"France isn’t a U.S. subsidiary." (Gérard Araud, former French ambassador to the United Nations )

France and Britain were pushing hard for a Security Council vote on a resolution supporting a no-fly zone in Libya to prevent Colonel Qaddafi from slaughtering his opponents. Ms. Rice was calling to push back, in characteristically salty language.

“She says, and I quote, ‘You are not going to drag us into your shitty war,’” said Mr. Araud, now France’s ambassador in Washington. “She said, ‘We’ll be obliged to follow and support you, and we don’t want to.’ The conversation got tense. I answered, ‘France isn’t a U.S. subsidiary.’ It was the Obama policy at the time that they didn’t want a new Arab war.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/us/politics/hillary-clinton-libya.html

A seller's market for LWG and a lonely voice. The New York Times is an avid buyer.

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"African-Americans cannot be racist.  They can be only prejudiced."

In the marketplace of ideas, The New York Times sells liberal white guilt (LWG) to customers who seem to be unable to buy enough of it.

It's a seller's market.

But I won't buy it.

-Lily H.





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眼 不见  心 不  烦

I think I understand the meaning of this Chinese proverb.

But I saw.   Did you?  Have you?

But I heard.  Did you?

But I felt.

And I don't pretend I hadn't.   

I will not buy someone's hatred with my guilt.

And this has made all the difference in the world.

If only so many Asian-Americans were such avid, slavish followers.  I didn't say "copy-cats."*



* http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2016/02/seattleites-rallying-for-liang-clash-with-counter-protesters/

"During one of the Seattle Chinese Alliances for Equality speaker’s remarks, a group of about 10 Gurley supporters pushed their way through the crowd and onto the stage.
A struggle to gain control of the microphone quickly ensued. Each group used loud voices and tried to drown out the other side. Eventually there was a compromise and the counter-ralliers spoke for five minutes."