Sorry I keep editing my original post, added a few things. I don’t disagree with that sentiment. Just thought I’d put out some information that not a lot of people here in the US or in Europe, may know much about.
Sorry I keep editing my original post, added a few things. I don’t disagree with that sentiment. Just thought I’d put out some information that not a lot of people here in the US or in Europe, may know much about.
The “Han Chinese” ethnic category is actually a lot less secure in its definition than one would think. Not defending the Chinese government, far from it actually. The CCP has a vested interest in promoting a unitary ethnic identity in the idea of “Han Chinese”.
Despite that though, strong identities often tied to the various unique cultural differences and “dialects”(modern day linguists often consider alot of these “Han Chinese” dialects as really, distinct languages with unique and sometimes mutually unintelligible phonetic differences, with the caveat being somewhat similar grammar, tied together through a common logographic script and considered part of a broader family tree of sinitic languages), survive despite that.
It’s why overseas Chinese who sequester themselves in various Chinese communities, oftentimes identify as “Cantonese” or “Teochew” and other terms that, although tied to this greater “idea” of “Han Chinese”, they think to be distinct from one another.
Like they were their own ethnic groups.
“Han Chinese” is, at least I think, an idea closer to pan-ethnicity, than it is it’s own ethnicity.
When it comes to the Chinese language, the main “dialect” is mandarin, and the CCP has done a good job in slowly eradicating other “dialects”(languages). With one of their strategies being, well, classifying as many sinitic languages as possible as, “dialects”. The loss of these “dialects”, these languages, are tragic.
“A language is a dialect with an army and navy” - Max Weinreich
Edit Addendum: In any case this shit complex and nuanced and shit. I’ll post an interesting article here, because I think it applies. https://www.michigandaily.com/michigan-in-color/taishanese-family-and-other-fading-things/
In any case Fuck the CCP!
I wonder what the upper limit of the 400k tax bracket is?
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like this too, but let’s be realistic. The rich wield political influence through their funding of various media and propaganda groups, which tends to have a big effect on a population. Then again this is France, and maybe my American cynicism is bleeding through…
The most likely thing that will happen is the rich renouncing citizenship and leaving the country.
My thought is maybe either food or arms or research for arms production/nukes from the Russians.
Edit Addendum: the article says as much actually lol. This is what I get for just trying to get an idea of NK actions from the title.
I’m wondering what Kim gets from this though?
Ehh tru. I’m just saying, that even if they wanted to help, they’d have their hands tied in other ways too.
I mean there’s probably other reasons Iran can’t really help the Palestinians. More practical reasons having to do with logistics, economy, cost, geopolitics, potential consequences/sanctions, etc.
Oh wait it’s not genocide because it doesn’t fit their definition! As if ethnic cleansing is any better than genocide.
Might be a good time to arm up(unless you’re mentally ill in a way that will make you hurt yourself or make you hurt others before any actual conflict has begun). Just in case of course.
Edit/Addendum: If you have kids, please get a gun case and please educate them about proper gun safety and how to properly check if there’s any ammunition in chamber, etc. In fact, might as well take a gun safety course yourself.
I don’t know man, nukes aren’t a risk anyone is willing to take.
Horrible shit, but might be the right conditions to conduct a study on how use of deep fakes can affect political elections. The results may be rather interesting and perhaps contribute to greater societal awareness of deepfakes, the context in which they are used/when they are used, and perhaps an increase in vigilance against manipulation by deepfakes.
Tbh, it wasn’t as bad as the picture of that woman with the kinda lopsided eyes lol
It would be funny if you just started calling it coconut malk instead of milk. Literally just changing the word milk by one letter.
Sure, but still, if you’re visibly sick you should wear a mask. It’s respectful. I mean shit the Japanese have been doing that shit since forever and you don’t see their asses complaining.
Nicotine by itself isn’t really that bad, as it isn’t much of a carcinogen. The sharp increase of nicotine in vapes is troubling though, as although it isn’t much of a carcinogen, it does increase risk of heart disease and can lead to hardening of the heart in the long run.
Lol if they didn’t sign the treaty, they didn’t sign it. It’s their land.