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Full Time Nationalistic Journalism In Review

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There comes to a level of nationalism in journalism that trends a full time full-tilt kind of bias, to the point that "bias" seems almost inadequate.  This is now in the Western media. Take couple of stories, (really non-stories made into stories). (1) "USS Cowpens: Why China forced a confrontation at sea with US Navy". (2) "China Rejects More US Corn Amid Trade … [Read more...] about Full Time Nationalistic Journalism In Review

Rich Texas teen kills 4, injures 2, gets away with slap on wrist

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I wanted to follow up on YinYang's previous post about racial privilege by providing an example of another form of privilege in the US justice system - class privilege. I posted this story (reported through a different source) under the comments section in his post. But since more details have surfaced, I wanted to highlight this story in its own post because it reinforces … [Read more...] about Rich Texas teen kills 4, injures 2, gets away with slap on wrist

A Different Memorial Riles Japanese Nationalists, By Merely Talking About It.

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Japan recently reacted negatively with much fanfare, over the news that the South Korean and Chinese governments indicated "progress" on "cooperation" to build a Memorial Hall for Ahn Jung-Geun, who shot and killed Hirobumi Ito, then Japan’s top official in Korea, at the railway station in Harbin in northeast China in … [Read more...] about A Different Memorial Riles Japanese Nationalists, By Merely Talking About It.

Open Public Not-So-Specter of Racism and Xenophobia

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I have long complained about the overt racist tone in the US government's crusade against "China IP theft", and others have reflected similar sentiments. My main complaint is that "IP theft" actually occurs ALL the time in US, between US companies and individuals, but we rarely ever see any kind of accusations of criminal wrong-doing.  Companies often settle out of court, … [Read more...] about Open Public Not-So-Specter of Racism and Xenophobia