EPTChina Censors/Forbids Mobile Texting Messages - Page 6
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Katsuge
Singapore7730 Posts
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KissBlade
United States5718 Posts
On January 22 2010 01:22 Dracid wrote: That's because there clearly is bias. Western media does not cover both sides of the issue for pretty much any topic regarding China. The thing is, haduken is right. There are many problems with China and its government. The difference between haduken and pretty much everybody else that criticizes China however, is that he actually knows what he's talking about. Exactly. Though I've pretty much given up the idea that there is any chance of intelligent debate in any thread regarding China. Too many idiots who somehow tries to claim that they would know more about what's good for the people and what's going on in a country despite never having even stepped foot there. It's pretty amazing. Amazingly retarded. What it really comes down to, is this. Some people are very very petty in life and have nothing better to do than bitch about another country to make themselves feel better. | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
On January 21 2010 12:18 StarsPride wrote: this is what happens when government thinks for people. This is why i love"d" america This is why you love any country which is not China and the likes. No wait, USA is the only free country in the world you're so special | ||
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KissBlade
United States5718 Posts
On January 22 2010 01:49 Zoler wrote: This is why you love any country which is not China and the likes. No wait, USA is the only free country in the world you're so special Yeah the government doesn't think for the people at all here ... xD And LOL at people thinking that the civil rights movement and protests in the US have been peaceful. | ||
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
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sassy
240 Posts
article i dont know if someone got enough time on their hands to make this news, its interesting regardless | ||
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
On January 22 2010 04:49 sassy wrote: meanwhile article i dont know if someone got enough time on their hands to make this news, its interesting regardless No, he is just one of the 2k chinese people that gets sentenced to death each year, if he was not chinese, either american or englishman then it would had been news. | ||
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sassy
240 Posts
On January 22 2010 04:52 Integra wrote: No, he is just one of the 2k chinese people that gets sentenced to death each year, if he was not chinese, either american or englishman then it would had been news. but but he killed a man dont you think this could open up an interesting debate? Maybe he did a "right thing", but its still a crime, isnt it? | ||
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21246 Posts
On January 22 2010 01:41 L wrote: You get a life in jail because morality isn't arbitrary. Hence his point. If everyone in his community agreed with his set of morals, then it becomes the new "right" thing to do. Morality changes. It used to be moral, even obligatory, to beat your wife. Is it now? No. Because morality changes, rather arbitrarily at times. It used to be moral to own slaves. Then people decided no, that's wrong, and now, slavery is illegal in the US. If you think morality has always been static, then you have not noticed any of the changes that have occurred in history. | ||
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Idig
China10 Posts
On January 21 2010 12:15 Licmyobelisk wrote: wow, China's almost like that movie "Equilibruim" or like a little bit of North Korea Maybe it's like the movie "1984" more. There are less and less words which can be used. | ||
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lOvOlUNiMEDiA
United States643 Posts
On January 22 2010 05:37 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: If everyone in his community agreed with his set of morals, then it becomes the new "right" thing to do. Morality changes. It used to be moral, even obligatory, to beat your wife. Is it now? No. Because morality changes, rather arbitrarily at times. It used to be moral to own slaves. Then people decided no, that's wrong, and now, slavery is illegal in the US. If you think morality has always been static, then you have not noticed any of the changes that have occurred in history. I think that the interesting question is "WHY" morality changes as it does. Is it random? Is it a result of a dialectic (of either the idealistic or materialistic kind)? Is it, simply, a result of the accumulation of knowledge (morality as scientific?) edit: typo | ||
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lOvOlUNiMEDiA
United States643 Posts
On January 22 2010 05:37 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: If everyone in his community agreed with his set of morals, then it becomes the new "right" thing to do. Morality changes. It used to be moral, even obligatory, to beat your wife. Is it now? No. Because morality changes, rather arbitrarily at times. It used to be moral to own slaves. Then people decided no, that's wrong, and now, slavery is illegal in the US. If you think morality has always been static, then you have not noticed any of the changes that have occurred in history. Oh, and sheep, I don't know if this (what I describe below) is your position, but if it is I think it is wrong. The idea that the moral views of the "Majority" dictate the rules of society is wrong. The first example that comes to mind is Ancient Sparta. This was a society where the minority ruled and the 'morality' of the minority is what prevailed (for a time). So, I think that your position should not be that "the majority" is what dictates morality but, instead, the most powerful group. I think in many cases the most powerful group is the majority -- but that is not necessarily true. This is a danger now because the level of power that can be attained by any particular group with the proper wealth and technology is frightening. In the west there are institutional checks on this power accumulation. I imagine there is something similar in China -- but I don't know. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17829 Posts
I would even be happy as I wouldn't be getting all this stupid ads. | ||
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Pika Chu
Romania2510 Posts
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emucxg
Finland4559 Posts
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On January 22 2010 20:54 Pika Chu wrote: Big deal, they'll just learn to use "codes" when talking in sms and everything will be the same. So all it actually stops is the spam and the porn? It's like the law does what it's ostensibly set out to do! | ||
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BrTarolg
United Kingdom3574 Posts
Its almost the other way around, the government has very little influence in the general direction of the public and how they go about daily life and business. Its mostly dog eat dog and get on with your own damn life, because the government isnt going to step in and help you out. | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
On January 22 2010 21:14 emucxg wrote: When I was in China, I got like 423425 text spam/porn messages from ppl I dont even know... lol Then this might actually be good | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21246 Posts
Cause, you know, that's not what I was saying for like the past 3 pages. | ||
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