Bruce Gilley's Blog, page 78
February 24, 2022
China's CCTV is running a program about how Ukraine's fate is the future of Taiwan.
China's CCTV is running a program about how Ukraine's fate is the future of Taiwan.
Trending speech contains four historical fibs: 1. Kenya was created by colonialism not decolonization; 2. There were no "ancient nations" with borders. 3. Colonial borders mostly followed local economic/social logic; 4. "deep bonds" even within tribes were
Trending speech contains four historical fibs: 1. Kenya was created by colonialism not decolonization; 2. There were no "ancient nations" with borders. 3. Colonial borders mostly followed local economic/social logic; 4. "deep bonds" even within tribes were mainly power struggles.
February 22, 2022
With all due respect to linguistic sovereignty and diversity, l'Académie française really needs to come up with a better translation for "buffer state" than "État tampon".
With all due respect to linguistic sovereignty and diversity, l'Académie française really needs to come up with a better translation for "buffer state" than "État tampon".
Nothing but primeval forest in the Thai province that China wants to turn into a vast container port and truck depot. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Com...
Nothing but primeval forest in the Thai province that China wants to turn into a vast container port and truck depot. asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Co…
[image error]Classic Asian liberal elite @FukuyamaFrancis like @amychua who became Woke after discovering America was made of real people who did not frequent Davos or fancy parties.
Classic Asian liberal elite @FukuyamaFrancis like @amychua who became Woke after discovering America was made of real people who did not frequent Davos or fancy parties.
February 21, 2022
RT by @BruceDGilley: A developer bought a postwar build in Hereford Square in London from 1958, tore it down and rebuilt the prewar structure. Not because of altruism, but profit. Lets focus on regulating (and educating our officials) so that the market ca
A developer bought a postwar build in Hereford Square in London from 1958, tore it down and rebuilt the prewar structure. Not because of altruism, but profit. Lets focus on regulating (and educating our officials) so that the market can work for the city instead of against it.
February 20, 2022
So, we burned the country to the ground for career criminal George Floyd. But we shrug our shoulders at such feral monsters murdering Christina Spicuzza, Yuna Lee, Marlene Rittmanic, and the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies? Then say the problem is too much poli
So, we burned the country to the ground for career criminal George Floyd. But we shrug our shoulders at such feral monsters murdering Christina Spicuzza, Yuna Lee, Marlene Rittmanic, and the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies? Then say the problem is too much policing?Fight back America!
RT by @BruceDGilley: I am not a card-carrying libertarian, but solving the issue of ferals roaming in the streets is a far greater concern to the taxpayers, than some faraway war somewhere. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-
I am not a card-carrying libertarian, but solving the issue of ferals roaming in the streets is a far greater concern to the taxpayers, than some faraway war somewhere. dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
[image error]February 19, 2022
I must admit to noticing a certain salivating delight from my colleagues at leading universities in Asia when I describe to them the implosion of Anglo-sphere universities into anti-racism activism, equity frameworks, and standpoint epistemology. I feel li
I must admit to noticing a certain salivating delight from my colleagues at leading universities in Asia when I describe to them the implosion of Anglo-sphere universities into anti-racism activism, equity frameworks, and standpoint epistemology. I feel like Gibbon.
February 16, 2022
RT by @BruceDGilley: Hate speech laws. Group rights. DEI. Naive economic policy. Compelled environmental utopianism. Activist universities. Faculties of Education. Civic disengagement. State/media collusion. Vicious feminism. Abdicated responsibility. Vict
Hate speech laws. Group rights. DEI. Naive economic policy. Compelled environmental utopianism. Activist universities. Faculties of Education. Civic disengagement. State/media collusion. Vicious feminism. Abdicated responsibility. Victimhood. HR depts. Totalitarian compassion.
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