They were always a fairly liberal leaning site. I used to follow Kaiser Kuo on quora, and for a time he was on the money, only paying lip service to western "ideals" for views, but later seemed to start taking those concepts seriously.
Okay, this is just unabashed flame bait! Heh!
Still, very interesting who would want to shut these people down.
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Pretty sure he was always funded by CIA.They were always a fairly liberal leaning site. I used to follow Kaiser Kuo on quora, and for a time he was on the money, only paying lip service to western "ideals" for views, but later seemed to start taking those concepts seriously.
I have no problem with that. I said one needs to follow the laws of the land. Why would you think I have an issue with anti-discrimination in China or the US? It has nothing to do with international business and by conflating it with domestic law, you are quite wrong.Chinese government has decided that discrimination is unlawful because it constitute as bullying, not other way around. If you don't like it go complain to Chinese government. It is the same for US. In the same manner you may think you have complete control of who to do business with, but you are wrong.
Once again, domestic laws do not govern international trade. Your analogy makes no sense. Any country can ban trade with any other country and it would be well within its rights to do so.Try start a business in US and refuse to serve Jewish customer because they 'offend you', see how long it lasts. Of course, you are allowed to not buy stuff from people you don't like, but not vice versa.
As I said, this likely falls into the gray zone because it damages the third party by adding extra restrictions post contract but it is not unlawful and on the flip side, it would be a bigger violation of someone's rights to force the US to sell or continue to sell its technology. The buyer and the seller have to both agree and when one doesn't, for any reason, there is no sale. Very basic and no amount of crying about bullying is gonna change that.What US is doing with its sanction go far beyond your example of "boycotting a business", so it is invalid. It pressure third party to not SELL to China. It retroactively pressures third party to cancel contracts just because the third party spent 10% on American components. Completely unlawful internationally.
LOLOL I understand everything else here other than, "You know what makes Bruce Lee mad? You know how he felt about those racist people?" LOL That, as it pertains to international trade, I don't understand.Why, I am simply trying to explain at a level you can understand.
Definition of what? I'm facing an argument here that if I dislike a guy, I have to apparently keep spending money at his business or I'm somehow bullying him. That's no dictionary definition and anyone can come up with something more valid than that.Not like you would agree even if the other guy gave you a dictionary definition. You would just make up a definition for yourself anyways.
Actually Taliban did that in their first government too more than 2 decades ago. By the time US invaded it was already eradicated, but when the US took control they allowed it to thrive again.Taliban is more effective in banning poppy cultivation than NATO. Or maybe CIA felt the profit is too great to pass by and allow poppy cultivation to continue under their watch.
They should put half of those unemployed poppy farmers onto fentanyl precursor synthesizing, and enroll the other half in an international export commerce course offered by a local Confucius Institute.Actually Taliban did that in their first government too more than 2 decades ago. By the time US invaded it was already eradicated, but when the US took control they allowed it to thrive again.
Good, so you know using individuals as example for international politics is stupid. Then you should know better to not use it as example as you repeatedly have.I have no problem with that. I said one needs to follow the laws of the land. Why would you think I have an issue with anti-discrimination in China or the US? It has nothing to do with international business and by conflating it with domestic law, you are quite wrong.
Well, not that the example is right for individuals in first place. But that is besides the point. I used the movie example as an equally awful argument. Individual relations do not apply to international relation.No, you didn't fix it; you snowflaked it. Sorry, but I don't do that shit where looking at someone the wrong way or telling them you don't wanna be their friend or hang out with them is bullying. Some people feel if 5 people are a group of friends but don't wanna add them, they're being mercilessly bullied. That's not my definition nor was it ever. If you didn't violate anyone's rights, you didn't bully anyone; that's how I see it and it's not cherry-picked from anything. That's how it was from a time when people didn't kill themselves because they got mean Facebook messages.
Great, you get the point. Domestic laws do not govern international trade. The moment scope is beyond domestic matter it no longer applies.Once again, domestic laws do not govern international trade. Your analogy makes no sense. Any country can ban trade with any other country and it would be well within its rights to do so.
Speaking of that, US is using domestic law to override international trade. It would be perfectly valid to cancel further American products to business selling to China. Not so much if the product is already sold after contracts. The same way domestic law cannot apply to arrest foriegners not obeying your law in their own country.As I said, this likely falls into the gray zone because it damages the third party by adding extra restrictions post contract but it is not unlawful and on the flip side, it would be a bigger violation of someone's rights to force the US to sell or continue to sell its technology. The buyer and the seller have to both agree and when one doesn't, for any reason, there is no sale. Very basic and no amount of crying about bullying is gonna change that.
By your logic, if you live in an apartment, and the family live on top of you is very loud, and you tell them they should be quiet is bullying?
A better analogy would be a neighbour of his in the next building pointed a high power telescope at his bedroom windows. Then by his logic, if he were to ask that person to stop, he would be bullying.
CIA directive. Kaiser is not a smart cookie from what I see.
Okay, this is just unabashed flame bait! Heh!
Still, very interesting who would want to shut these people down.
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This often comes up about regional states not taking people but not understanding there perspective. These Gulf states are welcoming to foreigners who can contribute but they have transform there soft power by making religion of higher clans just like during time of Khazaria empire. This transformation made maintaining soft Power aka legitmacy even more important. It is not easy to explain in words. You can already see there is no Israel help with this ultimatum so how long will Gulf states keep the bargain when it impact there soft power.Nazi Germany: we had to exterminate the Jews because no one else in the world was willing to accept them!