed from their platforms.
I am currently reading a book (Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers) by a CCP member and he talks about:
- The merits of Democracy
- Tienamen Square
- A better leadership style for China than what they have
So you can talk about these things, but what isn't allowed is being inflammatory.
It's like I agree with your observations but come to different conclusions about what is to be done. I agree Obama, nor any other politician can deliver the change we need given the system we have. To me the lesson isn't Obama was so much better than Bush or Trump, but that we need to look to ourselves and not for some great leader to save us.
We are looking forward by making excuses for our past? Lol okay.
People said the same of Sadam. Trust me, more imperialism can make it worse.