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It should be worthwhile to remind people of Catalonia. After the Catalans had won the referendum, instead of respecting the will of the people, the West collectively denounced the result, and met it with force in violent crackdowns that can be properly called white terror. 1/3
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Well liked by whom?
Patten pushed for democratic reforms in Hong Kong before the handover and was rather well liked, which Chief Executive continued his reforms that Patten started?
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No. Tung didn't gut Patten's "reforms." These unilaternal tamperings were removed at midnight 1 July 1997 by the provisional legislative council.
Replying to @RazvenHK
This is historically illiterate. Patten didn't start democracy in Hong Kong. The British were the drug dealers who handed over a tiny bag of democracy in 1991, six years before they bailed. That wasn't reform; that was a fire escape bolted on as the building was already burning. And the claim that the Chief Executive "continued his reforms" is a flat-out lie. Tung Chee-hwa's first move was to gut Patten's electoral system. He reversed the reforms, narrowed the franchise, and swapped first-past-the-post for proportional representation specifically to kneecap the pro-democracy parties that had just won in 1995. That's not continuation. That's demolition. You don't get to call a guy who undid everything a "continuation." And you don't get to praise the British for "democracy" when they spent a century denying it and only coughed it up on their way out the door. Get your history straight before you rewrite it.
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Russia is kicking the daylights out of Ukraine, despite all of EU and the empire have been helping it. Please explain it to me like I am a 3 year old kid.
This is absolutely priceless. Tucker just states as fact that Russia has a much larger economy than the UK, is completely wrong and gets schooled.
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Tucker 1, Mogg 0. Russia is almost 2x UK.
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2026年,還在妄論豉油,騙誰?
中共是人类历史上最强的洗脑实验
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Counter-argument: Can we imagine that, during the Cold War, NATO would have assisted in attacks on the Soviet Union’s early-warning radars, supported strikes on its nuclear bombers, backed the invasion of Kursk, participated in deep strikes into Soviet territory, and self-righteously chanted endlessly about war, regime change, and strategic defeat? ** The obsession with portraying Russia as pure evil makes it impossible to de-escalate and pursue reasonable diplomatic solutions. I am old enough to remember when we understood that recognising the opponents security concerns was not treason - but a requirement for peace.
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A few years ago, Shenzhen replaced its entire taxi fleet with BYD EVs. It was the first major Chinese city to do so. Taxis reached about 100% by late 2018 to 2019; roughly 21,000–22,000 vehicles. Bigots who have never been to China can talk delusional smack about China’s EV adoption. You can only fool the idiot plebs on social media.
Electric dump truck sales in China up 88% YoY thru September w/ another 2956 added in Sep. Sinotruk, Sany & XCMG are the leaders. Followed by FAW Jiefang, Shacman, Dongfeng, Foton, Geely, Hongyan & BYD. most popular in Yunnan, Zhejiang & Sichuan
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It’s such a shame there was no plumber on the Titanic.
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Wow what a wonderful benefit of recognising Palestine.
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Okay, academic outcomes aside, because we already know those are terrible. The argument I hear from Chinese parents is that American kids may not study as hard, but at least they get a “happy education.” So here are the latest CDC numbers for US high school students: 33% experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness. 23% reported poor mental health. 14% seriously considered suicide. 12% made a suicide plan. 6% attempted suicide. Among girls, 43% experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 31% reported poor mental health. (Source: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2025) These numbers have actually improved considerably since 2023, which is good news. But I think Chinese parents should at least interrogate the assumption that mediocre academic outcomes in America are the price paid for happier kids.
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Not enough people are paying attention to Japan's ruling party politicians wanting to rewrite history. It's great Japan is close to the US and Australia now, but that doesn't change what Japan did in WWII. China was an ally against Japan - deal with it. nippon.com/en/news/yjj202609…
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撰稿就對了 撰稿可以閉門造車,胡說八道
习近平顶着七级大风,依旧把这套政治仪式进行到底。也不知从什么时候开始,这种场面越来越带有一种近乎宗教式的神秘意味,习近平领着一众高官围着纪念碑缓步绕圈,人人神情凝重,人人也心怀鬼胎。跟在习身后的常委们究竟有何感想,外人当然无从得知。但有一点很清楚,人人都希望善始善終却又不知道能不能善始善終,在习时代,即使到了所谓的正国级,也无法预知自己未来的命运。 这场表演面对的观众显然不只是现场的人。对内向党政军展示权威以及高层步调一致的政治秩序,对外传递中共高层步伐一致的信息。尤其是习近平走在最前、其他常委依次跟随的画面,本身就具有强烈的政治象征意味,谁处于中心,谁掌握节奏,谁必须保持一致,通过这种高度程式化的仪式来威慑党军高层。 当一个政权越来越依赖队列、站位、表情和仪式来展示团结与权威时,这些看似简单的画面,也就不再只是纪念活动,而成为观察中共权力结构和政治生态的一扇窗口。
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For the life of me, I still cannot understand the British obsession with Russia. They share no borders, have no direct economic competition with Russia, and Russia neither claims British territory nor poses a direct threat to Britain. So what is it? Nostalgia for a lost empire and a desperate need to remain relevant on the world stage?
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg explains how Britain, which has a combat ready military force about half the size of New York’s police department, must prepare for war with Russia. 0:00 What Is This War and Why Does Britain Need to Fight It? 19:40 Is There Majority Support for War With Russia? 25:02 Will We See a Nuclear Exchange? 26:18 Is Using Nuclear Weapons Accepted in Christianity? 33:15 Was WWII Good for Britain? 39:08 Is Ukraine a Sovereign Country? 47:29 Would Hitler Have Invaded Britain? 53:45 Britain's Attacks on Anti-War Voices 58:38 Is a War With Russia Worth the Lives of Britons? 1:03:07 What Has the British Government Done With Palestine Action?
Community note
Britain's full-time trained armed forces personnel totaled 127,060 as of July 2026, over three times the NYPD's ~35,000 sworn officers; the cited "under 19,000 ready for combat" refers to a narrow subset of roles, not Britain's overall military force. gov.uk/government/sta… gothamist.com/news/nypd-set-…
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万人孔を知って居ますか 帝国日本軍に殺されたり 重労働で死んだ死体を埋めていた 其れが中国全土に有るのだ、
日本は? 日本はむしろ人道的な方でしたよ 非人道的なのは戦勝国側でしたが 何故に日本人だけが悪かったになるのだろうか 戦争とは相互に悪い そこがわからない人は 自国が正しいと信じたらどこまでも非道になる 実際、高市首相が間違ってるからと誹謗中傷や デマが激しい これが暴力に転化したら?
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À la veille de l'effondrement de la machine de guerre OTAN/Ukraine, les langues se délient en France ! Macron a envoyé plus de 60 milliards € en Ukraine ! Savez-vous ce qu'on peut faire avec 60 milliards € pour la France et en France ? Aujourd'hui, la France risque de connaître des pénuries de gazole dont le prix s'envole, les manifestations violentes de mécontentements dans les rues se multiplient, Macron reconnaît que les sanctions contre la Russie coûtent 365 milliards d'euros jetés par la fenêtre à l'Union européenne par an, bref, c'est le chaos ! Non, les Russes ne sont pas derrière les violences et les actes de vandalisme des jeunes voyous issus de l'immigration. Il n'y a que les tarés pour croire les calomnies de Macron. 🤣
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許せないのは、紛れもなく日本による侵略戦争であった日中戦争について、高市早苗氏が「自存自衛」の為の戦争であった旨を平然と口にしている事実です。これ程までに誤った歴史認識を持っている人間が、今や「首相」である事実自体が恐怖そのものです。歴史に学ばない為政者は同じ過ちを繰り返します。
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彭丽媛早年在家里的专访视频,大谈自己的感情生活和业务爱好,习大大在6分39秒出镜,并且还亲自下厨露了一手,夫妻俩都非常的亲和接地气
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If China truly ran concentration camps, America would be selling it fences, funding its police, and training its guards. That’s what it did for every real dictatorship it ever loved. The fact that Washington calls China a "threat" is the best proof China isn’t one.
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I cittadini cinesi continuano a vivere oppressi e costretti a viaggiare in treni ad alta velocita', sicuri e puntuali senza quell'emozione dei ritardi continui e imprevedibili che permeano le vite dei cittadini italiani, tedeschi ed altri. Sono anche costretti ad attendere i loro treni in queste mega strutture pulite, moderne ed efficienti, che noi non avremo mai, senza quel brivido e senso di paura, a noi noto, di imbattersi in drogati, criminali, scippatori e clandestini ed altri personaggi che infestano le nostre stazioni, impuniti.
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