Encore of Revival: America, August 3, 2015

Encore of Revival: America, August 3, 2015

Judge William Orrick will go down in history as the accomplice of the abortion black market. His Federal order attempting to block the release of videos “in the form of harassment, intimidation, violence, invasion of privacy, and injury to reputation,” will not make him look good. There don’t seem to be many arguments about defamation or falsehood, or whether the organization deserves the credibility the judge is defending. This order will not stop the anti-abortion movement, but only make the judge out to be an accessory in the aftermath of the coming tsunami.

Americans seem more concerned with flags and lions than with millions of abortions or the 3,000 people who die each year at the hands of people who crossed the border illegally. Now, people are getting angry about the mix-matched priorities. And it all seems to indicate that the public only complains about what the TV tells the public to complain about, and not a moment before the TV tells the public to complain.  · · · →

Cadence of Conflict: Asia, August 3, 2015

Cadence of Conflict: Asia, August 3, 2015

Propaganda backfired this week. Beijing wants more Internet censorship, almost to create a “Chinanet” akin to another Great Schism not seen since the Orthodox Church split from the West. TPP failed. Students in Taiwan stormed government offices to keep out China-propaganda over “minor” changes to national curriculum. An Australia-India-Japan alliance plumed out of nowhere. Taiwan and Japan are kissing and making up. And some truth came through well-kept gates.

An 18-year-old got back from his year in North Korea. The North Koreans shower together like Americans and Romans. North Korean students are curious about mundane life in America. And, notably, North Koreans seem to agree with a Americans: Government is the problem, not the people.

Joshua Wang, Hong Kong, had an interview with the BBC and explained that the Umbrella Movement never really had a plan and never communicated a plan to the public. But they did succeed in raising public awareness.  · · · →

July 31, 2015

Bergdahl charged

4th Shock-bortion video

Courts tried to prevent 4th video release

Trump’s book released same day as debate

Election Commission considers managing YouTube virals?

Professor: What makes a kook? Dogmatics & gullables dislike mainstream media, susceptible to evidence, ignoring experts

Army recruit deficit

Brilliant: How To Have Your Own Wine Label Without Owning A Winery  · · · →

Encore of Revival: America, July 27, 2015

Encore of Revival: America, July 27, 2015

Videos are going viral about police. They even raided Sheriff Joe’s office in Arizona—remember, the Sheriff investigating the authenticity of Obama’s digital birth certificate? US Marshals focusing on Joe could credibility to his “birther” concerns and could re-open the entire issue. The developments will be interesting. As will be the developments of a Black woman who died in prison from a “turn signal” stop that escalated when she wouldn’t put out her cigarette in her own car, as with the pregnant woman forced onto her face for not giving her last name.

Trump pulls further ahead, even though the media said it was all over. Now they’re talking “3rd party” as a real possibility, making the Republican ticket his preference, not his prerequisite. Maybe U. S. Marshals will will raid his office and shove him on his stomach after he gets pulled over for not signaling and refusing to put out his cigarette… At least some might think so.  · · · →

Cadence of Conflict: Asia, July 27, 2015

Cadence of Conflict: Asia, July 27, 2015

Propaganda. Taiwanese students protest “rewriting” history curriculum. Taiwan’s Ministry of Education responded on cue: police to arrest protesters—as well as three reporters. Notwithstanding Mark Twain’s “Never argue with people who buy ink by the barrel”, taking action against the students will fall into the playbook MLK used in Birmingham. Had the police not responded, there might not have been any news. The backlash will whack the Taiwan party that caves to China—just before an election. And, the stories reveal that freedom of Taiwanese’s own press in their own country is as bad as it is in China. Reportedly, the press aren’t allowed to cover a protest unless the government invites them.

Chinese TV shows a simulated assault on the Taiwan presidential palace. This raises questions about whether China has also simulated the vast mountain range and beach landing necessary to reach Taiwan’s presidential palace. China’s propaganda within its own borders could backfire—not that the international world should be concerned with whether China tells the truth to its own people, but if the public gets unhappy with the Beijing bullhorn, it would create another battlefront, on top of the other battlefronts expanded under Xi Jinping.  · · · →