#Political risks

[l-in-c-future]

The future of HK: 1984 world

The omened future of HK had been long foretold in the year 1984 when the Join Declaration was signed between PRC and UK. WHY that year? CCP knew the BEST about the 1984 Orwellian world described in the famous novel within a communist dictatorship context. Did UK and the rest of the world read the omen?

The forgotten lesson is that no communist regime ever lives up to their promises. CCP never honour any autonmy promises to the Tibetans and the Uyghurs. The 'autonomy' promises were mirrages in the desert. Article 23 in HK os a mirror proudct of the Articles 17 for Tibet.

The recent case that involved a German Tibetan activitist could enter PRC and travelled freely but he was intercepted and interrogated by HK's Immigration before being deported revealed that CCP adopts a more stringent approach to HK than Tibet. The hawks and hardliners within CCP are eager to isolate HK. It is how they want to show the REAL intention about Taiwan if they use military forces on Taiwan AS WELL AS other countries. PRC is proactively behind Russia's invasion of Ukraine because both Putin and Xi are hawkish hardlining nationalistic communists who proactively seeks to seize back their 'lost glory' from the fall of the Berlin wall.

The rapid passing of Articles 23 in HK were the official last nail that sealed the coffin of HK as signal of ending of Deng's era. In Xi's eyes, the Western world is once again the 'evil foreign powers' that 'obstruct' the rise of PRC in the heated political and economic competitions in the global geo-monopoly games.

[kingkrillin]

just need to share how much I dislike this post lol

people will fully expect trans men to put ourselves on the line for everyone else and meanwhile the only time they acknowledge our existence is to talk about how "low risk" we are (obviously untrue) or to volunteer us out as a community for potentially dangerous activist endeavors that they wouldn't risk doing themselves

"we need to get uncomfortable!" and what's actually being discussed is convincing a subset of the community to be uncomfortable on your behalf while you do nothing to show solidarity with us

[transrevolutions]

for gods sake please if you were involved in a riot or a violent protest or any kind of illegal direct action do NOT post about it on tumblr! especially not with pictures! you are putting yourself and your comrades at risk! if you intend to discuss your experience for the purpose of educating others, be as vague as possible about where you were and what the situation was. again, NO PICTURES!

[uncanny-tranny]

This might seem like an "old man yells at cloud" situation, but it's just wild growing up and being told how dangerous distracted driving is - how, at highway speeds, you can traverse the length of a football field (100 yards, 91 meters) in a matter of seconds - how one split second sending a text while driving could result in a potential fatal crash, and then getting on the road as a driver and being surrounded by billboards. Their entire purpose is to catch one's attention, so they're lining major roads, which tend to be highways. How is it that you're told how important it is to never be distracted while driving, but still being advertised to?

At best, this type of advertising is an eyesore to pedestrians and motorists and a general waste of electricity to light it, and at worst, it is an active danger considering they are there to advertise and therefore, must catch people's attention.

I'm not even against advertising in theory, but this particular mode bothers me so much and I hate how pervasive it is - especially in large cities or highways.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Burning Rotten Bridges

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[sergeantsporks]

Y'know, I don't think Zeus claimed Athena disrespected him just because she won the game. Like, he's definitely a big sore loser baby, but I'm preeeetty sure it's not that she won the game, it's because the WAY she won the game was by leveraging the fact that he constantly cheats on his wife to get Hera to vote free Odysseus. THAT'S where the "disrespect" comes in. Not by winning, but by winning via reminding Hera that he's a lying cheating scumbag, hitting his marriage and more importantly to him, his sex life (aka, hitting him where it'll actually make him hurt)

[coolianne-whoore]

And another thing: if you have vagina, and ESPECIALLY if you tend to fuck dicks, please PLEASE consider getting an IUD if you don’t want kids. We all know they want to ban abortion, but some people don’t know they’re also going after contraceptives. Rn access to contraceptives is protected by only a Supreme Court case (you know like what protected abortion), so that can go away. Contraceptives can be regulated to be in accessible or prohibitively expensive, but they can’t take an IUD out of your body (at least not in the foreseeable future). It’s good for sometimes 5 years.

I want to say this now because I was on the phone with a gyno for like 20 minutes on hold and only got a consultation today (which you sometimes need before they can schedule an appointment) because someone cancelled last minute.

I know people have had bad experiences with the IUD I know people have had excellent experiences. I’m going to document mine step by step so you know some things you can expect, if you’re thinking about it.

For context: i’m 25, have insurance through my job and live in a blue state, so my experience might be different/faster/easier etc. than yours.

[qqueenofhades]

I'm sure it's only a coincidence that a few days after Putin says Biden "needs to be undermined from the left" to help Trump win, noted Russian agent Jill Stein, who the Kremlin already extensively promoted in 2016 in the successful effort to hurt HRC, and who already endorsed fellow pro-Russian tankie Cornel West, jumps back into the 2024 race as the "Green Party candidate" talking about how "the two-party system has failed us."

For the love of fuck, let's not do this again.

[short-wooloo]

It's pride month, so I think now is a good time to remind all my fellow Queers...

THE REPUBLICANS WANT US ALL DEAD!!

This is not a secret, they are very much open about it, our lives (along with so many others) are very much on the line this election, if trump and the republicans win the presidency-or worse, the presidency and one or both of the houses of congress, WE WILL BE IN DANGER!!

And that's (just one reason) why we need to be voting for not just Joe Biden, but every Democrat in every election, vote blue down the ballot, because if you aren't, if you vote third party, if you don't vote at all, that only helps trump!! We know this!! We already went through this 8 years ago!!

Trump and the republicans want us dead

Biden and the Democrats do not

It's a simple choice

(And anyone commenting/reblogging something to the effect of "Biden/ Democrats don't rEeEeAaAaLlLlYyYy care about us/aren't doing enough, you can fuck right the hell off)

[toebeans-mcgee]

Please, don’t forget about the women in Afghanistan.

This image is not at all a commentary on Islam and/or of the different head-coverings that a woman may choose to wear while respecting her faith. Wearing a burqa/burka does not equate to an inherent lack of rights/freedom. This is also not a criticism of the Barbie movie. This is a statement about the brutal treatment of the women and girls in Afghanistan (as well as in Iran). 

I loved the Barbie movie and think it’s a very important and empowering film. However, it is a bit jarring when I’m scrolling through my phone, listening to the Barbie soundtrack, and I come across an article detailing the mounting horrors these women face in these countries. There is so much happening in the world, and it all needs news time, but the virtual media silence on this topic is frightening.

Even though my country isn’t perfect (especially so after June of last year), it’s easy to lose perspective on how privileged I am. 

The many different flavors of western feminism aren’t for everyone and every culture; to think so would be privileged and tone deaf. There is no "one-size-fits-all" kind of empowerment. But, objectively, what is happening to women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran is abhorrent and cannot be forgotten. 

If Barbie can be anything, then Barbie can be an advocate and an activist. Do what you can, Barbies.

“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” ― Audre Lorde

[pinkd3mon]

Bonus piece from this art

[l-in-c-future]

Hardliners have led an increasingly repressive approach to Hong Kong. The overarching goal of the Article 23 legislation is to broaden the scope of surveillance and political control in society. The alignment of Hong Kong’s legislative proposal with the PRC’s national security agenda proves that at least some government forces (within CCP) are eager to isolate Hong Kong further from the broader global community, turning it into a relatively closed society, akin to that of the mainland.

The business community would be particularly affected by the new “theft of state secrets” and “espionage” offences.

The overbroad definitions of “national security” and “external force”, alongside the language of “[information] for a purpose useful to an external force” suggests that the law could be arbitrarily enforced against foreign businesses who merely seek to comply with the due diligence requirements of their home jurisdictions. 

The Article 23 legislation is likely to be enforced through the government’s abuse of power. In 2020, the NSL not only introduced new offences and enforcement institutions, it also reshuffled the local criminal justice system.

The authorities now enjoy extensive powers to seize suspects’ assets and conduct searches without a court warrant. The government has proposed to extend the detention of suspects and prohibit access to lawyers on certain conditions (Paragraphs 9.12–9.13). Predictably, the goal is to restrict even further the due process rights of criminal suspects allegedly endangering national security.

The drastic change of political atompshere, landscape and ecoystem in PRC and HK reveal that it is crucially important for businesses to manage political risks catalysed by geo-political risks as part of the business risks.

The materialised risks happening in HK should have been LONG foresighted and WELL PREPARED IN ADVANCE by global businesses back decades ago in 1984 when the fate of HK was hammered by the return of sovereignty rule from UK to PRC.

[trans-androgyne]

gods i’d trade my life in an instant if i knew it meant no more trans youth would kill themselves this week, or even just for the rest of today. i know in reality i’m more useful to my community alive than dead so i’m going to hold onto everyone tight and do the work that needs to be done. but i just so desperately need them to hold on and let the worst of it pass, please, i love you all so much

[scltbvrns]

homogenising something that has always been inherently diverse will kill us all one day.

[stupid-elf]

Growing up with strict, neurodivergent parents while neurodivergent yourself will have you as an adult acting like you've recently escaped the feywild. What are the tricky rules? Is everything accounted for? How do I ensure I don't accidentally step over the line into Impoliteness. You know the consequences aren't death and dismemberment but you might look down one day and find you've lost your shadow and all of your friends if you're not careful

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

It's all fun and games until...

[Commission for @dontheckinswear]