A recent poll conducted by Global Transparency found that Corruption is on the rise globally, particularly among many of the "Democracies". China was not in this survey, but China was in a previous survey where outsiders were asked to rate China's corruption by outside perception. 1 interesting point about the recent poll is that almost 1/2 of 107 nations surveyed perceived … [Read more...] about Corruptions of Different Kinds, and the Effects
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“English-language Chinese Blogs” are dead? Who’s Not Paying Attention.
Recently, in a period of comparing coverages of the Snowden saga in various blogs, I came across this frustrated admission from 1 of HH's previous comment participants: http://justrecently.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/the-china-related-blogosphere-a-deserted-playground/ "I’d happily participate in bridging the gap if this was still a sphere of blogs in the first place. But … [Read more...] about “English-language Chinese Blogs” are dead? Who’s Not Paying Attention.
Blundering Soft Power of West Demonstrates Its Own Shortcoming
In the recent run of the fad that is the "soft power" craze of the West, the narrative drown out (just a little while) what human beings really desired in the World. Yet, with the increasing blundering consequences /fallout from the Snowden disclosures and subsequent Western reactions, we are all shocked into a realization of what we have all forgotten in ourselves. That … [Read more...] about Blundering Soft Power of West Demonstrates Its Own Shortcoming
NSA – Your Creepy National Stalkers Anonymous Roommate Who Made You Into a Worse Person
It is kind of funny, but I always thought NSA stood for "National Stalkers Anonymous," a collection of recovering/rehabilitated/repurposed Stalkers who used to be those creepy guys who keep track of everyone's personal lives, and who ended up working for the government. Because really, that's kind of what they always did. … [Read more...] about NSA – Your Creepy National Stalkers Anonymous Roommate Who Made You Into a Worse Person
Edward Snowden – HH’s Truth Sayer of 2013
Edward J. Snowden - HH's Truth Sayer of 2013. A man who said Truth, while others did not. Snowden did not claim to stand for, nor pronounced that he had solutions with, some vaguely noble sounding ideals or philosophies, like Democracy, or Hope. He just stood up and revealed undeniable facts, secrets that Governments were willing to pay or kill for. He … [Read more...] about Edward Snowden – HH’s Truth Sayer of 2013