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her Vietnamese American colleague as "un-American" for supporting a petition seeking multilingual ballots.

Councilwoman Dorothy Dean criticized Councilwoman Van Tran, asserting that her advocacy for Spanish and Vietnamese ballots in Morrow, a suburb of Atlanta, was a betrayal of her role as an elected official and an American citizen.
“I would like you to know that I feel as a citizen of this city and as a fellow councilmember that you do not deserve to sit on that dais as an elected official,” Dean said at the council meeting, saying the petition “offended me highly.”

“You have failed in your oath of office. You have failed as a citizen of this country,” Dean said. “You disregarded and you dishonored the oaths that you took as an American citizen. I would like to say that is un-American and inexcusable. Shame on you, Van Tran.”
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The petition aimed to accommodate a diverse population, with Census estimates showing approximately 40% Black, 30% Asian American, and 20% Latino residents in Morrow. Mayor John Lampl ended the meeting before Tran could respond.
 
FairAndUnbiased

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luminary said:
I guess this is Fukuyama's latest stunt to keep himself relevant.

Fascism bleeding into the west from all directions.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683095518069547009
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This is hilarious. You can take the Japanese out of Japan but you can't take the Japan out of the Japanese.

I'm sure if the Mongols conquered them, they'd be singing the praises of the Khan long after the Ming overthrew the Yuan.
 
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I know where you are coming from. China for a long time sucked at media department. The shift is very recent. Tiktok is the biggest breakthrough. Genshin and Honkai are two other breakthrough. I can't say if that qualify as a cultural superpower, but owning a top of the line international short video app is a big deal, as well as having 2 top tier mobile games.

Tiktok certainly deserves a mention due to how internationally renouned it is.

I dont think China is US and Japan level yet, but it is showing signs of overtaking. Like 2008 China economy and US economy same vibe.

And that means Chinese media certainly is above India to say the least. Both overall earning and international prestige.
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Well thank you for that. I get not everyone agrees with me and yes I have phrased some things poorly in the past, but just because this forum is a supposed safe harbor from rampant Sinophobia on the net, doesn't mean members have to get defensive and hurl insults on every discussion regarding China's faults.

Not least on an issue that casuals and hardcore patriots have been on the same page on for a long time. (And that I didn't even want to discuss anyway, I was just responding to another comment about whether Chinese directors can learn from Soviet filmmakers)
 
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Well thank you for that. I get not everyone agrees with me and yes I have phrased some things poorly in the past, but just because this forum is a supposed safe harbor from rampant Sinophobia on the net, doesn't mean members have to get defensive and hurl insults on every discussion regarding China's faults.

Not least on an issue that casuals and hardcore patriots have been on the same page on for a long time. (And that I didn't even want to discuss anyway, I was just responding to another comment about whether Chinese directors can learn from Soviet filmmakers)
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Interestingly, the degree of defensiveness and extremity of the insults levied, only reveal the depth and extent of ego insecurity regarding the issues raised. It surprises me how so many, supposedly rational, intelligent, folks fail to recognize and appreciate this. Then again, rationality can be a very thin veneer!
 
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luminary said:
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ZME Science
Over 3,000 beaches across the country were tested and found that a whopping 55% of them had fecal contamination at potentially hazardous levels.
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It reminds me of this - not 100% sure it's real though:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683559000036503552

bajingan said:
Omnious, hopefully he is just bluffing

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683387403124473856
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The flip side of this is that such hubris might be a sign that the CIA has been completed duped by the Chinese intelligence, which is feeding them false information.

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Well, the West can't sanction China if its trade with Russia is done with local currencies.

China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army
Shipments of military-capable hardware expose a China-sized loophole in Western sanctions.​

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One problem with India: they really believe what the West tells them.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683390062342307840
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1683387924086157312
 
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