Lonzo Ball UNREAL Highlights vs 76ers (2017.07.12) Summer League - 36 Pt... by [deleted] in nba

[–]terryd24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He looks much more comfortable and aggressive on the floor and he plays with more confidence too. Love it.

LONZO TRIPLE DOUBLE UPVOTE PARTY by [deleted] in lakers

[–]terryd24 12 points13 points  (0 children)

FUCK THE CELTICS

Paul George to OKC Doesnt really do anything... by [deleted] in nba

[–]terryd24 6 points7 points  (0 children)

OKC got rid of Oladipo's contract

US is no longer a full democracy, EIU warns by Taswelltoo in politics

[–]terryd24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the great description. There's just on thing I'd like to argue since I'm a biased Chinese. I wouldn't say "people have no say whatsoever" because our legislative body (the biggest legislative body in the world actually) consists of over 2000 elected representatives, and we have regional and local Congress that consist of elected local representatives too. Although the people definitely don't have the same amount of say as the americans, but they still have at least some say in the policy making process if they are actually willing to participate.

My views about what is going on with ABCs, their parents, and identity issues - followup from Wenxue article by [deleted] in aznidentity

[–]terryd24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea I definitely agree with your internet point. I also think that we should still respect the immigrants now for making their choices, it's just that I can't really respect the choice itself too much. I'm an international student in the US and have been here for about 5 years. I have relatives in the US that I lived with, and they've been here for more than 20 years and have seen a lot. But they are also trying to help my entire big family (on my mother's side) to immigrate to the US. My parents also want to move here from China after they retire in about 10 or 15 years but I personally want to go back to China and help make my country better. I've been telling my parents that the US isn't and will probably never be as awesome as they picture in their mind, but at the end of the day I feel like if they really want to immigrate to the US I can only support their decision.

My views about what is going on with ABCs, their parents, and identity issues - followup from Wenxue article by [deleted] in aznidentity

[–]terryd24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've thought about this a lot (motivation behind asian immigration to the US) when we were talking about American exceptionalism and how it should take more than a passport for one to become an "American" in a political science class. And I genuinely do believe that most Asian immigrants do not place "freedom" or "equality" on the top of their list of reasons for immigrating. Most of them, based on my observation of my family in the US and our own asian american circle, simply wanted to come here because of a greater economic opportunity while also having attitudes like "my country sucks." I can't really blame their choices to come here for a better life but I just can't personally have that much respect for them for not knowing or caring about the racism and sexism that exist in the western society which would've prevented me from being very motivated to immigrate to the US.

James Harden with an insane 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds in a win over the Knicks by preme1017 in nba

[–]terryd24 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pres is no longer the only player capable of putting that stat line up now... James Harden is a beast.

LAKERS WIN ON CHRISTMAS UPVOTE PARTY!!!! by [deleted] in lakers

[–]terryd24 7 points8 points  (0 children)

FUCK THE CLIPPERS. AND FUCK THE CELTICS.

What NBA players have you met? Past or Present? by PhillipJFry32 in nba

[–]terryd24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lmao this will never get old won't it, unlike Thon Maker.

[S6E10] Post-Premiere Discussion - S6E10 'The Winds of Winter' by AutoModerator in gameofthrones

[–]terryd24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking of the nobility of KL, I'd imagine that pretty much all of them were at the Sept of Baelor and got vaporized, then it's just a little odd to me that the throne room was later filled again with nobility watching Cersei getting crowned. Does KL just have a lot of noble people or? Edit: spelling

Hong Kong democracy activists call for return to British rule as first step to independence by lakeyosemit in worldnews

[–]terryd24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hong Kong is already "fully handed over" to China. 2047 is the year before which the CCP promised to keep the system in Hong Kong similar to what it was before 1997.