Day 1,407: slighting

Mr Xi stokes a dangerous nationalism, to persuade ordinary Chinese that critics of his rule are slighting China itself.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/05/11/is-chinese-power-about-to-peak

Is Chinese power about to peak?

Artwork of the day 
I Recall The Time When My Feet Lifted Off The Ground, Ever So Slightly. – Kôrin – Chrysanthemum
Takashi Murakami
Date: 2009
Style: Neo-Pop Art
Genre: figurative

Word of the day 
slighting: to insult someone by ignoring them or treatingthem as if they are not important

Quote of the day
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron