A friend of mine who lives in Shanghai wrote a quick WeChat update today: "今天64，缅怀一下当年为自由民主牺牲的青年" which roughly translates to: "Today is June 4th. Let's pay homage to those young Chinese who perished in the cause of freedom and democracy." (For an in-depth article on June 4th, read "Let’s Talk About Tiananmen Square, 1989" and in Chinese, "且谈1989年的天安门事件.") Many of our … [Read more...] about Remembering June 4th
A Call For Scientific Revolution of Politics, End to the Vatican of Democracy
My earlier comments (https://hiddenharmonies.org/2012/07/open-forum-2/#comment-55145) in HH, lead me down an extensive discussion of the history of the Scientific Revolution. As pointed out by Why the Scientific Revolution Did Not Take Place in China —or Didn’t It?, the Scientific Revolution did occur to some extent in China, it simply did not have the kind of socio-economic … [Read more...] about A Call For Scientific Revolution of Politics, End to the Vatican of Democracy
Support for Korea Non-Intervention, Self-Determination and a Peaceful Northeast Asia
North Korea is the most vilified nation in the world. But in truth, it should be considered the shining city on top of a hill as far as human spirit is concerned. HOW??? You wouldn't think that by what you typically read in the international news (dominated by Western media). Oh, the people in North Korea are so wretched. They eat dirt, have no freedom, live in a police … [Read more...] about Support for Korea Non-Intervention, Self-Determination and a Peaceful Northeast Asia
Opinion: China’s Acquisition of Smithfield Is A National Security Threat To America
[Please note this OpEd does not reflect the opinion of Hidden Harmonies, or even the author. It is a summarized survey of media coverage and netter comments in America.] After getting their communist hands caught in the cookie jar with cyber espionage and covert theft of our technology and IP, the sneaky Communist Chinese are shifting tactics and resorting to overt … [Read more...] about Opinion: China’s Acquisition of Smithfield Is A National Security Threat To America
Hashimoto’s “Comfort Women” Statement – Is it Really So Bad? A Comment about Why Japan Needs to Give a Real Apology.
Recently, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, a prominent Japanese politician, raised a storm in Asia when he pronounced that the "comfort women" Japan enslaved during WWII as "necessary." According to this BBC report, Hashimoto said: In the circumstances in which bullets are flying like rain and wind, the soldiers are running around at the risk of losing their lives.... If you want … [Read more...] about Hashimoto’s “Comfort Women” Statement – Is it Really So Bad? A Comment about Why Japan Needs to Give a Real Apology.