Century of Humiliation

The "Century of Humiliation" (roughly 1839–1949) is a foundational narrative in modern Chinese history, extensively taught through the country's education system, promoted in state media, and embedded in political rhetoric by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Since the 1990s, the CCP has intensified "patriotic education," making this period a compulsory part of school curricula from elementary levels onward. Given that education is mandatory in China for at least nine years and literacy rates exceed 97%, it’s reasonable to infer that nearly all Chinese citizens with formal schooling—essentially the vast majority of the population—have been exposed to this historical concept.

Additionally, the narrative is reinforced through cultural channels like museums (e.g., the "Road to Revival" exhibit), television, and public events tied to national milestones. For example, Mao Zedong’s 1949 proclamation that China had "stood up" after a century of humiliation is a widely recognized moment, and Xi Jinping’s speeches frequently reference this era to frame China’s modern ambitions. This saturation suggests awareness is extremely high, likely approaching 100% among adults who’ve grown up under this system.

A 2024 study surveying 1,890 Chinese netizens found that invoking the "Century of Humiliation" in a controlled experiment significantly influenced respondents’ sense of national identity and suspicion of foreigners, especially among those without college degrees (who make up about 93% of the population, given only 7% have post-secondary education). This implies not just awareness but an emotional connection for many.

Gaza, Ukraine

The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending
https://archive.ph/0ImE6

The Jewish Case for Open Borders
https://jewishcurrents.org/the-jewish-case-for-open-borders

Is there such a thing as a border that is both strong and just? The historical record and present-day realities suggest that there is not, and that what we need is not immigration reform, but open borders.

This de facto “one-state reality” has led many commentators to conclude that the only alternative is to organize for a single state that is both democratic and secular. The details of this process will be messy, but the South African example—disproving warnings of “white genocide” that circulated on the right in the 1980s—suggests that there is little reason to fear the end of Jewish life in a binational state. 

Great Replacement
https://www.ajc.org/translatehate/great-replacement

A conspiracy theory rooted in the belief that the white race is under threat of extinction at the hands of Jews and other minorities.

Strong advocates for immigrants
https://www.jta.org/2025/02/06/politics/strong-resolve-weakened-means-jews-try-to-keep-focus-on-immigration-and-refugees-under-trump-2-0

Schaffer added that immigration is, overwhelmingly, the biggest issue driving new Jewish supporters to JCUA: “Right now when folks are reaching out and saying, ‘OK, we want to mobilize in this moment,’ it’s because they want to mobilize around immigrant justice in particular.”

It’s also animating large Jewish groups such as the American Jewish Committee, which this week urged the Trump administration to continue supporting USAID. 

Immigration will always be a Jewish issue
https://religionnews.com/2025/03/04/immigration-judaism-jewish-miami/

I invoked the Jewish contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. I placed before us the memory of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. I thought of Jewish civil rights activism and the plight of immigrants, because of the hereditary liberalism of the Jewish community, because it harked back to our immigrant period and/or the sense that a world in which any group is oppressed is ultimately a world that will oppress Jews as well.

I invoked the words of Torah: “Love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” It’s the most cited commandment in the Torah, and rumor has it we can find that injunction in one form or another 36 times in the Torah.

Some Russian history

 

From Tim Siwiec:

During the collapse of the Soviet Union, The United States under President Bush Sr provided the Soviet Union a $1 billion dollar loan and guaranteed the US and NATO wouldn't seek to gain influence in Eastern Europe.

Russia has nearly been obliterated 3x in the last 220 years by invasions from Western Europe (Napolean, The Kaiser and Hitler). They consider a buffer between themselves and Western Europe as a political necessity.

President Clinton, upon assuming power, quickly began the process of swallowing up Eastern European countries. It continued under every future President, with President Obama toppling the elected government in Ukraine and replacing it with Zelensky.

During this whole time, ethnic Russians throughout modern Ukraine were being killed by Ukrainian nationals. It was a continuation of the UPA (pro-Nazis Ukrainians in World War 2) policies (they were also killing Poles before/during/after WW2) and why the current Ukrainian military adopted the divisional emblem of the 14th SS Waffen Grenadier Division "Galizien" (SS division raised using Ukrainian volunteers).

Modern Ukraine only includes the currently contested regions of the Crimea and DonBas because Premier Khruschev awarded them to the Ukraine in the early 1950's for the majority of the Ukrainian population ultimately fighting against the Nazis in World War 2. The DonBas region was historically the land of the Cossack Khanates (population removed) and the Crimea was populated by the Crimean Tartars (Population virtually wiped out by series of wars). Those critical regions were only considered part of the Ukraine very recently and are populated by mostly Russians.

Russia has repeatedly told the West that the Ukraine cannot become part of NATO, because this will give the West a "first strike" ability to hit Moscow and other key areas without Russia having any response time. It will end the nuclear stalemate that preserved the peace through the Cold War. It is similar to the Cuban missile crises.

The real losers in this war are going to be the Ukrainians who allowed themselves to be used as a proxy Army to attempt regime change in Russia, and now will have to give up vital economic areas to Russia and turn over their mineral wealth to the US.

There are many other factors at play here, the Minsk Accords, leveraging against China and Iran, but you would need to write a book to discuss it.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

 

Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires the government to ensure black people have a black politician to speak for them. As the enabling legislation for the 14th and 15th amendments, the VRA has the power of the constitution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965

In Thornburg v. Gingles (1986) the United States Supreme Court explained with respect to the 1982 amendment for section 2 that the "essence of a Section 2 claim is that a certain electoral law, practice, or structure interacts with social and historical conditions to cause an inequality in the opportunities enjoyed by black and white voters to elect their preferred representatives."

Women's spatial reasoning

 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217124430.htm

https://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2019/04/gender-gap-in-spatial-reasoning-starts.html

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9586946/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_visualization_ability

https://steemit.com/steemstem/@alexander.alexis/the-70-year-cognitive-puzzle-that-still-divides-the-sexes

Natural Born Subject

Article II, Section 1:

"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President...."

 Vattel and Blackstone - talked about the need for citizen parents to be a Natural Born Subject

https://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/16542/46_97YaleLJ881_April1988_.pdf

argues that Congress has not only the power to regulate naturalization but also qualifications to be president (natural born).

Suffering caused by DEA

 https://archive.ph/JKA5L#selection-609.0-617.628

Even when her pancreatic cancer began to invade her spine in the summer of 2021, my mother-in-law maintained an image of grace, never letting her pain stop her from prioritizing the needs of others. Her appointment for a nerve block was a month away, but her pain medications enabled her to continue serving her community through her church. Until they didn’t.

Her medical condition quickly deteriorated, and her pain rapidly progressed. No one questioned that she needed opioid medications to live with dignity. But hydrocodone and then oxycodone became short at her usual pharmacy and then at two other pharmacies. My mother-in-law’s 30-day prescriptions were filled with only enough medication to last a few days, and her care team required in-person visits for new scripts. Despite being riddled with painful tumors, she endured a tortuous cycle of uncertainty and travel, stressing her already immunocompromised body to secure her medications.

My mother-in-law’s anguish before she died in July 2022 mirrors the broader struggle of countless individuals grappling with pain. I’m still haunted by the fact that my husband and I, both anesthesiologists and pain physicians who have made it our life’s work to alleviate the suffering of those in pain, could not help her. It is no wonder that our patients are frustrated. They do not understand why we, doctors whom they trust, send them on wild goose chases. They do not understand how pharmacies fail to provide the medications they need to function. They do not understand why the system makes them feel like drug seekers.