“A family from Mexico arrives this morning legally has as much right to the American Dream as the direct descents of the Founding Fathers.”
Bob Dole accepting the Republican nomination for President in 1996.
Imagine being a black athlete dominating such
a predominantly white sport while looking fly and alternative in an era where black athletes were barely even allowed to express themself without being persecuted? Truly revolutionary
One of Xi Jinping's core economic convictions is exactly the same as that of classical liberal economist Jean-Baptiste Say.
According to Chinese political scientist Zhang Weiwei, Xi is firmly convinced that infrastructure spending is justified by the fact that "supply creates its own demand" (1:20 mark).
Meanwhile on Chinese TV: "I visited California in the 80s. They were promising high-speed rail. China didn't even have highways."
40 years later, they have built zero. China: biggest high speed rail network.
"The superiority of socialism is clear."
Really? The Met undercover police put the Lawrence family under surveillance for years including details of the Lawrence's marriage breakdown.
Stephen was murdered in 1993, An inquiry wasn't announced until 1997. Perpetrators jailed in 2012, both eligible for parole in 2027.
Sky News ran a segment about how a Jewish volunteer group is on the streets fighting "record levels of antisemitism", and zero antisemitism occurs anywhere in the entire segment. It's just a group of thugs cruising around intimidating non-Jews by impersonating law enforcement.
This is such an interesting social experiment because if you pressed a single person in this video they would say they’re not racist but somehow they always seem to accept the most racist thing.
Not completely incoherent but the truth is we massively incentivise drinking at home (fewer positive externalities) than drinking in a social environment (much nicer - and dare I say good for you!)