Ai Weiwei on racist
Ai Weiwei303 quotes“There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.”
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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei Each year, more people want to become artists.
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Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
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Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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Benjamin CarsonBenjamin Carson You don’t smear somebody as a racist when there is obviously nothing there.
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Beah RichardsBeah Richards I think we have to stop using the expression “alt-right.” It’s ridiculous. It’s racist, fascist, nationalist.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer More specifically, Barack Obama is the president of a congenitally racist country, erected upon the plunder of life, liberty, labor, and land. This plunder has not been exclusive to black people.
Ta-Nehisi CoatesTa-Nehisi Coates If it’s racist, it’s racist. If it’s anti-Semitic, it’s anti-Semitic. If it’s anti-women, it’s anti-women. If it’s anti-immigrant, it’s anti-immigrant, and we need to really strengthen our language, so that it is clear and not mushy.
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