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...many transgressions of the CCP, in particular after the end of British (colonial) rule has also been critical. Journalists had to leave the country.
In a surprising reversal of his own pro-Taiwan policy, President Biden has now said he does not support Taiwanese independence.
From a Taiwanese perspective, this is probably a big blow. However, the way #Xi has been forcing the issue of re-integration for years now, would have inexorably..
OK, @skaly, since you’ve gone ahead and made a public post calling me out, let’s play that game:
https://mastodon.social/@skaly/111330965067192756#
I didn’t send you “false information” about your country.
In a thread, you denied that what Israel is committing in Gaza can be called genocide so I sent you this link by Raz Segal, associate professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Stockton University and the endowed professor in the study of modern genocide:
https://jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-case-of-genocide
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After a white gunman murdered MLK in 1968, riots broke out across the country.
In Chicago, it's widely said these riots are to blame for the acres of vacant land and the dearth of businesses on the West Side, where the riots started.
@ProPublica's 2020 investigation took a closer look at that claim.
We found other factors at play:
• Broken promises by gov't to rebuild
• Overzealous "blight removal" programs
• Rampant speculation by real estate investors
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