Really appreciate your insights on this, and can understand tribalism in the context of being treated as an outsider. Also, even in countries where foreigners’ work rights are relatively not that much worse than the locals (Australia), there is still plenty of people being taken advantage of because they’re afraid of losing their visa (people not on permanent visas).

I think your analysis makes sense, because the Mandarin speakers I’ve heard also don’t refer to Australian born Chinese as 外国人 (foreigners), but rather as 华人 (something like ethnically Chinese). So I do suspect they’re using 外国人 as an ethnic catch all for any races not historically from China.

Perhaps I’m missing something, but I still find this use interesting, because 国 (country) doesn’t just refer to China, but any country in general（法国，德国，美国）this makes my understanding that speakers are always speaking from the perspective of their country of origin, rather than where they physically actually are.

Language is interesting!

It’s a pretty widely accepted fact that no matter your citizenship, the party will always consider you Chinese ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Out of curiosity, do you know where the phenomenon of Chinese people, outside china, referring to locals as ”外国人“ stems from？I’ve found this fascinating as in english you refer to yourself as a foreigner when you are in another country, not the locals.

Is this just a language thing, or is this also influenced by the mindset brought on by heavier nationalism (than I’m used to, anyway, in Australia), in your opinion?

What I hate most about this attitude is a disregard for the fundamentals that make a film hold up over time: the story/plot/world building, way, way, way more than the graphics or other bells and whistles.

Sound design and graphics are very important, but if you’re sacrificing dialogue for the vast majority of watchers, for you to have a wank over dynamic range, then you don’t have your priorities straight.

They really ought to release multiple audio mixes. This is really getting annoying, and if wanting to hear dialogue is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

Ice breaking is so much easier when you’re just chatting, people just chat at the start of the meeting and it performs the same function. It’s weird if you make everyone go around the circle and force people into it

He did nothing wrong, and even if he did murder the executive, he still did nothing morally wrong all things considered.

It was self-defence of the people.

Violence shouldn’t be the answer, but sometimes it just is the answer.

People grab takeaway coffee here also, but not a 740 mL coffee. Those really are insane sizes.

At that point, why go to a cafe?

This is very Australian of me, but you don’t really go to cafes just to drink a boatload of coffee. You go for the vibes, or the great quality coffee, but if you want 25 fl oz of coffee, what exactly are you buying. Batch brew (drip coffee to the Americans, I think?)

You’d be wired as fuck, that’s for sure haha

Are we sure this person isn’t buying instant granules? At least to my Australian brain, a 25 fl oz cup of coffee (~739 mL in real units), is a patently insane size to buy from a cafe.

Damn, this is some serious beef if y’all are taking it between posts.

Surely internet arguments are siloed to the post. I literally remember none of the usernames of people I’ve had arguments with haha

This is what a by-election is for. Someone is removed/resigns from office, or dies in office, surely you just run a by-election?

At least this is what we do in Australia for our house of reps (there’s a different system for the senate since electorates are state-wide).

Honestly at this point, because of first past the post, this probably splits the establishment vote. Which I personally think is hilarious (ranked choice being implemented would be better, of course).

https://mander.xyz/c/theydidthemath

https://mander.xyz/post/33834863

This take makes a lot of sense, fair enough.

I guess I’m just expecting the worse because of all the norms they’re breaking. Maybe not a war, but I would not be surprised if the CIA leans on us a little more heavily than they already have (allegedly, but let’s be honest, very likely).

I’m still (probably naively) hoping people wake the fuck up and resist like their lives depended up it.

This voting system does not spark joy (thanks for the explanation!)

I feel like your (the US’) only hope is a proper grassroots campaign.

Preferential voting or bust.

Because it’s really going to be bust, at this rate.

I feel like what the rest of the world doesn’t understand (I am from the "rest of the world), is that the USA is VASTLY more powerful than the Nazis ever were. Barely any country is sounding the alarm seriously. Just “oh we’re concerned about what’s happening”.

We are truly fucked.

And we’re under the US’ thumb (Australia).

At least we’re majority white… maybe that’ll keep us safe, temporarily.

I hate this timeline, so very much.

Do they not have preferential voting in the primaries?

Is this a specific NYC democratic party thing?

I am not from the US.

As much as we’d all faun over the fall of the US empire, I don’t think fascism in the US would work out well for anyone.

Why Harris?