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http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008...rss&feed=music
the above is an article in the Guardian detailing the shutdown of iTunes acces sin China, due to some 40 athletes buying the record Songs for Tibet, a compilation produced by the Art of Peace Foundation, a US-based Tibetan activist group. The Foundation invited Olympic athletes to download the album free of charge. By listening in Beijing, the activist group said, athletes would communicate that "compassion and non-violence can overcome intolerance and oppression - beautiful ideals to be associated with the Olympic spirit".FUCK I hate me totalitarian governments. FUCK china and their bullshit.
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china as straight as ever
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What a surprise !!!!
I can't believe it !!! |
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i think it is hilarious that they woud get upset about a set of songs. It makes perfect sensse though, since art in all it's forms is the one true method by which social change is mitigated.
a song can change the world. one person can change the world china's leaders know this. they understand the power of rock, even pussy soft rock. art for the awesome rock win. steve jobs, go fuck yrself.
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what are they blocking too? wasnt it flicker and some other huge websites?
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all sorts of shit
obvious ones like amnesty international and free tibet sites
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no surprise of course
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the surprise for me lies in just how nonchalantly the western governments view this bullshit, and china's egregious civil rights violations.
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NEWS BULLETIN: 23428 billion Chinese have been denied music by "Sting, Rush, Damien Rice, Underworld and Alanis Morissette."
oh the humanity!!! really though, fuck 'em. they aren't missing much. |
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yeah o course, but the questions is what should they do?
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not just that al bum was censored. 1.5 BILLION chinese now have no access to iTUNES at all!
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am I reallly supposed to think that chinese people even USE iTunes? since when did they start making the $.99/song cost in weekly wages?? |
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there are sure more important issues in china, but its a good example how the chinese government reacts to every kind of action.
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there are around 400 milion people in china with enough disposabkle income to buy cars, itunes, computers etc.
there are 1 billion people living subsistence lives at the bottom of the rung there are around 40 million americans who cannot afford a few itunes downloads. what's yr point floatingslow?
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![]() again, china leads the world in piracy. what? me worry? is this some sort of clever apple viral campaign??? |
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