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.
Speaking of Nationalistic Mouthpiece Media, What Are They Teaching Kids in US?
I'm generally pretty tolerant of gaffes from all groups of people. Most people tend to have moments when they didn't think about what they were saying. But I do take notice of gaffes, because it usually lets loose people's deep biases that they don't normally display. So the latest media gaffe in US that caught my attention, was when a kid made a suggestion to "kill … [Read more...] about Speaking of Nationalistic Mouthpiece Media, What Are They Teaching Kids in US?