April 28 (F), 2023 橫柴夯入灶 / Push a square peg into a round hole

April 28 (F) 2023 Different cultural capital

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She is a retired Captain.
All of her feline majesties are peace-loving sentient beings. But they fully understand if one needs peace, then, prepares for self-defenses.

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This week fun pics picked on facebook.

 

April 25(T), 2023 The Open Society and Its Besieging Media

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To  Avoid sourness, Lemon has to go... - for balancing?

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One has been radicalizing the "innocent" masses, while the other, said "not the prime of a lady..."

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To the right, left wings and the in-between, for reference only:

April 23 (Sn), 2023 是不是這國際歌, 管用的時刻, 來到了??!!! How is slavery shaped?

相當諷刺地 - 是不是這國際歌, 管用的時刻, 來到了??!!!
(Isn't this the high time, ironically, for The Internationale to wake up the oppressed?)

The Internationale/國際歌
UK, and the US. translated versions, attached below.

菜籽
The British version
Lyricist:: Eugène Pottier

Arise, ye workers from your slumber,
Arise, ye prisoners of want.
For reason in revolt now thunders,
and at last ends the age of cant!
Away with all your superstitions,
Servile masses, arise, arise!
We'll change henceforth the old tradition,
And spurn the dust to win the prize!
Chorus
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale
Unites the human race.
(repeat)
No more deluded by reaction,
On tyrants only we'll make war!
The soldiers too will take strike action,
They'll break ranks and fight no more!
And if those cannibals keep trying,
To sacrifice us to their pride,
They soon shall hear the bullets flying,
We'll shoot the generals on our own side.
Chorus
No saviour from on high delivers,
No faith have we in prince or peer.
Our own right hand the chains must shiver,
Chains of hatred, greed and fear.
E'er the thieves will out with their booty,
And to all give a happier lot.
Each at his forge must do their duty,
And we'll strike the iron while it's hot.
Chorus

菜籽
The US. version:
The Internationale
Lyricist: Charles Hope Kerr

Arise, ye prisoners of starvation!
Arise, ye wretched of the earth!
For justice thunders condemnation:
A better world's in birth!
No more tradition's chains shall bind us;
Arise, ye slaves, no more in thrall!
The earth shall rise on new foundations:
We have been nought, we shall be all!
Chorus
'Tis the final conflict;
Let each stand in his place.
The International working class
Shall be the human race!
(repeat)
We want no condescending saviors
To rule us from a judgment hall;
We workers ask not for their favors;
Let us consult for all.
To make the thief disgorge his booty
To free the spirit from its cell,
We must ourselves decide our duty,
We must decide, and do it well.
Chorus
Toilers from shops and fields united,
The union we of all who work:
The earth belongs to us, the workers,
No room here for the shirk.
How many on our flesh have fattened!
But if the noisome birds of prey
Shall vanish from the sky some morning,
The blessed sunlight still will stay.
Chorus

菜籽
Lyricist: Billy Bragg

Stand up, all victims of oppression
For the tyrants fear your might
Don't cling so hard to your possessions
For you have nothing, if you have no right
Let racist ignorance be ended
For respect makes the empires fall
Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all.
So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race
Let no one build walls to divide us
Walls of hatred nor walls of stone
Come greet the dawn and stand beside us
We'll live together or we'll die alone
In our world poisoned by exploitation
Those who have taken, now they must give
And end the vanity of nations
We've one but one Earth on which to live
So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race
And so begins the final drama
In the streets and in the fields
We stand unbowed before their armour
We defy their guns and shields
When we fight, provoked by their aggression
Let us be inspired by life and love
For though they offer us concessions
Change will not come from above.
So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race

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Thanks to my sister sharing El Cóndor Pasa,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkQTcYkDnJs (lyrics, in English and Mandarin).
The original Spanish Lyrics, was attached in the threads.

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Strong and elegant.

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Original lyrics in Spanish:
Lyrics: El Condor Pasa (Espanol)
Daniel Alomía Robles (letras orginales)
(Editado por Jeff, m3in99)
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El condor de los andes desperto,
con la luz, de un feliz, amanecer
hmmmmmm...
sus alas lentamente despego, y bajo,
al rio azul, para beber
hmmmmm...
tras el, la tierra se cubrio
de verdos,
de amor y paz
tras el, el prado floresio,
y el sol broto,
en el trigal , (en el trigal)
hmmmmm...
el condor al pasar me dijo,
a me sigeme mas... aya,
y tu veras
hmmmmm...
en la espalda del condor me sente
y a volar, cada vez
mas el cielo alcansar
hmmmmm...
mirar, mirar hacia la tierra
tan distinto de lo que vi fronteras
no se, pueden ver
todo el mundo, desde hay,
es lo que vi
hmmmmmm....
el condor de los andes desendio,
al llegar, un feliz, amaneser
hmmmmm...
el condor al igual se desperto,
repitio, su sobre rebaño,
todos iguales
tras el, la tierra se cubrio
de verdos,
de amor y paz,
tras el, el prado floresio,
y el sol broto,
en el trigal , (en el trigal)
hmmmmm...
(instrumental corto)
El condor de los andes desperto,
con la luz, de un feliz, amanecer
hmmmmmm...
sus alas lentamente despego y bajo,
al rio azul, para beber
hmmmmm...
tras el, la tierra se cubrio
de verdos,
de amor y paz
tras el, el prado floresio,
y el sol broto,
en el trigal , (en el trigal)
hmmmmm...
Gracias a Daniel Alomía Robles

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"El Cóndor Pasa" (pronounced [el ˈkondoɾ pasa], Spanish for "The Condor Passes") is an orchestral musical piece from the zarzuela El Cóndor Pasa by the Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles, written in 1913 and based on traditional Andean music, specifically folk music from Peru.
Since then, it has been estimated that, around the world, more than 4,000 versions of the melody have been produced, along with 300 sets of lyrics. In 2004, Peru declared this song to be a part of their national cultural heritage.
This song is now considered the second national anthem of Peru.
It is the best-known Peruvian song in the English-speaking world, due to a 1970 cover by Simon & Garfunkel on their Bridge over Troubled Water album.
Their version is called "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)".
Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_C%C3%B3ndor_Pasa_(song)

Lyrics in English - El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail,
yes I would, if I could, I surely would.
Away, I'd rather sail away
like a swan that's here and gone.
A man gets tied up to the ground,
he gives the world its saddest sound,
its saddest sound.
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail,
yes I would, if I only could, I surely would.
Away, I'd rather sail away
like a swan that's here and gone.
A man gets tied up to the ground,
he gives the world its saddest sound,
its saddest sound.
I'd rather be a forest than a street,
yes I would, if I could, I surely would.
Away, I'd rather sail away
like a swan that's here and gone.
A man gets tied up to the ground,
he gives the world its saddest sound,
its saddest sound.
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
yes I would, if I only could, I surely would.
https://lyricstranslate.com


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Lyrics TranslationsLyrics Translations

One more excellent song:
The Last of the Mohicans THE BEST EVER! by Alexandro Querevalú

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Singing is a nice way to learn other languages.

April 22 (Sa), 2023 Celebrate the 51st Earth Day!

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https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/cel.../article/earth-day


KIDS.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM
Earth Day facts and history Earth Day facts and history

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The theme of the 2023 Earth Day - Invest in our Planet.

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A couple of previous Earth Day posters:

April. 21 (F), 2023 Silence vs. Noises

A brief translation:

April 18 (T), 23 Games of Ideologies

A brief of the post:

There are many ideologies in human societies. Some are less significant than others.
The dominant politico-economic ideologies sustain/enhance the privileges of those who create/disseminate them.

Those who frolic with dominant ideologies are big game players at the expense of the masses' well-being.

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A previous post of Oct 6 (T), 2020, a fun way for students (taking American Government, Contemporary American Society, and Sociology courses) to ponder.

April 18 (T), 2023 Educate

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Repost of the last week's messages on facebook.

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Sad News... from Reuters: Two renowned human rights lawyers in the CCP regime were put in the prison with long term sentence...
https://www.reuters.com/.../china-hands-lengthy-jail.../


REUTERS.COM
China hands lengthy jail terms to two lawyers in rights crackdownChina hands lengthy jail terms to two lawyers in rights crackdown

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AP News: https://apnews.com/.../china-human-rights-lawyers...


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Rights group: China sentences 2 lawyers on 'farcical' chargeRights group: China sentences 2 lawyers on 'farcical' charge

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Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/.../china-quash-convictions-prominent...


HRW.ORG
China: Quash Convictions of Prominent Rights Lawyers

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Human Rights lawyer Mr. Ding Jiaxi 's wife, Mrs. Lo spoke up regarding the power-abuse of the CCP regime that arrested and sentenced with a closed door verdict of 12 years and 14 years prison times to her husband and Mr. Xu Zhiyong for their fighting for people's educational rights...
As their groups have grown stronger, the CCP regime takes it as a threat. Thus, suppressing them is necessary measure to keep the masses obedient.
More people and organizations' supports are essential to keep their bravery for the basic human rights going.

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https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E7%B6%AD%E6%AC%8A%E5%BE%8B%E5%B8%AB%E9%AB%98%E6%99%BA%E6%99%9F%E5%A4%B1%E8%81%AF%E8%BF%916%E5%B9%B4-%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B%E6%9C%83%E8%81%BD%E8%AD%89%E6%9C%83%E9%97%9C%E6%B3%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E7%8A%AF%E8%99%95%E5%A2%83-072438368.html

April 17 (M), 2023 Glimpse # 43, 44, and 45 : Random Thoughts

 

April 13 (Th), 2023 Pasquinade #123 Discussing the unrestricted warfare

A brief of the above post:
An episode of the politico melodrama depicted a regime where the emperor and the eunuchs engaged in a quirky yet playing-with-fire conversation to solve the imminent domestic and international problems.

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This week Facebook fun pics picked:

April. 13 (Th), 2023 The Chilling Effect

A brief of the post:

To sustain an autocratic/fascist regime, the most important task is to deny the basic rights of freedom of speech, press, and assembly to guard against any dissenting persons who challenge its legitimacy.

On April 10, the CCP regime arrested two prominent lawyers (yes, in this regime, it does have such an occupation...) Mr. Xu Zhiyong and Mr. Ding Jiaxi, due to their participating in a human-rights forum. They were sentenced 14 and 12 years' prison time.

The regime uses the chilling effect to teach the rest of the defiant who must shut up.

Some cultures educate their powerless people with "Silence is Golden" principle, never express personal thoughts or opinions to avoid the suppression from the government which rejects the basic human rights of the masses.

It easily fosters an indifferent, apathetic, ambivalent attitude toward public affairs and others' suffering through the chilling effect. Fortunately, there are always brave people standing for what is good for humanity, though the risk is tremendous...

The international human rights organizations are voicing out on the behalf of Mr. Xu and Mr. Ding.

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After having listened carefully, I have to share this interview about Mr. Xu and Mr. Ding:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=volWF6WFl9c


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不明白播客｜EP-043 谁是许志永，谁是丁家喜？不明白播客｜EP-043 谁是许志永，谁是丁家喜？

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The hostess interviewed Mr. Ding's wife and another human rights lawyer Mr. Tern Biao who is a mutual friend of Mr. Xu and Mr. Ding.

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A brief of the interview:

The risk and danger of being conscious lawyers who have to face the cruelty of an autocratic regime, endure the regime's frivolous abuses. They were arrested by the regime for voicing out the injustice imposed on the masses, and then, were tortured physically, psychologically and mentally.

The courage is beyond words. Feel angry and sorry for what they have been through by the regime's brutality due to their fighting for the oppressed, the deprived, the powerless masses' suffering.

Everyone and the international human rights organizations need to work together to voice out and take actions to save human consciousness and consentience!!!

April. 9 (Sn), 2023 The Lonely Crowd. Generosity.

A brief of the post:

Though an autocratic fascist regime brags about its economic-military success, many billionaires and relatives of its powerful politburos, media stars and celebrities, including various types of special "agents," have tried any way possible to get into other countries, particularly, to the US. and Canada, to enjoy good life... (The so called the "RUN" Movement, continues going on...)

The regime's constantly marauds Taiwan, threatening the world as a giant nuisance...

On the other hand, the white-supremacy culture holds different views regarding strangers of its land and aliens from different lands...

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https://www.theguardian.com/.../china-launches-military...


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China launches military drills around Taiwan after US House speaker meeting
China launches military drills around Taiwan after US House speaker meeting

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https://www.nytimes.com/.../china-taiwan-military...


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China Holds Military Drills Around Taiwan in ‘Stern Warning’
China Holds Military Drills Around Taiwan in ‘Stern Warning’

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https://www.cbsnews.com/.../china-taiwan-military-drills.../


CBSNEWS.COM
China conducting military drills near Taiwan, says they "serve as a stern warning"

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This pseudo-communist regime surveils its people anytime, anywhere, anywhat, and anyhow... Its dictators gave more than 40 times bigger territory than Taiwan to Russia servilely, and then is hostile toward Taiwan's democratic system which challenges this autocracy's regime legitimacy in the international community. ( A perspective, for reference).

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Sad News... from Reuters: Two renowned human rights lawyers in the CCP regime were put in the prison with long term sentence...
https://www.reuters.com/.../china-hands-lengthy-jail.../


REUTERS.COM
China hands lengthy jail terms to two lawyers in rights crackdown 
China hands lengthy jail terms to two lawyers in rights crackdown

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China conducting military drills near Taiwan, says they "serve as a stern warning"


APNEWS.COM
Rights group: China sentences 2 lawyers on 'farcical' charge 
Rights group: China sentences 2 lawyers on 'farcical' charge

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Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/.../china-quash-convictions-prominent...


HRW.ORG
China: Quash Convictions of Prominent Rights Lawyers

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April 6 (Th), 2023 From each according to his/her ploys, to each according to his/her desires

A brief of the post:
In history, the female gender played multiple functions in the politico-economic arena. Up to present time, the significance is no less than before.

In the post, listing some well known female figures, some of them, defended their country, while some, used their sex power for personal fame and wealth.

In the Unrestricted Warfare, females are the most inexpensive, effective tools to make missions accomplished.

It is part of a regime's national policy to cultivate "special women" to infiltrate into marriage, love affairs, politics, business, media etc. important organizations/institutions to get job done.

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Fun pics Picked for this week on facebook:

April 4 (T), 2023 Tragicomedy

A brief of the post:

The "fate" of the power-struggle-purge movement has begun in a regime.

The "sudden" deaths of some high rank-n-file bureaucrats who are not part of the king's clique have been gradually reported in the very low-key way.

An interesting event was a third grade sexy movie star who brought billions of dollars to Honduras which decided to establish diplomatic relations with the CCP regime and severed with Taiwan.

Then this lady without any bit of background in Economics, was named the Dean of the Global Strategic-Economic Research Institute of the CCP Regime.

Now, many political-nosy people are trying to figure out who is this invisible big shot behind such an attractive lady....

April 4 (T), 2023 The toughest democracy

April. 1 (Sa), 2023 April Fools' Day