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| Bin Laden can't touch China: satire from Chinese people |
| 2008-05-02 |
| Well I don't know about you, but I thought this was laugh-out-loud hilarious. Bin Laden says: “China is the only country in the world where you absolutely cannot cause trouble! That’s because al-Qaeda once sent seven terrorists to launch a surprise attack on China, and the result was this: When the first terrorist went to blow up a grade splitting bridge for road traffic [where one road goes on top and the other below], he got dizzy and fell over; When the second terrorist went to blow up a bus, he couldn’t get on because it was too crowded; When the third terrorist went to blow up a supermarket, he found that his remote detonation device had been pick-pocketed; When the fourth terrorist went to blow a government building, he was beaten madly to pieces by security guards, who exclaimed: “We’ll teach you to demand wages and appeal to the authorities for help!”; The fifth terrorist successfully blew up a mine and killed and injured several hundred people, yet after his clandestine return to al-Qaeda, not a single news report about the incident appeared in the media for six months, so al-Qaeda punished him for the “crime of spreading lies”; The sixth terrorist attempted to blow up Guangzhou, yet when he exited the train station, his explosive material was forcibly stolen by the “Galloping Band” (feiche dang) of motorcycle thieves, which left him traumatized for quite some time; The seventh terrorist went to blow up Tieling - the base of China’s steel industry - yet the sad appeals of Zhao Benshan [famous actor and comedian from northeast China] discouraged him. Recently, a female terrorist was sent to blow up Henan, but she was hoodwinked and made a prostitute! On May 1st, don’t go to Carrefour! Let the world know that China can’t be messed with! Happy Holidays! It is hard to tell whether the author is truly proud of China and in support of the boycott, or is in fact ridiculing patriotic fervor because it obscures domestic issues, such as poor infrastructure, rampant crime, and strong-armed governance. The satire genre leaves plenty of room for interpretation. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #8 and good comparison to the "awful abuses" at Guantanamo |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-05-02 21:05 |
| #7 China vs. jihadis could be amusing for the rest of us. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-05-02 21:01 |
| #6 In any case, 2008-2012/13 > IMO, BIN LADEN + ISLAMISTS for the time being are pointing the ISLAMIST-JIHADIST SWORD SOLELY AT CHINA, RUSSIA + CENTRAL ASIA as they seek to RAPIDLY acquire STRATEGIC NUCWEAPONS STRIKE-TERROR = MUTUAL DESTRUCTION/DETERRENCE CAPABILITIES, etc VV ANY AND ALL MAJOR WORLD POWERS, espec the USA, + ISLAMIST EMPIRE UNDER THE BANNER OF NUCLEAR SHIA IRAN. * Local "ACTIVE DEFENSE" = SEEMING "EXPANSION" OF JIHAD, + GEOPOL/GREAT POWERS BRINKMANSHIP. ASYMMETRIC, RUSSO-CHINESE, ANTI-US "LOCAL/ BATTLE/WAR ZONE" + "ASSASSIN'S MACE" STRATEGEMAS - ISLAMIST STYLE, save for lack of Cold War massive arsenals + ICBMS??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-02 20:35 |
| #5 WAFF.com > LA TIMES [paraph]> FUKIYAMA - CHINA'S POWERFUL WEAKNESS - BEIJING'S REACH/CONTROL IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT LOCAL PARTY GOVTS FROM [independently?]ABUSING THE RIGHTS OF ORDINARY CITIZENS. HMMMMMM, I'm not certain iff author Fukiyama is trying to argue about INTERNAL CPC CORRUPTION + INEPTITUDES, versus CPC NOT BEING STALINIST = TOTALITARIANIST ENUFF??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-02 20:21 |
| #4 amusing |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-05-02 15:33 |
| #3 Well, DoDo, China is currently being swept by a wave of nationalistic fervor. Nobody is allowed to criticize China at all, anyone who suggests China has any faults is a traitor or foreigner, and any attempt at debate immediately results in a firm "shut up". |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-05-02 12:26 |
| #2 It is hard to tell whether the author is truly proud of China and in support of the boycott, or is in fact ridiculing patriotic fervor because it obscures domestic issues, such as poor infrastructure, rampant crime, and strong-armed governance. The satire genre leaves plenty of room for interpretation. Yes, you can be proud of your country and make fun of its foibles. Yes, you can criticize your country and get pissed off when others do. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2008-05-02 12:12 |
| #1 Interpretation can save your life when the jackboots come in the night. Or not. Still this is clever. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-05-02 12:01 |