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Rabbits v. Tigers

88 points by ph0rque 16y ago

verysimple 16y ago
Somehow I feel for the Chinese government (not really). They're caught between a rock and a really hard place. On one hand they have to control the flow of info over 1.5 billion people and it's getting increasingly hard. With every piece they ban there's always a bit of Streisand effect. With people getting more and more knowledgeable about how to get around the system to get their sources (see Egypt 2011), that effect gains more and more amplitude. On the other hand they just can't pretend to release their grip by ignoring that kind of material. It's 1.5 billion people. If they let go even just a little bit, they're bound to lose some control they'll never be able to regain. A rock and a hard place. I really can't fathom what the future holds for China.
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ykxudw 16y ago
With English subtitles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbAtMsz0dro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbAtMsz0dro References: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal - https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=ye+guozhu+housing https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=ye+guozhu+housing - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Yunhui http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Yunhui - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Karamay_fire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Karamay_fire
- cookiecaper 16y ago
  Thanks for the English link, I really appreciate that and it makes the video much better to know what the text and song in the background says. Someone should email the guy with teh blog and tell him to embed that instead of the current Chinese-only one.
- catch23 16y ago
  also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Gang_incident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Gang_incident
abecedarius 16y ago
I'm reminded of the norska in the Vlad Taltos novels: they look just like rabbits and they eat dragons. Too bad it wasn't the year of the dragon we were coming out of! Also Monty Python's killer rabbits.
jasonmcalacanis 16y ago
Get ready for the riots in China... oh wait http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/workers-riot-in-suzhou/ http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/workers-riot-in-suzhou/
shadowpwner 16y ago
This video is pretty messed up.
- burgerbrain 16y ago
  And in that respect, it reflects the current situation in China well.

88 points by ph0rque 16y ago

Somehow I feel for the Chinese government (not really). They're caught between a rock and a really hard place. On one hand they have to control the flow of info over 1.5 billion people and it's getting increasingly hard. With every piece they ban there's always a bit of Streisand effect. With people getting more and more knowledgeable about how to get around the system to get their sources (see Egypt 2011), that effect gains more and more amplitude. On the other hand they just can't pretend to release their grip by ignoring that kind of material. It's 1.5 billion people. If they let go even just a little bit, they're bound to lose some control they'll never be able to regain. A rock and a hard place. I really can't fathom what the future holds for China.

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ykxudw 16y ago

With English subtitles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbAtMsz0dro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbAtMsz0dro References: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal - https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=ye+guozhu+housing https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=ye+guozhu+housing - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Yunhui http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Yunhui - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Karamay_fire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Karamay_fire

cookiecaper 16y ago
Thanks for the English link, I really appreciate that and it makes the video much better to know what the text and song in the background says. Someone should email the guy with teh blog and tell him to embed that instead of the current Chinese-only one.
catch23 16y ago
also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Gang_incident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Gang_incident

abecedarius 16y ago

I'm reminded of the norska in the Vlad Taltos novels: they look just like rabbits and they eat dragons. Too bad it wasn't the year of the dragon we were coming out of! Also Monty Python's killer rabbits.

jasonmcalacanis 16y ago

Get ready for the riots in China... oh wait http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/workers-riot-in-suzhou/ http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/workers-riot-in-suzhou/

shadowpwner 16y ago

This video is pretty messed up.

burgerbrain 16y ago
And in that respect, it reflects the current situation in China well.