It's totally accurate though. It's like the definition of systemic racism really. Think about housing or financial policy that disproportionately fails for minorities. They aren't some Klan manifesto. Instead they just include banal qualifications and exemptions that end up at the same result.
steltek
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Who remembers the HP computer that was unable to identify black people? One of my favorite "oooph, that's not a good look" tech fails of all time. At least the people in that video were having a good laugh about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4DT3tQqgRM
Holy hell, that was 13 years ago.
The aptly named Arab Spring got pretty far, as those things go. Not perfect by any stretch, of course.
I'm struggling to think of alternatives that didn't involve foreign intention. Peaceful revolution is hard.
Can you describe what "propaganda barriers" means? From my perspective, it's absurdly easy for foreign governments to bot-farm posts in an attempt to sway public opinion in the US.
And of course it's acceptable/encouraged to criticize China. But it's also acceptable/encouraged to criticize Joe Biden, Donald Trump, AOC, DeSantis, Obama, and on and on. There's not really a shortage of hateful and divisive content out there right now. The rage-bait about what The Other Team just did and how America is in terminal decay are the biggest propaganda wins of all time. And news orgs, desperate for revenue in an age of digital media and ad blockers, will chase whatever is stuck in people's heads so they fuel it even more.
This time, I don't actually think it's the point. I think they're just being pragmatic and Russia's feelings stopped being a consideration a long time ago.
I bet people got super upset when they heard what replacement parts cost. Also, these e-bikes are heavy AF. No way you could just put them on the work stand.
Isn't Apple restricting their part of that to EU citizens?
Oddly enough, without changing buying habits or consumer demand, I think the Amazon truck is a superior option.
- Instead of thousands of individual trips to the store for small things, a single vehicle delivers everything
- Instead of many hyper-local stores packed with things that may or may not eventually be sold, only things that have been purchased are shipped and transported
The trick, as you said, is to change consumer behavior and people balk at doing that, especially when it will cost more and income inequality hits harder than ever. Tax the rich, level the playing field, and the rest gets much easier.
Awesome cargo bike! Brings back a lot of good memories for me.
Since I have two seats I had to get extra clearance for my ankles -- I put a pedal extender on both sides. I also took the foot rests off the kid seats (kids are fine without them)
I feel like this is a very time limited workaround given how fast kids grow but maybe you teach the front passenger to put their feet in the middle.
I would kindly suggest seeing if you can make it work without the motor. It's more work obviously but it has its own rewards.
Your definition of whataboutism needs a serious overhaul. It's done to divert anger somewhere else or lessen the perceived severity.
Topic: China saying one thing and then covertly doing another to support an unjust invasion.
Thread: "But whatabout Iraq?!?!"
It flows from tribalist anger. Gotta point out how the other team screwed up so you don't feel so bad when your team shits the bed.
Pretty weird to talk about echo chambers when someone's calling out zero value circlejerk comments.
The death penalty does not bring peace to victims or their families. You reopen old wounds every time the media talks about a new appeal or delay. With life in prison, they stay silent and forgotten.
This gets lost among all the other arguments: wrong conviction, costs, etc.