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Very Proud of China - Opening Ceremonies

It was really something.

I watched it on crappy SD broadcast, as I'm currently away from civilization and all its vanity.

And, yeah. :)

A 1080p version of some sort would be nice.

Amazing.
 
sorry Tom

sorry Tom

Actually, Tom, I appologise. I dont think you re endorsing China, simply pointing out they ve done a good job of the ceremony, and hopefully plenty of the workers feel proud of what they ve done, and they should. I jumped on this thread early on because i was probably in a bad mood a few days ago, probably smoking, and probably a bit pi**ed off with the Georgia stuff. Half of my family are Latvian as it goes. I m not a big fan of the Olympic message either, or the people who run/own it. Anyway I ve been away for 36hrs or so and this need to appologise has been bugging me, I m sure as an ex-soldier? you aint naive or blind to human rights abuse, and to suggest it is probably patronising on my part, I m just a big killjoy. very sorry Tom :bye2:
 
There are many troubled peoples and regions in the world, why should Tibet be different?

Are there priorities in fighting injustice?

WTF?
 
The thread seems a little off Red topic. But hey maybe not.

As expected, the Olympic opening ceremony was an unforgettable spectacle.

However, I am now starting to feel conned.

First there was the 3D fireworks, replacing the real ones for the world wide broadcast to ensure that they looked better.

Now we discover that LIN MIAOKE, 9, the Chinese girl in the red dress who captured the world's hearts with her beautiful voice when she sang during the Olympic opening ceremony was not the owner of that voice.

Unfortunately what we heard was a pre-recording of another child, Yang Peiyi, 7, who was dropped from the opening ceremony at the last minute in the "national interest". The switch happened at the behest of a member of China's politburo.

Surely what we are actually watching is the worlds biggest ever RED advertising campaign.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/off-the-...tle-star-in-red/2008/08/12/1218306898050.html
 
Apparently the child was dropped in favour of a prettier one.

Nice.

Maybe China's government should get it's act together. All the shallow imagery can't hide the backdrop of it's violation on basic human rights and highly dubious public relations choices. A pretty thin veneer.
 
tricardo said:
The thread seems a little off Red topic. But hey maybe not.

As expected, the Olympic opening ceremony was an unforgettable spectacle.

However, I am now starting to feel conned.

First there was the 3D fireworks, replacing the real ones for the world wide broadcast to ensure that they looked better.

Now we discover that LIN MIAOKE, 9, the Chinese girl in the red dress who captured the world's hearts with her beautiful voice when she sang during the Olympic opening ceremony was not the owner of that voice.

Unfortunately what we heard was a pre-recording of another child, Yang Peiyi, 7, who was dropped from the opening ceremony at the last minute in the "national interest". The switch happened at the behest of a member of China's politburo.

Surely what we are actually watching is the worlds biggest ever RED advertising campaign.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/off-the-...tle-star-in-red/2008/08/12/1218306898050.html
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It seems no matter what, The Olympics is still show biz. Guess China would make a great movie producer.
 
ronx said:
Actually, Tom, I appologise. I dont think you re endorsing China, simply pointing out they ve done a good job of the ceremony, and hopefully plenty of the workers feel proud of what they ve done, and they should. I jumped on this thread early on because i was probably in a bad mood a few days ago, probably smoking, and probably a bit pi**ed off with the Georgia stuff. Half of my family are Latvian as it goes. I m not a big fan of the Olympic message either, or the people who run/own it. Anyway I ve been away for 36hrs or so and this need to appologise has been bugging me, I m sure as an ex-soldier? you aint naive or blind to human rights abuse, and to suggest it is probably patronising on my part, I m just a big killjoy. very sorry Tom :bye2:
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Don't give it another thought. It's easy to understand your concerns about China's human rights record. I definitely share your concerns.
 
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