I'm generally pretty tolerant of gaffes from all groups of people. Most people tend to have moments when they didn't think about what they were saying. But I do take notice of gaffes, because it usually lets loose people's deep biases that they don't normally display. So the latest media gaffe in US that caught my attention, was when a kid made a suggestion to "kill … [Read more...] about Speaking of Nationalistic Mouthpiece Media, What Are They Teaching Kids in US?
Suspected Terrorist Attack At Tiananmen Square, They Hate China For (Insert Your Own Bias).
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/world/asia/beijing-restricts-coverage-after-car-explodes-at-forbidden-city.html?_r=0 As for purpose, terrorism, like politics, is all about symbolism. As symbolism goes, I can be shocked by the attacks of planes used as flying bombs ramming into skyscrapers, but I can also understand the logic of its symbolism. If you are a desperate … [Read more...] about Suspected Terrorist Attack At Tiananmen Square, They Hate China For (Insert Your Own Bias).
A Typical Rumor/Lie From An Usual Expat Suspect Blog
Recently, wading knee deep into the piles of Expat China Blog articles with typical anti-China titles, I came across this rather ridiculous one: http://foarp.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-insanity-at-heart-of-chinese.html, regarding a "insane plan for conquering most of Asia published as an editorial in the Chinese Communist Party's Hong Kong-based media outlet Wen Wei Po". It … [Read more...] about A Typical Rumor/Lie From An Usual Expat Suspect Blog
Rethink the US Government “Shutdown” Like George Orwell, And the Normality of Propaganda
Orwell warned the World that when propaganda is truly successfully ingrained into society, people would not even realize propaganda for what it is. They would think it is normal and ordinary. When people read Orwell's "1984", it was clear from our own perspectives what propaganda was, in the "Newspeak" of the story. But we do not necessarily understand how such propaganda … [Read more...] about Rethink the US Government “Shutdown” Like George Orwell, And the Normality of Propaganda
Explaining the Gini Index Number, To Understand the Real China
Sometimes, numbers lie, because so often, a few numbers are summarized to generalize about a vastly complex landscape. "42"!! That's the answer for every thing. Well, don't complain to me if you don't understand the answer. It's the question you need to really understand, which is, what does that number REALLY supposed to mean. Take for another example, China's Gini … [Read more...] about Explaining the Gini Index Number, To Understand the Real China