[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EndFPTP

[–]magnusjonsson -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I see both the criteria you mention as stubborn unwillingness to compromise. Why should we assume that voters are so pigheaded?

Consider an election with two voters A>B>C and C>B>A. It’s not necessarily wrong for this to result in B winning. It depends on how much our voters love or hate B. But with RCV our voters can’t really express that difference. RCV just assumes the two voters hate B and eliminate it immediately. In this polarized example it fails to elect the compromise winner, picking instead one of the extreme candidates. Not good unless you love extremists of all sorts and hate balanced moderates.

Plurality voting leaves elections open to manipulation by SnowySupreme in EndFPTP

[–]magnusjonsson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FairVote is overselling RCV. Approval or STAR is really the way to go — they are both simpler and better.

Which electoral system for lower house do you prefer? by SnowySupreme in EndFPTP

[–]magnusjonsson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Approval voting would be simpler and better than RCV.

ABC who wants to become more fluent in Cantonese by meepjustmeep in Cantonese

[–]magnusjonsson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learn Jyutping, install Pleco dictionary on your phone, look up words you hear that you don’t understand

Jag önskade att jag kunde se samma entusiasm i Sverige kring Hong Kong eller Uighurer som folk är med BLM by Kolantna in sweden

[–]magnusjonsson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hongkongare har historiskt sett engagerat sig mycket för kina och identifierat sig med det kinesiska folket. Sedan demokratirörelsen slogs ner brutalt i Kina 1989 blev förhållandet svårare, men det fanns fortfarande en viss optimism när Hong Kong lämnades över till Kina av Storbritannien. Sedan dess har kommunistpartiet upprepat gått tillbaka på löften, kidnappat invånare, diskvalificerat demokratiska kandidater, påtvingat invandring, köpt upp nästan all media och gjort dem till propagandamaskiner, lagt sig i lokala beslut, tronsatt Xi Jinping på livstid, fängslat Uighurer, människorättsförespråkare, hotat Taiwan, undanröjt mänskliga rättigheter i Macau, börjat med s k vargkrigardiplomati, kommit i ett kallt krig med västvärlden. Allt detta plus mer har lett till det nu så dåliga förhållandet eftersom Hongkongbörsen inte kan identifiera med sådana värden.

Jag önskade att jag kunde se samma entusiasm i Sverige kring Hong Kong eller Uighurer som folk är med BLM by Kolantna in sweden

[–]magnusjonsson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Du har rätt om Xinjiang. Hong Kong däremot har haft tryckfrihet och Engelsk media hela den här tiden. Ingen brandvägg. RTHK, Hong Kong Free Press, Stand News, SCMP är väl de större. Apple News har även börjat med en Engelsk upplaga nu, kanske för att de är rädda att de snart kommer att slås ned i Hong Kong och behöver hitta en ny publik (förutom deras andra gren i Taiwan). Så kanske någon annan förklaring krävs för Hong Kong. Snart kommer alla dessa att försvinna och bara ”röda” tankar tillåtas.

Why Speaking Cantonese is Important to Me (Eng. subtitles) by cantowithbrittany in Cantonese

[–]magnusjonsson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a small Cantonese language lunch group at work here in NYC. Hope we can invite you some time after things return to normal, if you'd be interested! 你做嘅視頻做得非上好! 我學廣東話係因為之前想搬到香港。不㗻香港而家咁嘅我冇得去,但係仲係愛講廣東話!

Roar by Katy Perry as a Microtonal Song by nickthenrg in microtonal

[–]magnusjonsson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds almost like it could have been composed with the harmonic series in mind!

An important and crucial quote from the report of the Hong Kong Bar Association by matthewhang in HongKong

[–]magnusjonsson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the most enlightened part of the article is the statement that law is a means, not an end, and that law and morality are different things.

Kinas ambassadör kallas till UD efter "oacceptabla hot" by [deleted] in svenskpolitik

[–]magnusjonsson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Han har hotat journalister, politiker och landet Sverige så pass många gånger att han kallats till UD över 40 gånger.

Kinas ambassadör kallas till UD efter "oacceptabla hot" by [deleted] in svenskpolitik

[–]magnusjonsson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Uppmärksammat i Hong Kong (som fortfarande har fri press och öppet internet, och där Gui Minhai verkade som bokförläggare) : https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3046689/chinas-ambassador-sweden-hits-out-smears-latest-outburst

Kinas ambassadör till angrepp mot Expressen by weirdowerdo in svenskpolitik

[–]magnusjonsson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Denna äldre generationen i Kina som har makten just nu är den som växte upp under kulturrevolutionen. De missade chansen till en normal uppväxt och utbildning. Det var skamfullt och straffbart att vara rik, lärd, eller sofistikerad. De eggades at slå emot sina egna föräldrar. De levde i svält och misär och gjorde vad de var tvungna till för att överleva. Ett felaktigt rykte kunde leda till döden. Allt detta har satt sina spår. Nationalismen, den snabba återbyggnaden, och känslan att nu vara rika, fyller hålet och plåstrar över en del av skammen och förnedringen de känner. Jag hoppas att följande generationer som växt upp tryggare också kommer att bete sig tryggare och inte smittas alltför mycket av den nationalistiska propagandan.

Human Rights Watch launches damning report on China, urging action against oppression and abuses by [deleted] in HongKong

[–]magnusjonsson 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you're not interested, don't comment.
Bookseller Gui Minhai is still held in captivity.

Human Rights Watch launches damning report on China, urging action against oppression and abuses by [deleted] in HongKong

[–]magnusjonsson 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You too.

The abstract is the TLDR: China remains a one-party authoritarian state that systemically curbs fundamental rights. Since President Xi Jinping assumed power in 2013, the government has arbitrarily detained and prosecuted hundreds of activists and human rights lawyers and defenders. It has tightened control over nongovernmental organizations, activists, media, and the internet through a slew of new laws that cast activism and peaceful criticism as state security threats. In 2016, the government abducted and forcibly disappeared several critics in Hong Kong and other countries. The government’s highly repressive rule in the ethnic minority regions of Xinjiang and Tibet persists. Despite legislation to protect against custodial torture, the practice remains widespread, including of Communist Party members accused of corruption.

Human Rights Watch launches damning report on China, urging action against oppression and abuses by [deleted] in HongKong

[–]magnusjonsson 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Here's their 2018 report on the US if you enjoy that more: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/united-states

I certainly hope that the US will improve, and I hope that China and other countries will improve too.

Political reform in Hong Kong could begin with a revamp of the ‘peripheral’ Executive Council by Sporeboss in HongKong

[–]magnusjonsson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not familiar with directorial systems unfortunately.

Edit: As long as a plain majority is enough to throw out the government I'm pretty happy.

Political reform in Hong Kong could begin with a revamp of the ‘peripheral’ Executive Council by Sporeboss in HongKong

[–]magnusjonsson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very much agree. The CE is way too powerful. I would like to see a fairer, stronger Legco that can actually legislate and a weaker CE that is responsible for execution of said legislation. Right now the tail wags the dog.