What's up with this youtube video defending China re: Tibet?
Just fandom, or organized? Look at the reams of positive comments (by people taking breaks from their power levelling jobs?)
I found it an interesting artifact of the net.
Submitted by pyrrho on Thu, 2008-03-20 14:34
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I completely misinterpreted
I completely misinterpreted the video due to small font and bad video quality. For some reason I kept on thinking they called them Tibet police instead of Nepal police. I must be part of the anti-Chinese western-media.
In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
I would be surprised if such things weren't organized
at some level.
How high up, or how official, I have no idea.
People will take advantage of how sites are set up to get their view out. Maybe by spamming comments, maybe by stacking votes, maybe by coordinating posts. Happens on blogs already.
Also, nice to see you here again!
Come, my friends. 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world -- Tennyson
Its not like the media never
Its not like the media never makes mistakes.
When the tornado recently hit Atlanta, CNN claimed there was a Atlanta Hawks game going on, when in reality there was a SEC tournament game going on, lies, lies, lies from the western media.
In our society, people are rewarded for pretending to be certain about things they're clearly not certain about. -- Sam Harris,
the nature of fandom
it's possible some chinese fan just created that video... such fan work has that propaganda feel too... but the COMMENTS... and click on the profiles of these many many different names... they are sock puppet accounts a lot of them.
I think this is an honest to goodness chinese government attempt at viral marketing.
re: being here
I got burned out of political blogging, I have still hung out around MLW a bit but not really much, not too involved, and that due to a personal friendship with Maryscott and also I didn't want to just ditch political blogging.
I'm entering a new stage and have felt that swords was a cool place I've neglected so I'm back baby! cheers.
that's great
We've never been here much at the same time.
welcome back!
the dynamics have shifted around a little bit, but it's still the same cozy corner of the political blogs it's always been.
On this video: I saw it and was completely creeped out not only by the propaganda itself (I'm a little desensitized from having watched so much soviet agitprop) but especially with its popularity. I'm guessing it was a fan-created piece that struck a nerve with Chinese people tired of hearing endlessly about Tibet while they watch the West committing their own crimes with glee.
Of course the maker of the video misinterprets hypocrisy as a defense for military occupation, which is just wrong.
Saint, n. A dead sinner revised and edited. - Ambrose Bierce