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Launched in 2010 as a propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party, the English-language China Xinhua News Network Corporation (CNC) was created to advocate the government's official policies to overseas audiences. Its latest viral video follows the timeline of the pandemic from December of 2019 until now, at every step touting China's supposedly stellar response to the outbreak. In December, the Chinese figure says, the country reported "strange pneumonia cases" to the World Health Organization (WHO), countering reports that China attempted to cover up the coronavirus outbreak. "Roger that!!" a symbol of the WHO confirms. "We discovered a new virus," the Chinese warrior then informs its American counterpart. "So what?" the Statue of Liberty replies scoffingly. "It's dangerous," the warrior responsibly warns. "It's only a flu," the unphased statue insists " sound familiar?
"13% of the country is black, the vast majority of the homicides are committed by young black men between 16 to 30"
Not really, no.
First of all, "vast majority" is too strong. It's a slim majority, at best.
Second, something like 60% of homicides are unsolved.
If you want to put those on blacks, then I'll point out the systemic racism of the police allowing murders to go unsolved largely in the black communities.
But let me ask you something:
2017 Crime In The United States
Expanded Homicide
"Of the offenders for whom gender was known, 88.1 percent were male. ucr.fbi.gov
Why don't you ever, ever say murder is a male problem, and look at it that way?
Why do you have to bring race into it, when gender explains it even better?
Something is happening in America and I think we all need to get ready for it.
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How does having a gun help get ready for it?