Perhaps the world needs to study one thing:

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What are the key characteristics of a mature culture, in the west, the east, etc.?
Then all nations would know what to do next!
也许世界需要研究一件事: 成熟文化的主要特征是什么? 然后所有国家都知道下一步该做什么!


Q “民主” - 改善人民的生活为主! Democracy - Improving People"s Livelihood predominantly!
"自由" - 优化自我控制的合理化水平! Freedom/Liberty - Optimising Self-control Rationalisation level! UQ
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Maybe the 1st thing would be a safe and peaceful nightlife.
Q 宵夜 https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_14028882
Q Does France have a good nightlife? France is known to have some of the best nightlife in the whole of Europe and has a huge variety of bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants, and more to suit the taste of any backpacking party animal. 17 Mar 2019

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Life in general in Switzerland is IMO, better than U.S., and here"s why: Higher standard of living: Swiss cities, houses and food are all top quality. Crime is very low, so you"d feel pretty safe roaming around in the middle of night all alone. ... Higher pay and lower taxes: Swiss wages are pretty high.
7 Reasons Why Life Is Better In Switzerland Than America

Q How To Best Enjoy The Japanese Nightlife - Japan Wonder ... https://blog.japanwondertravel.com › ... › Food & Drinks
24 May 2021 — Izakaya generally have a wide range of food options that includes yakitori, edamame pizza, fries, pasta, sashimi, and much more! It is not a ...
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< This ban was put on hold by ... >
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2017 Las Vegas shooting Part of mass shootings in the United States 1 2 1Mandalay Bay Hotel2Route 91 Harvest country music festival grounds
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The incident is the deadliestmass shooting committed by an individual in United States history. It focused attention on firearms laws in the U.S., particularly with regard to bump stocks, which Paddock used to fire shots in rapid succession, at a rate of fire similar to automatic weapons.[4] As a result, bump stocks were banned by the U.S. Justice Department in December 2018, with the regulation in effect as of March 2019. This ban was put on hold by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 25, 2021.[5]

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The 2nd key characteristics of a mature culture, I would suggest, is using maximum resources (time, energy, money, talent, strategy, diplomacy, etc.) to focus on peace-building, rather than war-creating! 我建议成熟文化的第二个关键特征是使用最大的资源(时间、精力、金钱、人才、战略、外交等)专注于和平建设,而不是制造战争!
Q 当地时间8月15日,美国共和党众议员利兹·切尼 (Liz Cheney)在接受美国广播公司采访时表示,美国政府对塔利班迅速接管阿富汗负有不可推卸的责任。 尽管美国和北约在近二十年来花费了数十亿美元建立阿富汗安全部队,但塔利班在短短一周多的时间里几乎占领了整个阿富汗。 切尼称,当前局势的影响不仅限于阿富汗和美国,而是全球范围。 当地时间8月15日清晨,塔利班进入阿富汗首都喀布尔,在总统府就和平移交权力进行谈判。 https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_14054602
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3rd - Nature: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_conservation
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< 下决心停掉一些矿山,这个都是高明之举。绿水青山就是金山银山 >
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/ 绿水青山就是金山银
Q http://m.news.cctv.com/2021/08/14/ARTIxTbZ2p4pLMq41SFXwbUV210814.shtml
2005年8月15日,时任浙江省委书记的习近平在浙江安吉县余村调研时,首次提出“绿水青山就是金山银山”的重要论述。
△安吉竹海 习近平:刚才你们讲了,下决心停掉一些矿山,这个都是高明之举。绿水青山就是金山银山,我们过去讲,既要绿水青山又要金山银山,实际上绿水青山就是金山银山。 △短评《绿水青山也是金山银山》

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4th. Love your neighbour - Diversity and inclusion!

Q What ''Love Your Neighbor As Yourself'' Really Means (Mark ... https://www.crosswalk.com › faith › spiritual-life › wha...
9. Loving your neighbor means sharing in their joys and sorrows. ... The Bible says we are to “rejoice with those who rejoice, mourn with those who mourn” (Romans ...

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Gordon Brown hits out at EU’s ‘neocolonial approach’ to Covid vaccine supplies Former UK prime minister calls on western leaders to convene summit to address Africa’s vaccine deficit Gordon Brown: the world is making billions of Covid vaccine doses, so why is Africa not getting them?
Gordon Brown said he was shocked that about 10m single-shot vaccines from a South African were going to the EU instead of helping African countries. Photograph: Stuart Wallace/Rex/Shutterstock ... ..., he said. “No one is safe anywhere until everyone is safe everywhere, and everyone will live in fear until nobody does.”
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Gordon Brown is a former UK prime minister and author of Seven Ways to Change the World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Brown
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4th. Love your neighbour - Diversity and inclusion!

Q What ''Love Your Neighbor As Yourself'' Really Means (Mark ... https://www.crosswalk.com › faith › spiritual-life › wha...
9. Loving your neighbor means sharing in their joys and sorrows. ... The Bible says we are to “rejoice with those who rejoice, mourn with those who mourn” (Romans ...

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Gordon Brown hits out at EU’s ‘neocolonial approach’ to Covid vaccine supplies Former UK prime minister calls on western leaders to convene summit to address Africa’s vaccine deficit Gordon Brown: the world is making billions of Covid vaccine doses, so why is Africa not getting them?
Gordon Brown said he was shocked that about 10m single-shot vaccines from a South African were going to the EU instead of helping African countries. Photograph: Stuart Wallace/Rex/Shutterstock ... ..., he said. “No one is safe anywhere until everyone is safe everywhere, and everyone will live in fear until nobody does.”
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Gordon Brown is a former UK prime minister and author of Seven Ways to Change the World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Brown
EvenOdd 发表于 2021-08-16 04:47

< Gordon Brown: Seven Ways to Change the World >
5th. < mobility of continuous improvements > for a mature culture.
I would think there could be an objective measure: mobility of continuous improvements on both personal (employment opportunities) and societal (legal framework) aspects.
My guess is, when leaders of a society plan and design to have a fair and equitable society that they want, the racism issue would become minor.
As long as the objective measures (employment opportunities and legal framework) can be maintained due to the great efforts and creativity contributed by the leaders, now and in the past. 
In other words, the UK might also change, one day.
我认为可能有一个客观的衡量标准:个人(就业机会)和社会(法律框架)方面的持续改进的流动性。 我的猜测是,当一个社会的领导人计划和设计一个他们想要的公平公正的社会时,种族主义问题就会变得无关紧要。 只要能维持客观措施(就业机会和法律框架),无论是现在还是过去,都是领导人付出的巨大努力和创造力。 换句话说,英国也可能有一天会发生变化。
imo, a 2-party political system would easily produce hesitations therefore to reduce and slow down potentially most of the required mobility of continuous improvements. Complacent!
It seems mobility of continuous improvements is a built in feature for CCP system. Whether and how this feature can be maintained peacefully is another question.
https://forums.huaren.us/showtopic.html?topicid=2719504&fid=384&page=1#end
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The 2nd key characteristics of a mature culture, I would suggest, is using maximum resources (time, energy, money, talent, strategy, diplomacy, etc.) to focus on peace-building, rather than war-creating! 我建议成熟文化的第二个关键特征是使用最大的资源(时间、精力、金钱、人才、战略、外交等)专注于和平建设,而不是制造战争!
Q 当地时间8月15日,美国共和党众议员利兹·切尼 (Liz Cheney)在接受美国广播公司采访时表示,美国政府对塔利班迅速接管阿富汗负有不可推卸的责任。 尽管美国和北约在近二十年来花费了数十亿美元建立阿富汗安全部队,但塔利班在短短一周多的时间里几乎占领了整个阿富汗。 切尼称,当前局势的影响不仅限于阿富汗和美国,而是全球范围。 当地时间8月15日清晨,塔利班进入阿富汗首都喀布尔,在总统府就和平移交权力进行谈判。 https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_14054602
EvenOdd 发表于 2021-08-15 12:20

Q 美國智庫昆西負責任治國研究會(Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft)研究員、曾在阿富汗服役的溫斯坦(Adam Weinstein)表示,美國真正的失敗在於,其長期以來錯誤地認為可以通過武力促成有效的治理。軍事干預後的混亂和撤軍後的混亂,都源於同一個根本錯誤——美國認為可以使用軍事力量,來實現被佔領國家社會和政治的永久變革。
https://china.hket.com/article/3035754/
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Q 美國智庫昆西負責任治國研究會(Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft)研究員、曾在阿富汗服役的溫斯坦(Adam Weinstein)表示,美國真正的失敗在於,其長期以來錯誤地認為可以通過武力促成有效的治理。軍事干預後的混亂和撤軍後的混亂,都源於同一個根本錯誤——美國認為可以使用軍事力量,來實現被佔領國家社會和政治的永久變革。
https://china.hket.com/article/3035754/
EvenOdd 发表于 2021-08-19 02:25


< 美國會協防台灣 >
協防!
Q 台灣淡江大學國際事務與戰略研究所副教授黃介正接受台媒《中國時報》採訪時亦指,許多人認為台海一旦開戰,美國會協防台灣,這是「過於浪漫的想法」,美國不會幫台灣跟解放軍打,也不會與台軍並肩作戰。
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