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One day people will be unironically openly racist without hesitation and it will be thanks to Indians. We will be going back to 19th century views.

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Honestly, that article is so stupid and self-racist

Firstly, the Korean club keeps out Indians not because of their citizenship, race or skin colour but, as the board says clearly, because they “don’t follow the rules often”.

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"Guys, it's okay, it's not racism, it's just prejudice!"

The Ministry of Labour notice, written in Korean, does not specify any physical or facial requirements to qualify for a job in Korea. Instead, it states that no amount of plastic surgery or facial contouring can give a person a kind, gentle look.

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As an aside, this is actually basically wrong. Most Korean companies expect photos with resumes
A law was proposed to ban it, but the photo section was not passed.

They neither agreed nor disagreed with her but intelligently pointed to the many obnoxious failings of Indians on their own home turf—their harassment of foreigners, the reprehensible public hygiene, the lack of civility in public life, the readiness to brawl on the slightest pretexts, and the growing nationalist vanity that being Indian alone bestows greatness and superiority. .

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It is hilarious that the Indian author is making excuses for textbook definitions of racism. Whatever feelings one might have about India or Indians, it is still discrimination.

It sounds like we should expect Trump 2nd Term to go literal full ballistic.

Robert Lighthizer got booted because he won’t go hard enough. Trade War 2.0 on steroids here we come.

• Trump has been telling friends he denied Robert Lighthizer — his pro-tariff, China-hawk U.S. trade representative in the first term — a Cabinet role because he's "too scared to go big." He's loyal but too timid to take big, risky swings, Trump contends.

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And Elon seems to be pushing for Argentina Milei style policies.

• Elon Musk, the most powerful and persistent voice in President-elect Trump's ear, has been relentless in pushing "radical reform" of, well, almost everything. As he sits next to Trump discussing administration picks, Musk often asks if the person embodies "radical reform" — massive cuts and blow-it-up-to-rebuild instincts.

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Then Trump apparently no longer cares about what the senators say.

• The transition insider told us Trump "no longer listens to people, usually senators, who tell him 'that's not how it's done' or 'it doesn't work that way.' He no longer accepts that rationale."

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It sounds like we should expect Trump 2nd Term to go literal full ballistic.

Robert Lighthizer got booted because he won’t go hard enough. Trade War 2.0 on steroids here we come.


And Elon seems to be pushing for Argentina Milei style policies.


Then Trump apparently no longer cares about what the senators say.

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You have naked oligarchy with Musk's appointment. Just appointed a billionaire campaign donor to some advisory role with the nebulous goal of making the government more efficient.

You then have the Supreme Court saying the President cannot be held criminally accountable for their actions. I mean, that basically just gives someone the incentive to be nakedly corrupt because you literally cannot hold them accountable to the law. Now I know some people will argue about checks and balances, the separation of powers between the executive, judiciary and legislative bodies on top of the constitution, but I don't see those being roadblocks to sufficiently motivated and supported individuals in the future.

I am also seeing a lot of people on the left wringing their hands over the Biden pardon of Hunter, and I just don't get it. He did this because he likely believes the Trump DOJ was going to punish his son unjustly. Does Hunter deserve to be to held accountable for his actions; absolutely. Can you reasonably expect the accountability to proportionate to his crimes in the Trump DOJ world; fuck no. I would do the same thing for my son if the incoming administration looked to be a bunch of crooks, loyalists and maniacs.

It is said that a feature of fascism is portrayal of the enemy as simultaneously weak and strong at the same time
What do you call it when you call yourself strong and weak at the same time?
vs.
Googling "Trump threat to democracy"
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I imagine his "Chinese friends" asking him "So, ah Nick, I don't get this system because I live in an authoritarian state... you guys just voted in your own enemy and that's a good thing? And um, the guy he is replacing, he got voted in 4 years ago because everyone hated the guy you just voted in now. But, now he is even more hated, so you're going back to the first guy? The communist party must have really brainwashed me because I just don't get it!"