Here in Hong Kong, there seems to be some kind of protest every other week. Some 30 taxis, for instance, will stage a slow-drive protest in Kwun Tong over claims of faulty Sinopec LPG fuel. On New Year’s Day, thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched to the Central Liaison Office, but the supposedly peaceful demonstration turned… Read More: How to protest effectively »
I have just finished reading Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and was doing some research on John Perkins when I chanced upon the following videos. Even if you do not agree with Perkins’ approach or are critical of the lack of evidence presented in his book, these two videos leave you little doubt about… Read More: A timeline of American imperialism »
Here comes Dickhead Cheney again, trying to save his “legacy” (or rather his sorry ass from being tried for crimes against humanity). It’s disheartening to see The Economist pander so shamelessly to the neo-cons: “THE contrast was stark: on the one hand Barack Obama, young, idealistic, wet-behind the ears, and on the other Dick Cheney,… Read More: Justice delayed is justice denied »
Here’s a good example of how the media sometimes spin stories according to their biases. Newsweek’s “The Decline of the Petro-Czar” is a blatantly pro-Western piece aimed at bashing political leaders who do not see eye-to-eye with the imperialists in America (I’m writing this last part through my own coloured lens to balance the equation).… Read More: Two different spins »
From a post titled “Service Outage (a note from the USA)” by Tim Dickinson at Rolling Stone: Dear World, The United States of America, your quality supplier of ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for its 2001-2008 service outage. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service interruption has been located.… Read More: Uncle Sam says sorry »
It’s Christmas eve so here’s something to bring about a festive cheer in an otherwise gloomy economic climate. NYDailyNews ran an article titled “George W. Bush: The lamest duck ever?“, which features memorable photo-ops from one of the lamest ducks in presidential history. Welcome to my hanging. Indeed! Related posts:Stupid is as stupid does?Further proof… Read More: A gallery of idiocy »