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It is unfortunate that the historic decision by South Africa’s High Court to recognize Chinese South Africans as part of a previously disadvantaged group is couched in such inflammatory language – “Chinese are to reclassified as Black”. Media headlines around the world, even respectable outlets such as the BBC trumpet the idea that “Chinese in [...]
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Dr. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.
Mayor: What do you mean, “biblical”?
Dr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Exactly.
Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling.
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness. [...]
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It used to be that when America sneezed, the world caught a cold. A pebble thrown into the American pond sent ripples around the globe, a recession in the US, or even the threat of recession, was enough to send world markets tumbling. That is no longer the case. Even as Wall Street [...]
Filed under: Current Affairs, World Events | Tagged: America, Brazil, Bush Administration, Bush league, China, Decline, decoupling, Empire, India, Russia | 1 Comment »
