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TravelRe: 10 Reason Why Australia Is Better Than Usa by Cousin9999: 8:50pm On Apr 04, 2021
79733139:
https://www.numbeo.com/crime/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=Denmark

https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Denmark/United-States/Crime

Every crime rate statistic is lower in Denmark and that's what intelligent people look out for, not just isolated cases
Your sources are trash. lol
FoodRe: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by Cousin9999: 8:45pm On Apr 04, 2021
Eating some tamarind (awin/icheku). Usually eat the asian candied version, but today it's raw, and fabulous.
CultureBaka People, Aboriginal Australians, And Papua New Guineans by Cousin9999(op): 1:45am On Apr 04, 2021
I notice a strong similarity in physical features across these groups, and I'm going to explore that and more here. I'll add more later. It should be interesting to see if any cultural similarities exist.
Foreign AffairsAustralia Is Under Pressure To Implement Magnitsky-style Laws by Cousin9999(op): 1:33am On Apr 04, 2021
“China stop genocide of Uyghurs,” read the banners held aloft by protesters outside the Chinese consulate in Adelaide, Australia, on March 31. Members of the Uyghur community traveled across Australia to protest the newly expanded consulate, alongside supporters of Hong Kong, Falun Gong, and Tibet. Some Uyghurs held up photographs calling for the return of their family members, disappeared into the camps in Xinjiang.

The protest came a week after the United States, the European Union, Canada, and the United Kingdom coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials involved in atrocities in Xinjiang. Australia welcomed the sanctions in a joint statement with New Zealand, but it put no sanctions of its own in place.

In what appeared to be a bureaucratic hiccup, the initial statement from the United States included Australia on the list. But Australia could not sign up to coordinated sanctions for a simple reason: It is yet to pass its own legislation in the vein of America’s Magnitsky Act. Magnitsky-style laws typically allow governments to place travel and financial sanctions on foreigners who have committed human rights abuses or been involved in significant corruption.

And China has not been added to the list of eight countries that can be sanctioned under Australia’s autonomous regime (sanctions that are implemented without the United Nations Security Council’s imprimatur). The existing legislation would need to be amended to include China, a process that takes around six months. This was the explanation Australia offered for not joining the coordinated action last month.

That may soon change. Australia is under growing pressure to pass Magnitsky-style legislation—from the public, the Parliament, and partners overseas.

A bipartisan parliamentary committee spent 2020 reading submissions and hearing witnesses on the need for such targeted sanctions, and in December 2020 it issued a report calling for Magnitsky to become law in Australia. In an effort to expedite the process, it even attached draft legislation to the report.

The public is also supportive: The annual Lowy Institute poll shows 8 in 10 Australians want travel and financial sanctions imposed on Chinese officials associated with human rights abuses. After years of squabbling, including vitriolic attacks on Australia by Chinese state media and Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokespeople, opinion of China in Australia is at a record low. Even in the Chinese Australian community, which is generally is more positive about China, there is majority support for these sanctions.

The Biden administration will also be watching Australia’s steps closely. While supporting Australia by calling out China’s blatant economic coercion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also made clear in a recent speech to NATO that he looks to partners and allies in Washington’s efforts to thwart Beijing’s ambitions where necessary.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne told a Senate committee last week that she agreed Australia needed levers that were more than just issuing statements. She said she had written to the prime minister about their response to the committee report.

But the legislation has not made it to the floor—at least not yet. Canberra insiders say 2021 is the year. But a government plagued by multiple rape allegations and a looming federal election have seen the sanctions fall down the priority list.

There’s another reason that Australia may be slow-walking sanctions for Xinjiang: The country is still reeling from an entire year of targeted economic grief, courtesy of the Chinese government (and China normally receives around 40 percent of Australia’s exports). While the Australian government hasn’t blinked on any of the irritants that have hurried the decline in the relationship, there is an unwillingness to add unnecessary fuel to the fire. That’s particularly the case for human rights concerns. While Australia has been at the front of the pack on China policy with national security or sovereignty implications—such as foreign interference or Chinese technology—it has been less willing to enact concrete policies about human rights issues. Australia has preferred to issue statements about the deterioration of institutions in Hong Kong or expressing strong concern about Xinjiang.

Australia does not include human rights protections in its trade agreements, as the United States and EU often do. It has not ratified the International Labor Organization’s Forced Labor Protocol, which could limit the entry of goods into Australia that have been manufactured in Xinjiang using forced labor. Nor has Australia followed international examples of labeling the Xinjiang crisis a genocide, with the government blocking similar resolutions brought by independent senators.

Some of this speaks to a government that is skeptical of multilateralism and elevates sovereignty over collective action. It has largely ignored international criticism of Australia’s treatment of refugees. On a number of occasions, Australia’s prime minister has called out “negative globalism,” which refers to the idea of international institutions demanding conformity rather than independent cooperation on global issues. The issue of Xinjiang to date has not been framed in Australia as risking the complicity of Australians and Australian business, but as a question of international human rights advocacy.

This pick ‘n’ mix approach to China policy was sustainable under the erratic administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was only slightly more popular than Chinese President Xi Jinping in Australia. Defending international norms will be easier under the Biden administration’s approach to allies. But it will mean harder choices for Australia.

The pressure on Australia to pass these laws doesn’t compare to what would follow to actually use them. Australia is already under fire for not expanding its existing sanctions of the junta in Myanmar following the military coup and subsequent killing of civilians there.

When Australia passes its version of Magnitsky legislation—and we’re told it is a matter of when, not if—it will find itself in the unfortunate position of playing catch-up with like-minded countries. Japan finds itself also evaluating its position on sanctions, as it, too, faces increasing pressure from politicians and companies to speak up about Xinjiang.

Despite not having participated in the coordinated sanctions, China’s whataboutism in response to criticism of its Xinjiang policy has already reached Australia. The original “wolf warrior” diplomat Zhao Lijian tweeted that Australia’s offshore processing centers for would-be refugees were described as “concentration camps” by some critics. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson also deflected, asking when the Five Eyes would hold Australia accountable for its alleged war crimes in Afghanistan or poor treatment of Indigenous people.

The retaliatory measures that Australia would face were it to enact sanctions would likely be similar to those faced by the U.K., Canada, and the EU. In Australia’s case, key legislators and researchers are already banned from travel to China.

Yet Australia needs to pass its own Magnitsky-style legislation, if only to increase the policy toolkit at its disposal to deal with the rise of authoritarianism around the world.

But more could be done—not only by Canberra, but also by others. Depressingly, sanctions over Xinjiang seek to ensure Australia is not complicit in a genocide, rather than improve the plight of Uyghurs and other minorities. Measures that outlaw forced labor could do even more to shift the cost-benefit calculation for companies operating in the region.

These sanctions will not change Beijing’s calculus in the short term—if anything, it has doubled down through its Xinjiang cotton campaign. But there is a chance that this collective signaling will set off warning bells about the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Calls to boycott the games will only grow in the west (though Australia notably did not join the United States in boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics).

China will look to coax and coerce full international participation from countries and sponsors alike at the Olympics; coordinated action on sanctions might signal more obstacles for that national project. Passing an Australian Magnitsky Act is only the beginning. More pressure and more tough choices are coming for Australia.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/02/australia-china-sanctions-magnitsky-law/
Foreign AffairsRe: China's Military Preparing For U.S. Intervention In Taiwan Strait( Pics,Video) by Cousin9999: 1:26am On Apr 04, 2021
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grin South America is about to eat really good off American manufacturing. I hope they build some huge facilities in Bahia, so our people out there can eat.
Foreign AffairsRe: US Capitol Under Lockdown After Security Threat by Cousin9999: 1:23am On Apr 04, 2021
Still waiting for video or photos of that man exiting/entering that vehicle make and model with the same plates, and I want to see evidence he rented it or that it was registered in his name.

Until then, I don't buy it.
Foreign AffairsRe: Topless Photos Of Vladimir Putin Earns Him Russia's Sexiest Man Award (Photos) by Cousin9999: 12:46am On Apr 04, 2021
TravelRe: 10 Reason Why Australia Is Better Than Usa by Cousin9999: 12:32am On Apr 04, 2021
79733139:
The percentage of those things are obviously lower than in USA.
lol
RomanceRe: A Simp And A King (Pictures) by Cousin9999: 9:34pm On Apr 03, 2021
Ha. But the "simp" and the girl just might not have been hungry.

Plot twist: both girls are cheating.
RomanceRe: I Gave Up On Black Men by Cousin9999: 9:31pm On Apr 03, 2021
Well, since we're being random: I only date dark skinned black women.

¯\_( ツ)_/¯
TravelRe: 10 Reason Why Australia Is Better Than Usa by Cousin9999: 9:20pm On Apr 03, 2021
79733139:
Some countries (like Switzerland, Denmark, Canada etc) are also better for African (black) immigrants than USA.
Murder trial with racist overtones opens in Denmark
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/murder-trial-racist-overtones-opens-denmark-74457261

It’s within this context that hyggeracisme happens; where one hears the N-word or sees a Nazis gesture in the name of “fun.”
https://www.scandinaviastandard.com/what-is-hygge-racism-how-did-it-become-so-pervasive-in-danish-culture/

dark-skinned people are stopped and searched by the police.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/there-is-racism-in-denmark-lawmaker/1886387
TravelRe: 10 Reason Why Australia Is Better Than Usa by Cousin9999: 9:06pm On Apr 03, 2021
Cybercop2002:
racism is not as high as in the usa and UK,and have u ever heard a black guy killed cause of racism
African black experience with racism:

Jafri Katagar Alexander reflects on his experiences as a black African male living in Melbourne:

Some landlords and real estate agents are prejudiced, and they won’t rent or sell their houses to black people. […] When I go out to the shops to buy something, they look at me as if I am going to steal something […] When you are black, you are easily stopped and searched by some police officers […] I have many times been called a “black ***”, “black cat”, “n****r” and so on. I have also been told, “Go back to Africa” […] I have been attacked and pepper-sprayed by the police.

Racism as experienced by African-diaspora people in Australia is not just seen and heard, it is also felt. It is rampant and obvious for those who experience it, but silenced and denied by those who perpetrate it. It is being watched constantly with suspicion.

Manal Younus writes, “I’d hear, ‘you are too dark’,
https://theconversation.com/growing-up-african-in-australia-racism-resilience-and-the-right-to-belong-113121

Aboriginal black experience with racism:

Indigenous deaths in custody: Why Australians are seizing on US protests
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-australia-52900929

Australia still turns a blind eye to Aboriginal people dying in police custody
https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/02/australia-still-turns-a-blind-eye-to-aboriginal-people-dying-in-police-custody

Mass protests after police shoot and kill Aboriginal teenager in remote Australian town
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/15/walk-n15.html

Aboriginal Deaths in Police Custody Are Fueling an Australian Black Lives Matter Movement
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/australia-police-black-lives-matter-nsw-northern-territory

In case you question the race of aboriginal people:
https://i.pinimg.com/474x/82/14/3d/82143d71c4b6d6d1212112d3f67e6e20.jpg
TravelRe: 10 Reason Why Australia Is Better Than Usa by Cousin9999: 7:26pm On Apr 03, 2021
It's objectively better, but I can't imagine a black person preferring Australia to the US. Maybe when there's more black people there it will be different (currently less than 500K [not incl. aboriginal black people]).

Those of you who go, have lots of kids. grin
TravelRe: Weird Things Nigerians Do In UK And America To Avoid Deportation by Cousin9999: 7:19pm On Apr 03, 2021
Weird things:

-marrying elderly
-marrying really fat chicks
-impregnating whites
-dating whites
TravelRe: How Can I Appeal My Visa Decision by Cousin9999: 7:15pm On Apr 03, 2021
Be thankful. It's a nation of degenerates. Please find a civilized country to work in, my guy.
TravelRe: Inside US Supersonic Presidential Jet That Could Fly Twice Speed Of Sound (Pics) by Cousin9999:
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TravelRe: Relocating To Uk by Cousin9999: 8:07am On Apr 03, 2021
Good luck. London has a lot of baddies.
PoliticsRe: Ngige Threatens Striking Doctors With No-Work, No-Pay Policy by Cousin9999: 8:01am On Apr 03, 2021
We need some celebrities to get this trending. The way they're treating doctors is unacceptable.
Foreign AffairsRe: US Capitol Under Lockdown After Security Threat by Cousin9999: 7:28am On Apr 03, 2021
What are the odds of some fake NOI plowing into a barricade?

Maybe if they can produce video of that guy getting into the vehicle, or some registration or a receipt from a rental place with his name, I'll buy it.

It's interesting that right after 2 mass shootings by white guys, and a bunch of racist attacks by white guys, all of a sudden we get some cartoon character driving into a barricade in a toy car and attacking heavily armed police with a shank. And allegedly he's black.
CelebritiesRe: “Plus-Size With The Flavor” — Eniola Badmus Poses In Swimwear (Photo) by Cousin9999: 10:33pm On Apr 01, 2021
22brains:
don't defend her biko. She came out for mentions so let's rate her. I guess her puna is as wide as her body too. ((()))++
Issa cold world. lipsrsealed
EducationRe: How Nigerians Are Getting Teaching Jobs In UAE by Cousin9999: 10:28pm On Apr 01, 2021
https://insidearabia.com/israeli-sex-tourists-exacerbate-uaes-human-trafficking-nightmare/

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the global epicenters for human trafficking, with 95 percent of its private workforce comprising vulnerable and easily exploitable low-income migrant workers from mostly India, Pakistan, China, and Bangladesh. Bear in mind that 90 percent of the country’s 10 million population are foreign nationals, that is the native population and citizens are only 1 million.

From the moment migrant workers arrive at either Abu Dhabi or Dubai’s international airport, their nightmare begins, with a majority of new arrivals’ passports typically confiscated in violation of international law, a deliberate move by their employer to further entrench their slavery by denying freedom of movement within or out of the country.

They are then forced to sign employment contracts in a language they’re unable to read and thus agreeing to conditions and wages far worse and far lower than they had been promised by recruiters in their home countries, with many not paid at all as result of having their salaries garnished by their employer to offset housing, food, and transport costs.

Call it forced labor or low-paid slavery or straight up slavery or whatever, but what’s undeniable is the fact that the UAE is a country built by migrant slaves, mostly populated by migrant slaves, and ruled by Emirati slave masters.
CelebritiesRe: “Plus-Size With The Flavor” — Eniola Badmus Poses In Swimwear (Photo) by Cousin9999: 10:12pm On Apr 01, 2021
22brains:
I love them slim and curvy, Not amoeba.
lipsrsealed My guy, you don't have to do her like that.
CelebritiesRe: Don Jazzy Wants Nigerians To Follow Nigerian Celebrities by Cousin9999: 10:09pm On Apr 01, 2021
Rugaria:
You need to be going to the gym, nwokem..
How can a young man be talking like a moaning hippopotamus..?
lol
FoodRe: Inside Insane Diets Of Sport's Stars - From Junk Food, To Drinking Urine (Pics) by Cousin9999: 8:06pm On Apr 01, 2021
Nonsense.
CelebritiesRe: “Plus-Size With The Flavor” — Eniola Badmus Poses In Swimwear (Photo) by Cousin9999: 8:03pm On Apr 01, 2021
No disrespect, but this shouldn't be normalized.
CelebritiesRe: Erica Acquires 'April Fool' House In Abuja (Photo) by Cousin9999: 8:01pm On Apr 01, 2021
orohbiro:
the house is not which wan you done build?
I mean, it's obviously better than a shack. But she can do better.

I don't really like single family homes though.

Apartments/Condos >

https://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Michael-Jordan-Shrug-After-3-Pointer.gif
CelebritiesRe: Erica Acquires 'April Fool' House In Abuja (Photo) by Cousin9999: 7:06pm On Apr 01, 2021
She's cute. That house is not.
TravelRe: Double Deck Bendy Glass Bridge Looks Scary On Mountains In China(Pics) by Cousin9999: 7:02pm On Apr 01, 2021
dynicks:
When you travel out to countries such as these, then would you know that being holed up in Nigeria has deprived you lots of years of pleasure and experience....!!
What pleasure is derived from being in China (or any Asian country)? Their culture has no joy, they're very unhappy people, and they don't like themselves or each other. Most Chinese, regardless of class, want to leave. When they have an option, half of north Asian women marry whites.

Also, there are lots of places with "good" infrastructure that also have limited opportunities and terrible racism. Do you somehow think that's enjoyable and enriching?
SportsRe: Germany Lose A World Cup Qualifying Match At Home For The First Time In 20yrs by Cousin9999: 5:27pm On Apr 01, 2021
Vinnie2000:
Dat Macedonia that you call small team so will thrash many African teams in a match including Senegal, Algeria and the Super Eagles..
Even the Three Lions England may not defeat dis Macedonian Team if dey play..
In Europe, there are no small teams..Albania, Slovenia, Moldova,etc are Dangerous Giant killers..#Fear dem#
...
[img]https://media./images/f6e0908b91fc5c23b696e311b2ca81b2/tenor.gif[/img]
TravelRe: Help A Brother Who Want To Travel To Fiji by Cousin9999: 7:55pm On Mar 31, 2021
Okafor1983:
Please you need to be very careful when planning of travelling to Fiji. Because fiji is visa on arrival for nigerian passport but most nigerians has been turn back at the point of entry and some where even denied boarding pass by fiji airways. So please you have to reconsider travelling to fiji because the probability that you will be send back is 70 to 30. So please reconsider another country
Do you have any evidence at all to support what you're saying?
TravelRe: UK Or Canada Which Should I Choose; Study Abroad by Cousin9999: 7:52pm On Mar 31, 2021
If you're studying for a med profession, you can go anywhere. If you're not, Canada.

That said:
- It's cheaper to fly home from the UK.
- Brits have more class (generally speaking).
- Brits are better educated.
- The UK has more black people.
- The UK has better infrastructure.
- Studying in Canada is a more guaranteed path to citizenship. The UK baits and switches to get your money.
- Canada has more paths to citizenship, like regional immigration.
- Canada's Caribana is much larger than Notting Hill. grin
- Canada gives you easy access to America.
- Both places have tons of beautiful African and Caribbean women.
- Both places are pretty racist, but it seems the UK likes to deny it more, so I guess Canada puts you in a better position to fight it. But I'm not aware of a lot of related legal activity.
- Your children's connection to their culture will be about the same in both places, but the UK has edge. In Canada, they're more likely to be influenced by dûmb Americans.

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