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China Environment Ministry Calls Itself One of Four Worst Departments In World
hackingbear writes
"According to the Telegraph, 'Zhou Shengxian was quoted by state media as saying: "I've heard that there are four major embarrassing departments in the world and that China's ministry of environmental protection is one of them." Mr Zhou, an economist and veteran Communist Party member, blamed his ministry's malfunctions on "overlapping" remits, which confused the agency's role in handling issues such as carbon emissions and water monitoring. The minister made no mention of the other three most embarrassing departments but Chinese micro-bloggers were quick to weigh in with their suggestions.' Those suggestions including the navy of China's landlocked neighbour, Mongolia, Taiwan's foreign ministry, and China's petitioning department where officials are tasked with hearing and acting on the grievances of ordinary Chinese but can't handle/solve anything. Perhaps Zhou's department should be applauded for its honesty. What are your list of the other three most embarrassing departments in our world?"
Such an easy question. The USDA totally caters to huge corporate interests like Monsanto and Smithfield, helping to ensure that America's food supply is dominated by sugary junk food, GMO crops, and the cruelest factory farmed meat and egg products imaginable. And don't even get me started about the sham that is American's meat inspection system. Nearly everything that's wrong with the Standard American Diet can be traced directly to USDA policies, that sell out the interests of consumers, the environment, and farmed animals at every turn.
If the USDA doesn't deserve a spot on the list of the world's four worst government departments, I don't know what agency does.
I'm generally "Interesting," "Insightful," and even "Funny" here. What the hell happens to me at parties?
What China officially calls an "autonomous region" has little bearing on reality.
Tibet is, according to that designation, an Autonomous Region -- and in practice, there's no autonomy whatsoever from the Chinese government.
Just because it's part of official propaganda doesn't mean you should take it on face value.
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