Comments on: Obama Is An Inspirer Of Nations, Particularly China, And Provides Good Material For English-Language Study http://beijingcream.com/2012/11/obama-is-inspirer-of-nations-particularly-china/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: SteveLaudig http://beijingcream.com/2012/11/obama-is-inspirer-of-nations-particularly-china/#comment-115519 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:47:38 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=6494#comment-115519 ““We can never forget that as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.””

And the USG will use drones on some of them.
Anyone who would risk their lives for US style elections or political system [which are quite unrepresentative and in many respects e.g. the Senate, the Electoral College, Supreme Court, and gerrymandering, quite undemocratic even anti-democratic] might reconsider. The Americans’ political discourse is unhinged in many respects.

]]> By: » An Imagined Chinese Electoral Map, If China Were A Two-Party Democracy Beijing Cream http://beijingcream.com/2012/11/obama-is-inspirer-of-nations-particularly-china/#comment-114677 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:55:01 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=6494#comment-114677 [...] yesterday, we saw how Barack Obama’s victory speech on Tuesday resonated with Chinese citizens. Say what you want about an election cycle that drains so many resources from the public, but [...]

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