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Interesting that many of the countries who handled the coronavirus outbreak well are headed by women:
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern:
Germany's Angela Merkel:
Finland's PM Sanna Marin is a woman leading a governing coalition of 5 parties led by women: nytimes.com/2020/04/05/wor…
I've long argued that the best way to fight authoritarianism around the world is to support the increased participation of feminist women in politics and women's rights activism. This seems to be good for fighting pandemics too. aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/how…
Adding Denmark's PM Mette Frederiksen h/t @MieAhmt : npr.org/sections/coron…
And Norway's PM Erna Solberg h/t @etphonegemini reuters.com/article/us-hea…
And Belgium PM Sophie Wilmès h/t @tessaryan01 politico.eu/article/sophie…
Watch Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs of Sint Maarten h/t @Beverly_Davis
And Iceland PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir: pressdemocrat.com/news/10884442-…
And Barbados PM Mia Amor Mottley h/t @kat_isha
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THREAD. I have been reluctant to say anything about Sanders's promotion of Rogan’s endorsement because if Sanders wins the nomination, I will certainly vote for him. But it’s very disturbing to me that the Bernie Sanders Twitter handle promoted a racist, transphobic, misogynist.
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THREAD/ 1. In #BetrayingBigBrother, I write about something I call "patriarchal authoritarianism" in China. The Communist Party has relied on the subjugation of women as a critical element of its authoritarian control over the entire population.
2. Misogyny and sexism - such as subordinating women to the role of very obedient wife and mother in the home - are absolutely critical to the longevity of the Communist Party. I also write about how this is not a phenomenon unique to the Communist Party state.
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I taught at HKUST during the 2014 Umbrella Movement and CUHK through the end of 2016. I worry that all mainland students who showed sympathy for their Hong Kong classmates’ political actions will face interrogation or worse.
In 2016, one of my mainland students at CUHK in 2016 was stopped by armed guards at the border when he had *CUHK library* books that were considered suspect. Guards confiscated his books and let him go after several hours of interrogation. #StandWithCUHK
My student was so traumatized by the interrogation that he asked me for help and I took him to see if CUHK administration could do something - at least demand the return of confiscated library books. But the CUHK response was so bureaucratic, my student decided to drop it.
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