tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post7384697386351955099..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: BluesplainingJenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-62376136057461053712014-05-20T10:33:40.012+08:002014-05-20T10:33:40.012+08:00"re: an earlier comment – it’s true that ther..."re: an earlier comment – it’s true that there is propaganda everywhere, but the propaganda unleashed by the CCP is several orders of magnitude worse – and more preposterous – than propaganda in many countries.<br /><br />I don’t think it’s right to judge China from reading one news article, but I will not pretend that their government propaganda isn’t a huge problem."<br /><br />Uhh, Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563377280760604426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-13713803066266446182014-05-04T09:56:43.068+08:002014-05-04T09:56:43.068+08:00When I was in Edinburgh I argued about Taiwan with...When I was in Edinburgh I argued about Taiwan with my two Chinese friends a few times. They focused on identity and talked about the Chinese landscape and great food and so on and would ask "why don't they want to be part of this?" as if Taiwanese independence was a personal insult. <br /><br />One thing I found was that when I put the point of Taiwanese independence in terms of Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-66045943332268444282014-05-03T14:15:59.067+08:002014-05-03T14:15:59.067+08:00Ugh - that's awful. And what's funny about...Ugh - that's awful. And what's funny about it is that if anyone's view is "irrelevant", it's those of the Chinese citizens pontificating on Taiwan. They're not Taiwanese - their views on Taiwan are about as relevant as my views on what Lebanon should do vis-a-vis foreign policy because I have a few Armenian relatives who went to Lebanon when they left Turkey, Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-23811586313793198562014-05-03T13:16:06.452+08:002014-05-03T13:16:06.452+08:00"Note: in China, the subset of Chinese citize..."Note: in China, the subset of Chinese citizens who have been taken in by CCP propaganda do the same thing regarding viewpoints on China. Pretty sure the KMT just stole their game."<br /><br />(nods) Yess. Dead on. My husband is working in China who is Taiwanese and his Chinese co-workers deeply believe their opinions on Taiwan is way more important than his...when they find out he Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563377280760604426noreply@blogger.com