Posted on 07/19/2008 2:00:56 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Sorry, but being here in Beijing, I just thought it would be appropriate for me to describe what I’m seeing. I’m really not a bad fellow, and if you see my earlier posts (the ones not about China) you may find you agree with some of them.
Granted I haven’t been here long, but I am a loyal, conservative, Republican. But I do favor accuracy in reporting.
I see this officer has brought his lunch on a leash.
I appreciate your reporting here, I see no reason whatever to doubt your information. Enjoy your stay in China and a safe return home.
I’m sure there are thousands of western leftists in China willing to serve as tour guides for the latest Potemkin village.
Photos certainly look more benign than Heathrow, 1991.
Chill.
I understand very well how different the media's version of an event can be from the reality.
Will you be there during the Games?
Let me say this very carefully. In my very limited experience, the security officials in China were far more polite, to the locals as well as me, than their American counter parts.
Yes, I know that China is a foul dictatorship. But the impression I got was that, as a matter of policy, the security people are exceedingly polite -- right up to the point that you really annoy them. Then, of course, they drag you off, hold a quick show trial, ending in a speedy execution, or long term of hard labor on starvation rations. It is the old iron fist in the velvet glove.
But most people in China, knowing the score, knowing that if they over power the local beat cop with a 9mm, a regiment of tanks will roll through the neighborhood, don't get that crossways with security officials. Seeing a lot of guys running around with automatic weapons, I can see that the locals may be very concerned that those automatic weaps will be used on them.
Yep hes a chicom troll.
Are you a mouthpiece for the Communists?........................................................
Yes. Been here 2 weeks, yet calls himself a Reagan Republican. Me thinks he is a young Chinese national working a summer job for his government.
“I appreciate your reporting here, I see no reason whatever to doubt your information. Enjoy your stay in China and a safe return home.”
Thank you much! We’ll head for home in about 3 weeks, just before the games begin.
Thanks Allegra! We will leave here the day before the games begin.
Thanks! I’m sure you’re right about there being differences in security from sector to sector. I guess the closer I travel to the games site, and the nearer before they begin, the stricter the security will be. About three weeks ago we traveled freely around the area where they’ll have the Decathalon. It’s a beautiful site (and sight!).
Thanks Tainan. The food here is wonderful. Are you from Tainan? I’ve been there too!
It is going to be funny watching the leftist western media, sugar-coating the beefed up security.
They’ll do stories about the muslim minority and possibility of terrorist attack (which is a possibility). But, make no mistake the beefed up security is meant to be intimidating and coercive to anybody who would dare protest the communist government in China.
There will be no or little protesting and I’m sure the hardline message is being sent out in no uncertain terms as we speak.
Did anybody see the Ted Koppel (ugg) special, I missed it but did tape parts 3 and 4.
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