DJ- After reading your bit on China I find it refreshing to know you have a stand on politics, even China’s. After finally checking things out on your site, I have a feeling that our future discussions will be rather interesting when you find out that I am in fact, a Bush supporter. This however has nothing to do with my comments about your China blog. I find it interesting that you wrote the following:
“As many people know, China censors media / internet access for it’s people, the government decideing what they do and don’t want their people to know, and quite often distorting the truth that does get through to their people.” It seems China is just a little more obvious about this practice than other countries that are already considered to be a Super Power. I am of course referring to both your neck of the woods, and my own (for those of you that don’t know me, yes I am an American). It seems that with each person I talk to, the influence of the media is not only apparent in their views but downright blinding, somewhat reminiscent of WWII propaganda films. Now this is not the government doing so, but in fact the media themselves using their own political beliefs to censor, edit and air what they decide they want people to see. I am frankly disgusted with the amounts of partial stories I see, followed by a quote or a photo of the one thing that would have made that moment negative, when in fact the entire picture may have seemed positive to the viewer. When I speak to someone from your area, I hear that I need a proper news source such as the BBC, as I must be hand fed my news. It seems that other parts of the world are under the impression that Americans never see the bad parts of the war. I in fact believe that it is the opposite, they never see the positive parts. I watch the BBC, and I am curious as to why a proper news source would choose not to report such things as the UN’s involvement in the Food for Oil scandal. I have to believe this is because the liberal media chooses not to put the UN in a negative light ever, as it would reinforce Bush’s claim that UN inspectors were not doing their jobs. That there was in fact a REAL reason why Germany, France and Russia was against an invasion. Most of your readers will say “food for what?” This scares me. After doing research it seems that the countries that were accusing the U.S. of having oil interests in Iraq were in fact the only countries who has ever had their hands saturated with it. Sadly, at the cost of Iraqi lives through lack of medicine and food. I suggest you all Google it. I have yet to see anything on BBC,CNN, MSNBC or many other of the American affiliates, anything but the negative side of the war or other U.S. politics. I have to say, I find it terrifying that the largest media influence on a staggering number of people currently, is a man who would do anything and everything to make his own government and/or country look like criminals. I am of course referring to Michael Moore who seems to be the largest (pardon the big, fat pun) influence on political judgment in every country but his own. He has hand fed his own paranoid political turmoil to a large part of the world, and people bought it. I will say that as an American I had the pleasure of seeing the complete versions of many of the speeches and moments that Moore edited and pieced together, completely changing context. I am disgusted that people are so close-minded as to digest and regurgitate faster than an Olsen twin, the complete lies and propaganda he has created. I look forward to the film he releases explaining that only blonde/blue people should mate. I will be all set, I am not sure about the rest of you. I have my eyes set on Brad Pitt. He and I will make great, fat, pure babies together. I digress. I am trying to say that it isn’t at all a suprise that China is hand fed news, when other countries that consider themselves politically savvy, are not only hand fed but it has to be masticated first. – Kitryn Ellis, USA

I will read what you suggest! I too will have alot more to say especially about Michael Moore. I will just throw in this quote which is one of his many anti-intelligent statements: “You know he’s [Bush] there illegally. You know he was not elected either by the popular vote or by the vote in Florida.” This is something that is a joke in the U.S to anyone who understands voting. The Florida Ballots were recounted by the democrats rquest. Over and over and over. Even with the ballots that they thought were messed up…Bush won. The funny thing that is never mentioned, is that ballots that weren’t counted, were absentee ballots from military service members. SOMEHOW…they didn’t reach the counting on time…hmm…strange condidering you have a very large number of people who were upset by the fact that Clinton had reduced military spending, personel and incentives. Now, these ballots were voted after, placing Bush even further ahead. “Selected not Elected” . . .nice try Michael…you are still just big and fat.
Now, I like your comments about the Illusion of stupidity that America seems to project. I see the same. here and where you are. But, I guess thats a discussion for a not so lazy weekday!!! xxxooo

explain all this to me again dj from the start .

Okies hon, I’ve got a bit of a fuzzy head on me this morning, so, excuse me if I’m missing a totally obvious point here…but, WHAT?!

syria doesn’t have a mcdonalds and they’re not poor. they’ve only had coke since last year. syria sucks though.