“America: Love it or leave it.” “China: Love it or we’ll kill you.” That pretty much sums up the difference between the jingoists in my country and the jingoists in my wife’s. Both our countrymen have a tendency to overreact to criticism of their home nations. But the Chinese have yet to develop a healthy… Continue reading Chinese Jingos vs. American Jingos
Month: April 2008
PA Reality
Today, finally, the voters of Penn’s Woods go to the polls. But methinks tomorrow we will be no closer to having a Democratic presidential nominee. The recent debate was a travesty. Once again, I had no idea it was coming until after it was over. And now I can’t even use the “had no TV”… Continue reading PA Reality
The Problem with the Free Tibet Movement
The main problem is that it’s never going to happen. When your supreme leader admits that full independence is not a realistic goal, that’s a pretty good indication that you should settle. The true aim of the Tibetans should be a return to the days when Tibet and China mostly left each other alone, each… Continue reading The Problem with the Free Tibet Movement