China Bans American Marxist Media: Wants Intelligent Media Instead

[Charles Wong]

I guess they got sick of Mtv or something:

China bans new foreign investment in TV

BEIJING (AP) -- China has imposed a moratorium on new foreign investment in film and TV production companies, a news report on Friday quoted a regulatory official as saying.

The decision sets aside rules issued in 2004 that allowed foreigners to take minority stakes in local production companies, Zhu Hong, an official of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, told The Financial Times.

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...12-08-03-25-55

[Prince_James]

Interesting. A bit of Chinese xenophobia? Or a CPC attempt at censorship critical of its government?

[Charles Wong]

Interesting. A bit of Chinese xenophobia? Or a CPC attempt at censorship critical of its government?

From my research, Chinese government is worried that the American media will do to its citizens what it has culturally done to the average American. Out of all first world countries, Americans rank on the bottom with respect to knowledge of math and science. The top Americans are very smart, but the average american scores below the average european, japanese, korean, etc. 50% of americans don't vote, most are fat, most get drunk once a week, one third of all american children are bastard-childs, etc. China believes its the media that plays a big part in this.

[Prince_James]

It may indeed be one of the sources, so I suppose there is some wisdom in the move. That being said, it seems like it shall be a rather artificial protection, with the increasing access to global information.

[redarmy11]

What's wrnog with getting drnuk now and agian?

How else are they to face their big, fat wives and their hordes of bastard children?

[otheadp]

From my research, Chinese government is worried that the American media will do to its citizens what it has culturally done to the average American. Out of all first world countries, Americans rank on the bottom with respect to knowledge of math and science. The top Americans are very smart, but the average american scores below the average european, japanese, korean, etc. 50% of americans don't vote, most are fat, most get drunk once a week, one third of all american children are bastard-childs, etc. China believes its the media that plays a big part in this.

whoa
i laughed at that
because it is true
and because it reminded me that things aren't supposed to be like that

and China is right about the media being the reason for all that. who glorifies drugs, violence, and excesses if not the media?

China's move is understandable. even if the real reason is to curb "anti-Communist propaganda", the abovementioned reasons are good enough

[Charles Wong]

The American media, I believe, has intentionally assisted in creating the following American conditions:

From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/4/82551/91265

# The United States is 49th in the world in literacy (the New York Times, Dec. 12, 2004).
# The United States ranked 28th out of 40 countries in mathematical literacy (NYT, Dec. 12, 2004).

# Twenty percent of Americans think the sun orbits the earth. Seventeen percent believe the earth revolves around the sun once a day (The Week, Jan. 7, 2005).

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# "U.S. childhood poverty now ranks 22nd, or second to last, among the developed nations. Only Mexico scores lower" (The European Dream, p.81). Been to Mexico lately? Does it look "developed" to you? Yet it's the only "developed" country to score lower in childhood poverty.

# Twelve million American families--more than 10 percent of all U.S. households--"continue to struggle, and not always successfully, to feed themselves." Families that "had members who actually went hungry at some point last year" numbered 3.9 million (NYT, Nov. 22, 2004).

# The United States is 41st in the world in infant mortality. Cuba scores higher (NYT, Jan. 12, 2005).

# Bush: 62,027,582 votes. Kerry: 59,026,003 votes. Number of eligible voters who didn't show up: 79,279,000 (NYT, Dec. 26, 2004). That's more than a third. Way more. If more than a third of Iraqis don't show for their election, no country in the world will think that election legitimate.

# One-third of all U.S. children are born out of wedlock. One-half of all U.S. children will live in a one-parent house (CNN, Dec. 10, 2004).

# "Americans are now spending more money on gambling than on movies, videos, DVDs, music, and books combined" (The European Dream, p.28).

# "Nearly one out of four Americans [believe] that using violence to get what they want is acceptable" (The European Dream, p.32).

# Forty-three percent of Americans think torture is sometimes justified, according to a PEW Poll (Associated Press, Aug. 19, 2004).

[Raithere]

From my research, Chinese government is worried that the American media will do to its citizens what it has culturally done to the average American. Out of all first world countries, Americans rank on the bottom with respect to knowledge of math and science. The top Americans are very smart, but the average american scores below the average european, japanese, korean, etc. 50% of americans don't vote, most are fat, most get drunk once a week, one third of all american children are bastard-childs, etc. China believes its the media that plays a big part in this.

Mmm, yes. This is why Emperors in ancient China and other elite displayed their prodigious girth and absurdly long fingernails as symbols of wealth and leisure. MTV.

People become fat, lazy, and stupid when life is easy.

Face it, China (particularly the leadership) suffers from extreme xenophobia. Not that I blame them really. I applaud many of their efforts to modernize their country and raise its status in the global community without bastardizing their culture or “selling out”. Of course there are some extraordinary problems as well.

~Raithere

[Raithere]

whoa
i laughed at that
because it is true
and because it reminded me that things aren't supposed to be like that

and China is right about the media being the reason for all that. who glorifies drugs, violence, and excesses if not the media?

The media is a mirror. We get exactly what we want.

~Raithere

[spidergoat]

I guess they got sick of Mtv or something:

China bans new foreign investment in TV

So, are you posting from China?

[dixonmassey]

I still can't get why do average people need to know math and sciences? Let smart people on the top know those things (if they want). Hell, for some engineers math is useless (not to speak of sciences). Common people, 80% of things out there - dull routine, you just need common sense to grasp it. One day chinese will understand this wisdom too and will stop torturing their already miserable population with useless crap.

[dixonmassey]

So, are you posting from China?

Hell no. Chinese don't usually speak politics even if they live in states for many years. That math training does pay.

[spidergoat]

Yeah, I doubt they have access to a free media or a free internet in China. The ideas discussed on this forum might give them dangerous ideas.

[John99]

But what would you rather be a fat American or a skinny *****?

[Zephyr]

Yeah, I doubt they have access to a free media or a free internet in China. The ideas discussed on this forum might give them dangerous ideas.

Chairman Mow say: "Idea stops being dangerous if you shoot believer of idea in head. If idea has spread, repeat for each believer for correct effect."

[S.A.M.]

Apparently, they don't believe in diversity either.

[Prince_James]

And have a rich and vibrant culture rooted in an ancient past.

[Michael]

"Twenty percent of Americans think the sun orbits the earth."

LOL! This can not be true, I don't beleive it

[Crunchy Cat]

90% of American's believe that the supernatural exists and root their lives in fairytales.

[Charles_Wong]

90% of American's believe that the supernatural exists and root their lives in fairytales.

Yet the atheists/agnostics/rationalists have altruistic desires towards the common folk. What are the arguments for the people in this forum as to why they personally are concerned for the interests of the common folk who choose to behave as they do?

Mods: sorry, I lost my original passwords, so I started a new account, much apologies.