Comments on: NOT Remembering Hu Yaobang

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:17:01 +0000

@ Frank, please. That’s a pretty pathetic rationalization if you’re trying to argue the point I think you are. There’s a difference between “adoring politicians” and commemorating the deaths of important political figures, which is something that almost EVERY country, civilized or not, does.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:49:42 +0000

The writer must have a skew sense of democracy. Adoring politician, especially another commie is a no no in civilized country. Using his name after his death to create conflict is stupid.

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Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:11:37 +0000

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By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:11:29 +0000

Yeah, I find the censoring an odd choice too, and wonder where it comes from (i.e, whether it’s actual gov’t censors or Sina self-censoring to be cautious, not wanting to end up like bullog, or what). It seems to me like they aren’t doing themsevles any good, especially since they can easily be discussed by calling them “Hu” and “Zhao”; those characters alone could obviously never be censored…

By: Chris Hearne

Chris Hearne — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:35:29 +0000

(I should clarify, I believe that the Chinese government has gone the opposite route that the Burmese one has. Also I don’t think the Chinese government is nearly as brutal as the Burmese junta, just to stop anyone that wants to nitpick).

By: Chris Hearne

Chris Hearne — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:33:36 +0000

This seems analagous to certain regimes known for brutality keeping democracy activists alive, when it is totally within their nature to off them (see Myanmar). Killing Aung San Suu Kyi would only give democrats in Myanmar more fuel, so they keep her alive (under house arrest). Sensoring Hu Yaobang info will just add more fuel in China to people that idolize him or look up to him.

(Not that Hu Yaobang is a democracy activist but you get the idea.)