Re:China rates its own citizens – including online behaviour
by thebouv on Monday April 27, 2015 @11:18AM
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No, that doesn't sound crazy at all. I don't sit around with the myopic viewpoint that everyone in the world shares my same ideas, ideals and values.
What I meant by my original post was that I try to put myself into their thought process when they arrive at such decisions. I know however that I cannot, based on my own bias and brainwashing.
It is a worthy thought exercise nonetheless.
Re:China rates its own citizens – including online behaviour
by juliangregorian on Monday April 27, 2015 @12:17PM
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Good samaritans in China are an endangered species. They are more likely to be sued than thanked, and it's too often not worth the risk.
Extreme lack of good samaritan behavior: http://www.chinasmack.com/2015/stories/old-chinese-woman-aba... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue http://www.chinasmack.com/2011/videos/shanghai-pudong-airpor...
Chinese tourist behavior: http://www.chinasmack.com/2015/videos/thai-model-rants-about... http://www.chinasmack.com/2014/videos/thai-flight-turned-bac... http://www.chinasmack.com/2012/stories/mainland-chinese-tour...
I think the majority of the West believes that the government is behind everything. But the truth is that most of these kinds of changes in China are actually reflected in the people's opinion. In this case, the PEOPLE in China are really sick and tired of seeing news articles like few I have linked. The government has just decided that this seems like the best method to achieve what the people want.
I know it sounds kind of crazy, but you have to remember that almost nobody in China has ever read 1984. They don't share your values.