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The Chowick seat
The new seat is actually named Botany, but it was proposed to name Howick before, and is bit fun to keep it this way. Read more
Pathetic.
The biggest non-story story on New Zealand Herald appeared on its website this afternoon.
The paper 'discovered' that the "happy family" in Labour party pamphlet on 2008 budget is actually an American family, and the photo was purchased from a stock photo website for $20.
What a big news.
I really cannot see what's the problem here. Every media, including those published by APN use "seems to be relevant" stock photos to fill up spaces, what they gonna say about this?
From the reported "news", I also cannot see where the pamphlet claims the family in photo is a "New Zealand family". I mean, does it have to be a New Zealand family? Can the photo be used in manner that is telling us:"that's how we are going to be"?
New Zealand Herald's news standard is in fast decline. The most respected newspaper in New Zealand has now become some kind of anti-labour propaganda machine.
Is this kind of 'news' newsworthy? Possibly, but it's tabloids and bloggers' job to report those stuffs. I didn't expect it to appear on Herald's website as a major headline(sideswipe may be fine).
We are all frastrated with the Labour government, but this kind of political biased, desperate political bashing is just pathetic and disgusting.
I'm now really worried that those right wing news media would become "Minitrue" type of propaganda machine like CCTV in China or FOX in States once the National is in power.
19th Anniversary
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Trust me, nothing happened on this site, honest.(click to enlarge) |
19 years ago today, nothing happened on Tian An Men Square.
In China, people are still not allowed to discuss this issue freely and openly. Many netizens refer this day as the "G-spot" of the Chinese government, if you touch it without permission, all sorts of strange reactions appear.
Sometimes the reaction from government just gets ridiculously ridiculous:even the Chinese phrase of the date " June the 4th" in is banned in some chinese search engines.
This kind of government is either suffering from total lack of self-confidence, or really did something bad 19 years ago. I suspect the latter is the case, although some facts of Tiananmen Square Massacre are still on hot debate.
By the way, the cartoon is also banned in China, which is kind of ... pathetic. If you never seen this episode of The Simpsons, the plot can be found here.
Isn't capitalism wonderful?
Flag of Tibetan Government in exile, or as most Chinese called, the “snow mountain and lion flag”, is banned in China since the exile of Dalai Lama in 1959.
The flag existed for nearly a century now.
However, as the BBC reports, people have been found out that the Tibetan flag they are holding to against the recent Chinese crackdown, as many other goods nowadays, is also Made in China.
The manufacturers said they have no idea on what flag it is apart from the fact that the flag is quite “colourful”.
I believe this statement. Chinese People who go to rallies, have strong views on politics are the absolutely minority of 1.3 billion people. Most of us, just like you, want to only have a peaceful place to live, and more money to spend.
That’s why censorship in China such as the Great Firewall could be so effective.However, it also has bad sides for the government, and the made in china Tibetan flag is one of them.
Apart from censorship issues, I think this is also a vivid demonstration showing that capitalists, regardless of their geographic locations, money is the only issue they really care about.
Pro-china rally in Aotea Square today
If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's the news.
I do not held a point of view on this kind of events. We are living in a free country so everyone has the right to get on the street and make his/her voice heard.
However, I do have an opinion on people who put themselves into this Tibet debate and protest thing. Whether they are pro-china or pro-Tibet; it is in my opinion that people from both sides are fundamentally the same - extremist, ignorant, and both sides believe they are representing the holy truth - the only difference is that they have different religious belief.
If you thought Chinese are non-religious people, you sure need to know a lot more about this country.
Anyway, I still just enjoy to use my camera to record everything down.
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