Posted on 05/17/2011 10:47:11 AM PDT by La Lydia
In late 2010, General Motors agreed to sponsor a propaganda film celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). ... set to premiere all over the Communist nation on June 15 ... The auto website adds: "According to an announcement posted on Shanghai GM’s official web site yesterday, whose title reads "joining hands with China Film Group, Cadillac whole-heartedly supports the making of the Birth of a Party..."
The report goes further:
"As the CCP marries totalitarianism with capitalism and fools the people with entertainment, only the "politically correct" or stupid–or those who pretend to be so–can get rich. And GM seems to know this very well. While Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volvo have all rushed to please China’s rich and powerful through offering models of extended wheelbases, Cadillac gratifies the party orally, singing praises through a film." ...
...an AP article in early May points out, "Chinese TV regulators have reportedly ordered local broadcasters to stay away from spy and crime thrillers as part of a propaganda buildup for the ruling Communist Party's 90th anniversary July 1."Stars of the film are reportedly chauffeured around China in the Cadillac SLS in an effort to promote the movie all over the Communist led country.
The United States government currently own 33% of the GM company following the auto-bailouts of 2009, and GM CEO Daniel Akerson describes China, as the "key to [GM's] success." (h/t The Detroit Bureau)...
Along with concern over China's ownership of trillions of dollars of U.S. debt, it is truly troubling that an American company financially supported now by the U.S. taxpayer is happily promoting Communist propaganda that glosses over the atrocities of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. What's next for GM? Selling military vehicles for the Chinese to threaten their own people with?
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
they should include how the u.s. state department during the first half of the 20th century
sided with the communists in china.
They probably edited out the parts with Mao’s henchmen executing captured Kuomintang.
Not surprising. As you know, GM corporate is now owned by American communists (Osama and his butt buddies down at the UAW), after the shafting of anyone remotely capitalistic that owned a slice of the company. Why WOULDN'T they make a picture celebrating communism?
Prolly.
They were Nazi enablers.
Support to CCP propaganda is peanuts compared to this.
“Cadillac gratifies the party orally, singing praises through a film.”
I don’t think singing is what the author had in mind.
Cadillac, the Monica Lewinsky of international, uh, relations!
I said i wouldn’t buy another GM car. Now, I’m anxious to sell the two I have.
Selling them Buicks to the Chinese!
Equivocal, at best, but what dirty minds we have.
The list, ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
Global fascism, would that be the correct term?
Right now, I just refer to it as "the Chicago way" :(
More:
Here is the appallingly fawning statement about the film that was reportedly posted on the Shanghai GM website (translation via the Epoch Times):
“Cadillac and the China Film Group grandly announced an elevation in their joint cooperation strategy, part of which includes Cadillac’s complete support for ‘The Great Achievement of Founding the Party’ blockbuster film. They also began the ‘Young Director Program’ cooperative strategy series. This indicates that Cadillac and China Film Group will deepen and diversify their cooperation into the future.”
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/05/17/gm-sponsors-chi-com-propaganda-film/
Deepen and diversify, all at US taxpayer expense.
How cool is that?
What an awesome company!
(/extreme sarcasm off)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.