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Wrongs against UK citizens denied citizenship
Idiotic UK bureaucracy incorrectly denied the citizenship of many UK
citizens who came there long ago as children from colonies in the
Caribbean. The Tory government was pressured to acknowledge these
wrongs and set up a scheme to right them. But the Tory inclination
never to give a non-rich citizen a break eventually won out over
righting wrongs.
As long as the watchword is, "When in doubt, kick them out," it
won't do the job. |
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Ukraine-Russia border
The Ukraine-Russia border, between Kharkiv and Belgorod, was just an
arbitrary line, with similar people speaking the same form of
Ukrainian on both sides (often related to each other). The war forced
each person to choose a side.
The two states, becoming increasingly different over time, created a
superstructure that made the two sites of the line terribly different.
Now one side of the line is under a repressive tyranny while the other
is under (imperfect) freedom.
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The author recognizes implicitly that Stalin's 1930s famine affected a
large part of the Soviet Union — it was not specifically aimed at
Ukraine. |
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China anti-covid quarantines
Unofficial reports describe masses killed in China by the sudden anti-Covid
quaranteens, followed by perhaps millions killed by rampaging Covid with
their deaths falsely atteributed to other causes. |
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Opposition leaders jailed in Tunisia
Tunisia's dictator has now jailed 20 opposition leaders.
I too strongly condemn political Islam, but repression is not going to make
that go away or result in a free country. |
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Prison next to Disney World
Governor DeMentis is hell-bent on punishing Disney. His latest plan
is to build a prison next to Disney World.
I expect it will take years to start construction. By then, DeMentis
probably won't be governor any more; his successor will not have the
same grudge against Disney, so perse will make a deal with Disney.
DeMentis's mania for punising anyone that won't bend the knee to him
is alarming.
However, Disney's being in a dispute with DeMentis, who is clearly our
enemy, does not make Disney deserve our admiration. Disney is not our
friend. Disney is one of the companies responsible for the Digital
Millenium Coyright Act. |
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Applications for state offices in Arkansas
Governor Sanders of Arkansas directs applicants for state offices to
demonstrate their lack of probity by praising her in the job appliactions. |
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Dishonesty and price gouging in medical system
A medically-necessary emergency abortion provides an example of
the dishonesty and price gouging of the US medical system.
This is why I advocate a national medical system, not merely "Medicare
for all." Under Medicare, medical treatment can be quite expensive.
Even the part the patient has to pay can be quite expensive. |
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