I have been U.S. for more than 50 years. Every decade or so there would be a flurry of articles about the Chinese-Americans being the model minority. Most of us consider it to be a compliment, hard working, family oriented, responsible, and not making any waves. I myself have mixed feelings about the attention. For we are being used as a deflection target for other minorities. … [Read more...] about Model Minority and Race
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Some Reflections of a Chinese American
Recently I read an account of a Chinese Uygur presently in U.S. from the Chinese edition of the New York Times. He talked about events while he was in school in China and how they mark and mold his world views. As a blogger I have been very positive about China and here I would like to share some of my reflections on where my views come from. I don't pretend to be an expert and … [Read more...] about Some Reflections of a Chinese American
US Censorship Poisons Internet At the Front End, with 100,000’s of Secret Gag Orders
A national security letter (18 U.S.C. § 2709), an administrative subpoena used by the FBI, has an attached gag order which restricts the recipient from ever saying anything about being served with one. The government has issued hundreds of thousands (100,000's, exact figure unknown) of such NSLs accompanied with gag orders. The gag orders have been upheld in US court. This … [Read more...] about US Censorship Poisons Internet At the Front End, with 100,000’s of Secret Gag Orders
The Ugly Side Shows Through from the US “Soft Power” Experiment: Freedom in Exporting Extremism.
Take away the more obvious examples of "Arab Spring", where US and other Western nations were literally sending violent extremists who wanted to join "jihad" in places like Syria, which now culminating in the same extremists armed with US supplied weapons forming into groups like ISIS and streaming across into Northern Iraq, creating a visible blow back against the Western … [Read more...] about The Ugly Side Shows Through from the US “Soft Power” Experiment: Freedom in Exporting Extremism.
“They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption.”
"They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved." - 2 Peter 2:19 I am not religious, but I find some prophecies appropriately poetic to our times. False Prophets and Teachers 2 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly … [Read more...] about “They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption.”