@calestous I find this survey highly dangerous. This is a question that can only be answered with deep research and cannot be opinion-based
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@anna_rosenberg Polls are usually about getting opinions -
@anna_rosenberg This is how polling works http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Vd1i10FqU&sns=tw … via@youtube -
@calestous hahaha. It reminds me more of your typical uk parliament debatehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6EK1W_69PDg …
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@calestous I had major issues w/ research and framing. Could you put another option along the lines of "cannot asses based on current data"? -
@calestous ha! Noted! Also, are you involved with your school's latest China-Africa initiatives? -
@Winslow_R HKS or Harvard University? -
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@calestous I wonder if the research considers that Chinese aid targets autocratic countries and this could be reason for uptick in violence -
@anna_rosenberg I think the data are fundamentally flawed. -
@calestous yes, the data is often fundamentally flawed. I think they are looking at it wrong way around -
@anna_rosenberg It is dogma looking for data
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Uncontrolled Zimbabwe land redistribution by peasants (not Mugabe) was caused in part by Western constraints from 1980-2000.
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@calestous electoral democracies better off if spending & justice not prescribed by non-voters (aid donors) so voters learn to regulate that
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@calestous@washingtonpost This article is based on presumptuous rightwing propaganda;Chinese aid is helping Africa build its infrastructure -
@aadanweli True. Lots of contortion in drawing the conclusions in order to fit the preferred narrative@calestous@washingtonpost
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@calestous I'm with@Winslow_R Can I disagree with the framing of the question?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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