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
Two bicycle thieves, two reactions from society
Have you ever wondered what "white privilege" is? The following segment is produced by ABC to highlight the American public's racial bias towards Whites and Blacks. For good measure, it adds a twist - by adding a "beautiful" blonde as the final case. It is a short segment and totally worth watching. Now think about this - when everything Chinese - the people, the … [Read more...] about Two bicycle thieves, two reactions from society
China “Withholding” Visas From Foreign Journalists. Plenty of Self-Censorship At Home.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-withholds-visas-nyt-bloomberg-reporters-21144608 This is apparently a continuation of an old story of how China is "expelling" foreign journalists en masse. However, there are some conflicting details in the story itself. "Withholding" visas means they accepted the applications, but won't issue the the visas. However … [Read more...] about China “Withholding” Visas From Foreign Journalists. Plenty of Self-Censorship At Home.
Chinese Interpretation of Property Rights
This post is supposed to be respond to @ersim and @Black Pheonix but grow into the following: I want to note that before Qin re-united the country, the title of huang(皇) and di(帝) mean sage or saint. The Qin king combined that title and make it huangdi(皇帝) which becomes the title emperor. And I also want to say that before the Xia dynasty, leader in China is elected rather … [Read more...] about Chinese Interpretation of Property Rights
African Economist Dambisa Moyo: Is China the new idol for emerging economies?
Dambisa Moyo - Is China the new idol for emerging economies It is refreshing to see public intellectuals other than Eric X Li speak openly against the blind faith that most westerners place in their own brand of democratic governance and market capitalism (a faith that they attempt to impose on the rest of the world). However, I wanted to voice my skepticism on two of Moyo's … [Read more...] about African Economist Dambisa Moyo: Is China the new idol for emerging economies?