no this is great because if original popular sovereignty is the basis of legitimacy then she's definitely endorsing the idea that the united states itself is completely illegitimate. the constitution was imposed on the american people without the support of the necessary supermajority of those same people, since a supermajority of them were explicitly denied enfranchisement by that very constitution.

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yes i would like my chief of staff to be the failchild of wealthy parents and i'll accept no substitutes!

it's hard not to feel ignored and forgotten

ah but it would be followed by nothing happening. the end of the end of history followed very quickly by the actual end of history

spoon-a-more!

these days?

there's a lot of work to do and someone has to do it

Feels like gaslighting to me.

it is, i looked. it's a terf rag writing to their audience

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don't obey in advance

cause problems on purpose

misfile the forms. unplug the machines. spill coffee on the paper work. leave the cap off. let the air out. lose the keys. forget the directions. order the wrong parts. give the wrong address. change the default settings. don't tighten the screws. forget your passwords. unplug the cameras. use the wrong cleaning solution. fix it yourself. leave it at home. drop your phone. back into a mailbox. drill through the wall. screw up the measurements. don't set an alarm. comment it out. lock the doors. leave the faucet on. play 100 gecs. turn it to 11. close early. open late. miss the phone call. have camera difficulties. drop the ratchet set. double park the manager. make it a low priority. put it off til tomorrow. call in sick. follow every rule exactly. take your breaks. take your vacation. steal office supplies. read bsky in the bathroom. leave food out on the weekend. reschedule the meeting. reschedule it again. reschedule it again. call an emergency meeting after work hours. forget to refill the tank. deny all the applications. hire all the applicants. copy that e-mail to the whole building. insult the client. hang the door wrong. make the sign crooked. call the building inspector. call the fire inspector. call the health inspector. call the union. cause problems on purpose. cause problems on purpose. cause problems on purpose. cause problems on purpose. cause problems on purpose.

and keep your mouth shut

i'm afraid i don't know what that means, but it's possible it's showing you attempted downvotes from other instances or something

it'd be funny if they're quoting some anonymous disgruntled party member who's actually denouncing xi as not maoist enough or something like that, like "xi's a marxist leninist, not a marxist leninist maoist! he thinks mao was 30% correct 70% incorrect, not the other way around!"

gallagher valiantly attempted to channel their unrelenting need to bash towards various agricultural products so that there would be no need to create fash to bash, but alas!

hexbear.net doesn't allow downvotes. i'm not suggesting you would get downvotes, necessarily, but there are none to be had here.

pointing to a minor inflection point on a chart of death and insisting that right there is where the genocide began

oh, okay, so in context he's just reiterating status quo ante. thanks!

According to the Chinese readout (https://guancha.cn/internation/2024_11_17_755645.shtml) here's what he told Biden were the 7 "lessons of the past 4 years that need to be remembered":

1. "There must be correct strategic understanding. The 'Thucydides Trap' is not historical destiny, a 'new Cold War' cannot and should not be fought, containment of China is unwise, undesirable, and will not succeed."

2. "Words must be trustworthy and actions must be fruitful. A person cannot stand without credibility. China always follows through on its words, but if the U.S. side always says one thing and does another, it is very detrimental to America's image and damages mutual trust."

3. "Treat each other as equals. In exchanges between two major countries like China and the United States, neither side can reshape the other according to their own wishes, nor can they suppress the other based on so-called 'position of strength,' let alone deprive the other of legitimate development rights to maintain their own leading position."

4. "Red lines and bottom lines cannot be challenged. As two major countries, China and the United States inevitably have some contradictions and differences, but they cannot harm each other's core interests, let alone engage in conflict and confrontation. The One China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués are the political foundation of bilateral relations and must be strictly observed. Taiwan issue, democracy and human rights, development path, and development rights are China's four red lines, which cannot be challenged. [Note: Bold text in the original] These are the most important guardrails and safety nets for China-US relations."

5. "There should be more dialogue and cooperation. Under current circumstances, the common interests between China and the United States have not decreased but increased. Whether in areas of economy and trade, agriculture, drug control, law enforcement, public health, or in facing global challenges such as climate change and artificial intelligence, as well as international hotspot issues, China-US cooperation is needed. Both sides should extend the list of cooperation, make the cooperation cake bigger, and achieve win-win cooperation."

6. "Respond to people's expectations. The development of China-US relations should always focus on the wellbeing of both peoples and gather the strength of both peoples. Both sides should build bridges for personnel exchanges and cultural communication, and also remove interference and obstacles, not artificially create a 'chilling effect.'"

7. "Demonstrate great power responsibility. China and the United States should always consider the future and destiny of humanity, take responsibility for world peace, provide public goods for the world, and play a positive role in world unity, including engaging in positive interaction, avoiding mutual consumption, and not coercing other countries to take sides."

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that the Taiwan question, democracy and human rights, China's path and system, and China's development right are four red lines for China, which must not be challenged or crossed.

is there another source that expands on exactly what this all means or are these "red lines that must not be crossed" being left intentionally vague so that when the u.s. inevitably crosses them, party leadership doesn't feel obligated to respond belligerently?

godot is the one true leftist

c.s. lewis' the four loves is probably a good place to start for what you're looking for