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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Oh, bother.
That is how presidential legacies work, for better or worse.
Disgusted, but not surprised
If you want to consider outside chances: Kentucky, Texas, two in Georgia.
He probably won't, but Moore is running again and if anyone could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory it would be him.
I don't know why you're focusing on Yang, he's not the only candidate.
"Sandwiches are probably easier to fix than the actual problems" -Hylarn
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Isn't that because Yang is the son of Taiwanese immigrants, so he has stronger ties to Taiwan than the other candidates?
Edited by dragonfire5000 on Jan 18th 2020 at 8:58:30 AM
One Winged Egret
Honestly it feels like lowkey racism to me.
I know what you mean, I remember them mentioning his heritage as a possible "reason" that he's slow to talk about Hong Kong. Which was a... thing.
"Sandwiches are probably easier to fix than the actual problems" -Hylarn
It's not racism, the OP is Taiwanese.
It would be nice if he did, but he's not obligated to do it whether he's Taiwanese or not. And the absence of something doesn't guarantee the affirmative in the opposite direction.
Edited by AlleyOop on Jan 18th 2020 at 12:24:47 PM
Oh, bother.
Speaking as a Taiwanese-American...it's really not a good look for Yang.
This combined with his hesitation to talk about the HK protests and his choice of foreign policy advisor makes it even more questionable.
Heck, him not being the only candidate isn't an excuse — as the article mentioned, two Democratic Party candidates have already congratulated Tsai for her win. One of them btw was friggin' Joe Biden. The other was Buttigieg.
But I guess we can also ask why Sanders and Warren haven't commented on it either.
Edited by M84 on Jan 19th 2020 at 1:41:11 AM
Disgusted, but not surprised
I remember being surprised by the speed and the openness with which Warren threw her support behind the Hong Kong protests, and it coming not too long after local politicians I know also voiced their support. It may have something to do with Massachusetts having a fairly sizable Hong Kongese population. I can't remember if or when Sanders did the same, but I imagine he would've at some point.
Biden just talked shit about video game developers: https://www.vg247.com/2020/01/19/joe-biden-video-games-little-creeps/
Biden is going full Abraham Simpson lately.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Disasturbator
He thinks there should be restrictions on violent video games.
I wonder if he knows about the monopolizations and developer abuse?
Industrious Incisors
I’d be surprised. The article at least made it look a lot like he had no interest in actually understanding anything about the medium or industry.
Disasturbator
If he does he does not care,he's more interested in courting votes the same way they use 'tough on crime'
New theme music also a box
Lost in Space
Yay, "violent video games are evil", a favorite chant of the old people demographic.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
This is reminiscent of when Bob Dole attacked Hollywood action movies, despite not having seen any of the movies he criticized.
I honestly don't know what Biden's trying to get across in that interview segment. Seems like Biden's conflating Silicon Valley greed (which is real) and video games as a cultural threat (which is not).
I think Biden's 2 decades late with that soundbite, if not more.
Two decades sounds about right. Didn’t Gore get into some of this Moral Guardians stuff in 2000?
Never Trust
More his wife than him
Trump delenda est
Oh, bother.
In that article it seems that what Biden really disliked was the arrogance he perceived among them. Kind of wish the article had named who he met.
Tbh, The NY Times interview gives a lot more nuance. Biden’s main point is that SV tech industry needs more regulation.
Edited by M84 on Jan 19th 2020 at 8:23:26 PM
Disgusted, but not surprised
It’s more like four decades late at this point.
Oh, bother.
Honestly, we should talk more about The NY Times interview. That provides a lot more context.
I would comment more, but I am typing all this on a phone.
Edited by M84 on Jan 19th 2020 at 8:32:23 PM
Disgusted, but not surprised
I don't know that much about Andrew Jackson, but it seems like he fucked up much more than I could have ever known. It seems that a lot of presidents' actions have aftereffects long after they're dead. Which is just a wonderful thing to realize considering the position we're in now. >.>
I liked it better when Questionable Casting was called WTH Casting Agency