Chinese officialdom has abhorred drugs since the Qing Dynasty, when opium ravaged society and sparked the humiliating Opium Wars.

Anyone with a functioning brain wouldn’t want drug trafficking in their country.

Propaganda narratives still invoke opium as part of a “bitter memory” of foreign exploitation.

How is it propaganda when it is clearly foreign exploitation?

Sounds like they just don’t care and they’re living on autopilot. And why should they care when they have no hopes for the future?

I weap for the future.

You should be blaming baby boomers for creating this bleak future.

The fact they would protect abusers just to comply with their faith speaks volumes about their priorities. I mean it’s no surprise when they already protect the predators within their ranks, so why not do the same with their followers?

Completely expected. Climate scientists have been giving out warnings for decades.

Guess people better start updating their plans then. No point in starting a family and having kids when they’ll just die to climate change.

My mom is a pile of ashes in an urn. Doubt she could do anything to sea levels.

So, how long do we have left?

Would leaving them make them change? If you stick around, you might be able to change their mind on some issues they don’t feel so strongly about.

Does any of them regret voting Trump? Or are they just mad their business is getting ruined? They would probably vote Trump even if they could turn back time.

Physically, they shouldn’t look any different than other people. However, most people can subconsciously detect ill intent from facial expressions, so that’s why you think they look evil.

Not sure why Canada even bothered. Trump is clearly unpredictable and untrustworthy. He’ll go back on his word at the drop of a hat.

“Each of these devices contains Chinese movies and songs. North Korean students accept them uncritically, enabling Chinese culture to shape our lifestyle to a much greater degree than before. An increasing number of younger people are studying Chinese so they can understand these programs without subtitles,” the source said.

No surprise since there isn’t much entertainment available for North Korean students. It’s the same reason why Japanese manga and anime became so popular worldwide, there’s just not much competition in the field.

The “reborn community” has been trying to understand why such an intense backlash has emerged against a type of collecting that has existed in Brazil since at least the early 2000s.

It’s called scapegoating. I guess transphobia wasn’t enough for Brazil.

“Adult men can collect action figures or play video games without raising eyebrows. But adult women are not allowed the luxury of entertainment,” she said.

That’s absolutely not true. Gamers were looked down upon before videos games reached mainstream acceptance. Even now some people, especially the older generation, are still prejudiced against gamers. Collecting action figures is still niche and will definitely draw some ire. Hell, even adults collecting plushies is a problem for some.

“I know artists who have been crying all day because they can’t bear to open their social media and be insulted on every video and photo they post. And to me, this reaction boils down to hate – people just want something to hate,” she said.

Exactly.

Israel: You dare use my own spells against me.