tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post7496703739328193829..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Beating a dead pig...Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25802843955221097482013-03-17T15:14:45.703-04:002013-03-17T15:14:45.703-04:00Michael, Blogger and other social media sites are ...Michael, Blogger and other social media sites are hard-blocked in China and have been on and off for years. Around the Olympics everything opened up and it was awesome. But with the leadership transition and the Jasmine movements, they really cracked down. No Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Blogger, etc. You can get around it with a VPN, but supposedly they are working on closing those down too. Censorship is another one of those things that Chinese people aren't supposed to care about, and maybe you don't if you're a struggling migrant worker or farmer, but I know plenty of Chinese who are sick of the paternalistic, "we know what's best for you to know" attitude. And some of those farmers and migrant workers know how to use text messaging and we chat and weibo to get the word out about local problems and protests, too.Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-89155836238858050432013-03-17T14:41:48.266-04:002013-03-17T14:41:48.266-04:00Penny, it's sort of a cliche, but there is a h...Penny, it's sort of a cliche, but there is a huge "victim" attitude in China as a nation -- not unsurprising in a country that was colonized and exploited for a century and a half. But it's an uneasy mix at time when you combine with China's emergence on the world stage and the "we're a superpower now" reality. Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39691554285505699052013-03-17T14:38:40.625-04:002013-03-17T14:38:40.625-04:00Annamaria, yep. The jokes by Chinese netizens in g...Annamaria, yep. The jokes by Chinese netizens in general about such things can be pretty damn funny. I will try and post more of them. They had a blast with a photoshop scandal a year or so back, where some officials supposedly on an inspection tour were very clumsily photoshopped onto a road. <br /><br /><a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/floating-chinese-government-officials/" rel="nofollow">Floating Chinese officials!</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/floating-chinese-government-officials/photos" rel="nofollow">More photos!</a>Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-53821133832523859042013-03-17T14:34:03.356-04:002013-03-17T14:34:03.356-04:00I was scratching my head trying to think of what t...I was scratching my head trying to think of what to compare that video to...and I guess the fact that we had an actual former ACTOR as President is a good touchpoint. Peng Liyuan was/is in the People's Liberation Army (not sure what her status is today) as a musician, so in that context it's not surprising. The video touches on a lot of national mythology re: the liberation struggle, and the tropes are pretty common. I guess the weird part for me was the First Lady of China playing a wounded soldier, clutching the flag, etc.! Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-10994411489150211002013-03-17T12:48:15.203-04:002013-03-17T12:48:15.203-04:00The video seems a strange mix of borrowed film con...The video seems a strange mix of borrowed film concepts aimed at pumping up national pride. Sort of "Sands of Iwo Jima" and "Les Miserables" meet "Top Gun" with a touch of skyward gazing folk right out of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." <br /><br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-14549858985597503212013-03-17T12:26:18.931-04:002013-03-17T12:26:18.931-04:00I visited Shanghai last year and thought it was a ...I visited Shanghai last year and thought it was a fantastic city. There was only one thing: it was over the Tiananmen Square anniversary and the internet basically closed down. Even Murderiseverywhere. Even AFTER the anniversary.<br />So I also find the video disturbing...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-86960550201368529372013-03-17T08:15:59.980-04:002013-03-17T08:15:59.980-04:00Lovely voice, pretty lady - anyone any idea when t...Lovely voice, pretty lady - anyone any idea when this was recorded?<br />I do find it disturbing that the next first lady of China apparently sees herself as leading all the armed forces in a struggle against overwhelming force - but then again it's quite like the American attitude in films, TV etc Even the focus on the national anthem reminded me of all those scenes where solemn Americans stand with their hands on their hearts, while the flag is raised and the Anthem played. Must be some deep insecurity in 'On top' nations.........Penny Wythesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49303833816298699492013-03-17T07:56:52.515-04:002013-03-17T07:56:52.515-04:00Lisa, I see in this subtle evidence that the Shanh...Lisa, I see in this subtle evidence that the Shanhaiese are coming on strong as the Masters of the Universe: really funny jokes about actual disasters. The kind of thing I previously expected only from Wall Strret. I love your China posts! But then my real name is P. King.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.com