When we hear about My Lai, the "napalm" girl immediately comes to mind, doesn't she? Can we imagine what else was happening to the Vietnamese there? Take a look at the picture below, starting with the woman holding a boy trying to button her shirt. From there, see the reactions from other people in the picture. This is of course one of those sad stories that's never told … [Read more...] about My Lai: anything else comes to mind besides the “napalm” girl?
Opinion: Is It Time Magazine that doesn’t understand Capitalism or China?
Time recently published an article titled "How a Starbucks Latte Shows China Doesn’t Understand Capitalism" on the attention the Chinese government appears to be bringing to the practice of foreign companies overcharging Chinese consumers. According to Time, the government in doing this shows it doesn't understand capitalism, ought to back off, and let the market reach a proper … [Read more...] about Opinion: Is It Time Magazine that doesn’t understand Capitalism or China?
Another Tibet Article
What comes to your mind when you look at the population distribution map above? Different people see different things even if it is the same picture or skewed statistic. In case you are new, the standard narrative of mainstream western press is that China invaded Tibet in 1959, and has been committing genocide on the Tibetan people since then. If you have doubt do a … [Read more...] about Another Tibet Article
A Bizarre Length of Japanese Judicial Logic Stretched For/By Nationalism
I came across this bit of legal news: Japan enshrined, in the infamous " Yasukuni war shrine" for the War Dead, the names of Koreans who were forced to serve in the Japanese military. AND, it included the name of at least 1 Korean who is still ALIVE! AND, the Japanese High Court just dismissed an appeal from the relatives and the 1 living Korean to have their names removed … [Read more...] about A Bizarre Length of Japanese Judicial Logic Stretched For/By Nationalism
When the Gimmick Could be Worse Than the Rumor, Imagine the Worst For the Truth.
The disclosures from Snowden just won't stop, and they get worse and worse as new ones come … [Read more...] about When the Gimmick Could be Worse Than the Rumor, Imagine the Worst For the Truth.