It’s easy for Minneapolis residents to loose sight of how much George Floyd Square is a symbol of the struggle for Black and minority rights around the world. This write up in a progressive Croatian outlet is a good reminder.
This is a good approach. It unmasks how profoundly trivial and petty anti-woke politics often is -- how it frequently devolves into this kind of endless hunt for something, anything at all, to inflate grotesquely into the Enemy Of The Moment.
It is genuinely astonishing how often you hear arguments like this from the right. "Yes, you're correct on the merits, but until you ask us in juuuust the right tone of voice, we're going to stomp our feet and refuse."
"How was the left radicalized?"
Bro, I'm not radicalized. Literally all of my political views are just extrapolations of the most basic premises of human decency. Universal healthcare isn't "radical." I figured that one out when I was, like, 8 years old. Get a grip.
The first film to use traditional Chinese ink-wash painting for animation
From: Little Tadpoles Search for Mama (1960), dir. Te Wei and Qian Jiajun, Shanghai Animation Film Studio
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We value our allies. We value our shared security. And we always appreciate an open conversation.
Ukraine will be represented at the NATO summit in Vilnius. Because it is about respect.
But Ukraine also deserves respect. Now, on the way to Vilnius, we received signals that certain wording is being discussed without Ukraine.
And I would like to emphasize that this wording is about the invitation to become NATO member, not about Ukraine's membership.
It’s unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership. While at the same time vague wording about "conditions" is added even for inviting Ukraine.
It seems there is no readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance.
This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine's membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. And for Russia, this means motivation to continue its terror.
Uncertainty is weakness. And I will openly discuss this at the summit.