Chinese Reactions To Google Leaving China 249
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Most people have already heard western media reactions to Google leaving China proper and redirecting search traffic to its Hong Kong branch, but ChinaSMACK has translated comments from average Chinese internet users so that non-Chinese can understand how the Chinese public feels. While many of them are supportive of the government on some level, they were able to obtain many comments by those critical of the government before they could be 'harmonized' (deleted) and translated those as well. The deleted comments often complain about the wumao (50 cent party), government employees who are paid 50 cents RMB per post supporting the government, and worry that the Chinese Internet will become a Chinese LAN."
Nice government contract work (Score:3, Funny)
Outsource it to a spammer or a script kiddie for half that. Even with today's exchange rate, that's still more tha 3 cents a post. A bot farm could reverse the trade deficit.
Re:Yes, yes, the title. (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, maybe when the Chinese internet turns into the Chinese LAN, they can have huge Chinese LAN parties! Of course, these LAN parties will have to be harmonized by the government and consist of 72 hours of back to back dota, counter-strike, and wow. Coincidentally, the Chinese government is also interested in recruiting new operators for their virtual soldiers.
The Chinese cannot have LAN parties because there's only one party allowed, the communist party.
Instead of google.com.hk (Score:5, Funny)
If Google *really* wanted to rock the boat, it should have redirected Chinese visitors to www.google.com.tw.
Re:What is the atmosphere inside China? (Score:1, Funny)
In China, they call food 'Chinese Food'.
Re:Fol the love of God. (Score:3, Funny)
What was up with Poland, seriously? We always learned in high school that they did it to get to France. Then in college I looked at a map of Europe, and I think the Germans could have benefited from doing the same.
Note: I've always been an extremely poor student, thus the lack of looking at maps.
Re:I was in a hot tub with a Chinese national and (Score:3, Funny)
Interesting. I was in bed with this Chineses national, wearing nothing but a banana hammock, and she told me how she loves China. She began arguing quite unlogically that freedom isn't everything and that she likes that the government is taking care that she only reads what's important. She argued that their slashdot doesn't have any trolls and everyone is insightful or interesting.
After that we began to talk about free software and things just got out of hands. Time to taste the freedom! I told her while I opened a laptop with Debian Linux running. She was quite unreasonable about it and left. They are all brain washed, I tell you!
Re:What is the atmosphere inside China? (Score:1, Funny)
"Attitudes don't form in a vacuum. Your attitudes are come a bit from yourself, and a great deal from the average attitudes by people around you"
I think this is only partially correct. Most Americans seem to form there attitudes from vacuums, or better known as the American education system to the rest of the world.
50 Cent party... (Score:2, Funny)
Like we just wanna tear the club up
We do it like there ain't nothin' to it
The way we do it, now everybody put your fuckin' hands up!
Lets Go!