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" ... China today is typically seen as a major economic power, and is expected to conform to international norms that are based on Western institutions, reflecting contemporary Western values. While its economy is big in the aggregate, China is nowhere close to being a developed country. In rough terms, the U.K. reached China’s current per capita income over a century ago. At that time, the U.K. was able to make all the rules, and no one was there to impose international sanctions against it for its behavior no matter how outrageous it was by today’s standards. When the British Empire grew, its military invaded other countries, violently suppressed “native” uprisings, prised open foreign markets with the gunboats of the Royal Navy, and expanded its imperial possessions. In contrast to today, how China conducts its economic reform, how it manages its currency, how it invests overseas are constantly scrutinized and judged against norms and standards set by Western countries, even though China’s per capita GDP is still only a fraction of theirs. ... "
" ... However, what matters is not the reason for the rising price of what is a food staple in China, but rather that hungry people and mass uprisings often go hand-in-hand. The pork price inflation and the Tiananmen protests of three decades ago have frequently been linked. But that isn't the only example. The Arab spring of 2011 is often connected with rising food prices in North Africa. And then there is the French revolution where Queen consort Marie Antoinette reputedly said, "Let them eat cake," in response to news that peasants had no bread. ... "
" ... I’m seeing interest, and the few that have gotten checks were already in the works prior to Covid and racial uprisings. So first off let’s start there. This may hurt me to say this but I think people are frankly looking for their Black person. And will say “I spoke to Tracy'' and then they won’t do anything. Because what is missing is that they’re not addressing the systems and structures that remain the same — and that is their advisors and consultants that make the decision for investment. ... "
" ... Long before the recent social uprisings sparked a new level of community involvement and social intervention, corporations had been touting their devotion to causes of every kind. But true corporate social responsibility means putting your money where your mouth is. A cookie-cutter corporate statement on the company website isn't enough. Employees are aligning themselves with employers whose actions speak louder than words. ... "
" ... Professors were faced by uprisings from students already faced with crippling student loans and began to use more and more material from the Internet (or publishing their own works to the Internet). Not only was it far less expensive, but the professor could teach their students what was important to them, not what was important to the publishers. ... "