Comments on: Giving Jackie Chan’s “Control” Comment A Second Chance http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/26/giving-jackie-chans-control-comment-a-second-chance/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kenji http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/26/giving-jackie-chans-control-comment-a-second-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-120867 Kenji Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:22:38 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3001#comment-120867 quoting JOHN: "That’s the worse thing about the Internet and the 24 hours news cycle - a lot of misinformation can occur or events can be taken out of context very easily and also quickly…" yes, and the worst thing about the worst thing about the internet and the 24 hour news cycle is that when it is geared at specific audiences, the rest of us are at the end of a game of telephone. like you. your german friend knew what was up, the message came through garbled to you. and like me. being a 4th generation japanese-canadian, i have to rely on english translations of japanese history, like on wikipedia that have been translated by god-knows who (hopefully they are trustworthy to not be spinning the knowledge toward their own agenda) to get the scoop on my ancestors motives of immigration, life, etc... spooky assertion. quoting JOHN: “That’s the worse thing about the Internet and the 24 hours news cycle – a lot of misinformation can occur or events can be taken out of context very easily and also quickly…”

yes, and the worst thing about the worst thing about the internet and the 24 hour news cycle is that when it is geared at specific audiences, the rest of us are at the end of a game of telephone. like you. your german friend knew what was up, the message came through garbled to you.

and like me.
being a 4th generation japanese-canadian, i have to rely on english translations of japanese history, like on wikipedia that have been translated by god-knows who (hopefully they are trustworthy to not be spinning the knowledge toward their own agenda) to get the scoop on my ancestors motives of immigration, life, etc…

spooky assertion.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/26/giving-jackie-chans-control-comment-a-second-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-120801 John Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:14:57 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3001#comment-120801 When I was in college, during the start of the Gulf War in 1991, I remember a CNN reporter based in Germany quoting a news source, Bild, that Saddam Hussein possibly had nerve gas (or something like that). A German exchange student was laughing, and basically explained that Bild was "worse than the National Inquirer." I've always been a little suspicious and cautious about what I've read and watch since that incident. That's the worse thing about the Internet and the 24 hours news cycle - a lot of misinformation can occur or events can be taken out of context very easily and also quickly... When I was in college, during the start of the Gulf War in 1991, I remember a CNN reporter based in Germany quoting a news source, Bild, that Saddam Hussein possibly had nerve gas (or something like that). A German exchange student was laughing, and basically explained that Bild was “worse than the National Inquirer.” I’ve always been a little suspicious and cautious about what I’ve read and watch since that incident. That’s the worse thing about the Internet and the 24 hours news cycle – a lot of misinformation can occur or events can be taken out of context very easily and also quickly…

]]> By: Vivienne http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/26/giving-jackie-chans-control-comment-a-second-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-120783 Vivienne Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:02:23 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3001#comment-120783 I watched the video and his first remarks about control were tempered by later comments about the abuse of freedom and the lack of "self-love" he's seen in freer Chinese societies. And where there's abuse, that's where the government needs to step in and keep order. Given that context, I can understand why he's confused about whether the Chinese need more governmental control. He did say at the end that he was confident that Chinese society would get better and better in the future. I hope that he is right. I watched the video and his first remarks about control were tempered by later comments about the abuse of freedom and the lack of “self-love” he’s seen in freer Chinese societies. And where there’s abuse, that’s where the government needs to step in and keep order. Given that context, I can understand why he’s confused about whether the Chinese need more governmental control. He did say at the end that he was confident that Chinese society would get better and better in the future. I hope that he is right.

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