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I’m kind of surprised by how stupid the President acted last week. The statement he made regarding the arrest of his friend, Professor Gates, conflicted itself completely and was more appropriate for a private discussion in the oval office, after the press conference about health care was over. We know Obama didn’t want to distract everyone from his health care offensive, so he genuinely said something dumb at the worst possible time. Continue reading Obama Spoke Stupidly Many have said that the 2008 Olympics in Beijing were China’s coming out party to the world. I wanted to let you know about China’s real coming out party. This posting about China’s June gay pride parade in Shanghai is not meant to insult the Chinese nation or anyone else, it is actually meant to praise China for the advancement of social liberty and freedom seen this year in Shanghai. Although many out there can argue whether or not the existence of a LBGT (Lesbian Bisexual Gay Transgender) community in China is advancement, no one can argue with the fact that a community such as this receiving greater freedom and tolerance is a sign of the Chinese government loosening control over individual rights. Continue reading China’s Real Coming Out Party We all hope that the people of Iran can rise up long enough to get a positive reaction from the government or even to follow through with another revolutionary sweep to power by a new generation, but a question persists. Are there really enough wealthy and middle class progressive Iranians to hold onto power in Iran? If you take the demographics of Iran’s electorate and their ideological leanings you can begin to see a familiar political playing field. Iran is a completely different political landscape from the United States, but during this era of social change and rapid cultural evolution, some of the same rules apply. Continue reading Red Provinces vs. Blue Provinces … In Iran! I was shocked when I heard about the verdict against the two journalist in North Korea. Twelve years hard labor sounds horrifying for these journalists and all should know that North Korea’s Gulag style prison system is well capable of endangering a prisoner’s life within months simply from the conditions alone (Although these two innocent women will hopefully receive better treatment, even though it’s only because they are westerners). Then you take a step back and realize they’re going to probably be all right because the Kim dynasty needs these two as bargaining chips in their growing confrontation with the entire world. Continue reading What Does Guantanamo Bay Have to do with North Korea? Liz Cheney recently got my attention on CNN. The arguments supporting or castigating Obama’s speech to the Muslim world in Cairo last week have been bubbling up for a few days now and I’ve been satisfied to sit back and watch. It just didn’t seem that hard to figure out that he did the right thing here, but that’s not everyone’s opinion. Continue reading Is Considering The Opinions of the Muslim World Wrong? Let me quickly clarify the meaning of “new world order”, which can mean several things depending on your level of sanity. I’m talking about the new economic order of the world that settled into place when the western world’s financial and real estate industries collapsed. You may have been hearing about countries like China, India and Brazil a lot more than usual lately and that’s because they have seats at a lot more tables now. This is a result of what’s being called “The Great Recession” and let’s just simplify things by saying that these countries have a lot more chips in front of them at the global poker table than the west does these days. Metaphors aside, China is still buying up dollars and most economists are praying that they continue to do so as the US gets back on it’s feet. Continue reading Hope for the New World Order |
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