Submitted by Concerned Hong Konger (not verified) on Tue, 25/03/2008 - 20:07.
First of all, I take issue with this glaring typo that nobody seemed to notice:
Comments about the image posted on the Honk Kong forum 28discuss.com
It's HonG Kong, not HonK Kong.
Secondly, I'm not sure how Mr. Cai Chongguo is supposed to be considered a 'specialist' in China. Is it by virtue of his having taught philosophy in the University of Wuhan? And that qualifies him how? He is making a sweeping generalization about people in China that they 'suck up' official Chinese propaganda. HELLO! 28discuss.com.hk is a Hong Kong forum and we in Hong Kong do not SUCK UP anything. But of course, Mr. Cai doesn't know this, he left China before Hong Kong returned.
I doubt that most Hong Kong people think that the Dalai Lama is behind the riots, and even if they did, it wouldn't be because of the official Chinese propaganda. Mr. Cai really underestimates the mental capacity of his FORMER fellow countrymen. Don't you think people wonder why the conflict is occuring and conclude that it must be ethnically related, especially if the government does not offer an explanation? Don't you think people can put one and one together? I am ashamed that you were once my countryman.
I think it's alarming that so many in the West believe that Chinese netizens are a part of an uncultured mass of babbling idiots who do not have an opinion on their own independent of the CCP's official stance on things. Many's opinion of the West are not good not because the CCP says so, but because of what we perceive to be injustices. As one of the comments on the forum indicates, one netizen felt that the "Free Tibet" comment by Bjork earlier this year was somehow related to a wider Western conspiracy to stir up trouble during the Olympic year. Do you think the CCP allowed coverage of Bjork's comment so that this netizen could come to the conclusion that Westerners were conspiring against China? Give me a break! The CCP, if it were as characterized by the West and Americans, would opt to censor that comment altogether!
And to all you Westerners who talk about censorship in China. Yes, it exists, and Yes, people are not happy about it. But consider what is happening in your own homes. Do any of you "supporters of Tibet" actually know what is going on in Tibet? Have you spoken to a real Tibetan? Why do so many people blindly call for a "free Tibet" when you have no idea what the situation is? All the information you get is one-sided and you summarily dismiss anything that the Chinese side has to offer. In fact, everything is from your 'liberal media.' Go ask someone who has visited Tibet and ask them for their honest assessment.
Don't you guys ever find it interesting that non of China's other minority areas are ever brought up by the Western media? Is China also "cracking down" on those areas or is China only focused on "eradicating" the Tibetans? Could it be that the Dalai Lama clique is a little clever in their PR efforts and able to draw in brainwashed idiot celebrities like Stephen Seagal and Richard Gere so that you will also support "Free Tibet"
Finally, in response to CNN's response. They know better than anyone that a 'picture is worth a thousand words' and yet they defend their cropped picture with "Oh, and we included a comment below". Most people will not pay attention to the comment, and they know it. Also, the links that CNN points to were published after the fact. Look at the dates...
CNN and the 'liberal' Western media
Submitted by Concerned Hong Konger (not verified) on Tue, 25/03/2008 - 20:07.First of all, I take issue with this glaring typo that nobody seemed to notice:
Comments about the image posted on the Honk Kong forum 28discuss.com
It's HonG Kong, not HonK Kong.
Secondly, I'm not sure how Mr. Cai Chongguo is supposed to be considered a 'specialist' in China. Is it by virtue of his having taught philosophy in the University of Wuhan? And that qualifies him how? He is making a sweeping generalization about people in China that they 'suck up' official Chinese propaganda. HELLO! 28discuss.com.hk is a Hong Kong forum and we in Hong Kong do not SUCK UP anything. But of course, Mr. Cai doesn't know this, he left China before Hong Kong returned.
I doubt that most Hong Kong people think that the Dalai Lama is behind the riots, and even if they did, it wouldn't be because of the official Chinese propaganda. Mr. Cai really underestimates the mental capacity of his FORMER fellow countrymen. Don't you think people wonder why the conflict is occuring and conclude that it must be ethnically related, especially if the government does not offer an explanation? Don't you think people can put one and one together? I am ashamed that you were once my countryman.
I think it's alarming that so many in the West believe that Chinese netizens are a part of an uncultured mass of babbling idiots who do not have an opinion on their own independent of the CCP's official stance on things. Many's opinion of the West are not good not because the CCP says so, but because of what we perceive to be injustices. As one of the comments on the forum indicates, one netizen felt that the "Free Tibet" comment by Bjork earlier this year was somehow related to a wider Western conspiracy to stir up trouble during the Olympic year. Do you think the CCP allowed coverage of Bjork's comment so that this netizen could come to the conclusion that Westerners were conspiring against China? Give me a break! The CCP, if it were as characterized by the West and Americans, would opt to censor that comment altogether!
And to all you Westerners who talk about censorship in China. Yes, it exists, and Yes, people are not happy about it. But consider what is happening in your own homes. Do any of you "supporters of Tibet" actually know what is going on in Tibet? Have you spoken to a real Tibetan? Why do so many people blindly call for a "free Tibet" when you have no idea what the situation is? All the information you get is one-sided and you summarily dismiss anything that the Chinese side has to offer. In fact, everything is from your 'liberal media.' Go ask someone who has visited Tibet and ask them for their honest assessment.
Don't you guys ever find it interesting that non of China's other minority areas are ever brought up by the Western media? Is China also "cracking down" on those areas or is China only focused on "eradicating" the Tibetans? Could it be that the Dalai Lama clique is a little clever in their PR efforts and able to draw in brainwashed idiot celebrities like Stephen Seagal and Richard Gere so that you will also support "Free Tibet"
Finally, in response to CNN's response. They know better than anyone that a 'picture is worth a thousand words' and yet they defend their cropped picture with "Oh, and we included a comment below". Most people will not pay attention to the comment, and they know it. Also, the links that CNN points to were published after the fact. Look at the dates...
Take a look at some 'inaccuracies' here:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/23/content_7841316.htm
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