I mean… I kinda get it, but nowadays it’s starting to get absurd.

(EDIT: This was supposed to be a “blow air out my nose and get on with my life” meme…)

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    9 days ago

    Do people still use Jim Crowe laws to talk about the daily life of US citizens? These are 40-60 year old discussion that do not adequately describe what life is like to the average citizen today.

    Yeah they have their own homeless issues, but imo having a homeless population who has a job and chooses not to return home vs one that has nothing is two very different situations and almost incomparable problems.

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      9 days ago

      People do still talk about Jim Crowe laws, yes, and also the same singular party rules China today and they still regularly suppress protests with military especially in regions they more recently expressed complete authority over such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Tibet.

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        8 days ago

        Why does every discussion around China devolve into this as if the US doesn’t also do this?

        Instead let’s discuss how average Chinese citizen in Shanghai is doing compared to the average citizen in San Francisco and have a real discussion between the two countries and how their government impacts their life.

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          8 days ago

          Why does every discussion about China also have to be about their many many enemies all over the world as a direct result of their opaque cruelty?

          Why can’t we just discuss what is wrong with China?

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            8 days ago

            Because this exact statement can also be applied to the US? Which to be frank I’m all for talking about, the US probably has the most enemies in the world. But regardless this discussion is intended to be about the government impacts on their citizens.

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              8 days ago

              Alright then go start a comment thread about it somewhere else. Good luck, don’t forget to talk about black laws and Tulsa massacre.

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                8 days ago

                Why would you even reply to begin with if you’re only going to derail the conversation with no pertinent information and not discuss the topic at hand?