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Weep, Sad Freaks of the Nation
I just exist as a material thing. Furniture. I will stand with you. I must. Because… Just because of the repression I experienced, don’t think that other people won’t do what I did. That’s not human nature,” Gao said. “If … Continue reading
Posted in China, International Justice, Law
Tagged china.traditions, human.behavior, international.crimes
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At the Zenith, our Dead Dreams Awake
Good riddence to bad rubbish. A rotten end to a rotten year. The weather has been cold and rainy in Shanghai, rainy as it has been all year. And damn chilly. Crates of secrets, pilling up by the day, trials … Continue reading
Losing Ground – No Words
Well, I sort of missed out on the whole sum-up post to close out 09. It was an interesting year, that’s for sure. What 2009 should be most remembered for, however, is quite simple: it was the year where the … Continue reading
Posted in International Justice, Law
Tagged behavioral.principles, organizational.behavior
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In Death You Sing
The forces of tyranny simply do not understand. They will always overstep their bounds, again and again, until they destroy themselves. Such is the nature of their need for control, it must escalate until it consumes itself. Ahmadinejad has lost … Continue reading
Hearts Pumping Ink
Recently, in another context, a Chinese colleague reminded me that the West long used human rights as a club against China, for naked political gain, while conveniently defining the term so as to make themselves wholly blameless. The poor kids … Continue reading
Slowly build up; and break it down
I am glad the pirate issue has returned to the news, as I failed to get in a few points last time. These ‘externalities’ as they were once called, i.e. pirates, are always less exogenous than they may appear. Crony … Continue reading
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Tagged basic.economics, international.criminals, international.finance
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Where Will It All End?
Recently I have been thinking about outcomes. You know, behavioral outcomes and the reinforcement that naturally follows, and future behavior by other actor(s) that is influenced by the fate of earlier actors. When we see someone get spanked (literally or … Continue reading
There was Business as Usual
There is no rule of law in Iran today. The forces in power are contemptuous of anything and anyone that stands in opposition, even to the smallest degree. There is nothing religious about this, no religion could possibly sanction the … Continue reading
The Icy Breeze is Shattered
Or will be, or was. From Iranian artist Icy: [singlepic id=80 w=380 h=300 float=none]
My Thoughts are a Gas
A ‘civilized’ government doesn’t imprison people without evidence or fair trials, and develops and follows clear guidelines to ensure fairness and justice. A ‘civilized’ government doesn’t beat up reporters and then lie about the incident. A ‘civilized’ government punishes government … Continue reading