Road To 15TH Prestige Episode #6 "Is Censorship Dead"?
Hey guys, "Its Ya Boy" and im bringing you the 6th installment of my series road to 15th prestige.. i hope you enjoy and have a nice day xDFrom:XxONEH1TTERxXViews:16 2ratingsTime:06:10More inGaming
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Leonard Cohen The Classic Interviews Part 4 of 12
From a 1961 little heard discussion about an early poetry collection, right through to a 2008 interview about his live return, this 12 track collection shows a side of Cohen not always obvious from his music and writing, revealing a man with a mind as sharp as a knife, a wit as lively as a puppy and a soul as enlightened as the holiest of men. Part 4 Still in 1966, this interview covers a range of subjects, including, appropriately enough for the sixties, censorship, which Cohen considers to be falling into disrepute as people are "having more fun.... professing their appetites in a franker way". From the interview disc "Leonard Cohen - The Classic Interviews". Buy the CD set at http://www.amazon.com http://www.amazon.co.uk http://www.chromedreams.co.ukFrom:Treble ClefViews:0 1ratingsTime:05:49More inMusic
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DOUBLE STANDARDS - Guest Patrick Henningsen speaks out on Press TV ban
Press TV #39;s top current affairs show #39;Double Standards #39;, invites 21st Century Wire #39;s Patrick Henningsen on the program to discuss the hypocrisy and censorship by the European Commission and the UK #39;s Ofcom regulator for banning Press TV #39;s global news channel from European satellite and cable broadcasting. When it comes to broadcaster integrity, networks like the BBC and CNN should have their licenses revoked for reporting fake news and covering up internal investigations into criminal activity. http://www.21stcenturywire.comFrom:21stCenturyWireTVViews:1 0ratingsTime:12:38More inNews Politics
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PSA OUTAKE 2
"Censorship" PSA outakes filmed by Brandon Hitson, and staring Damon Jordan, and the FAM.From:Cruikshank7Views:0 0ratingsTime:00:23More inComedy
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The following editorial appeared in the Washington Post:
As China s prime minister over the past decade, Wen Jiabao was often described as a populist and reformer, sometimes nicknamed Grandpa Wen because of his folksy willingness to meet ordinary people. One of Wen s refrains was that Chinese officials at all levels should declare their personal assets, and those of family members, in an effort to fight corruption. Wen suggested that the information should be published for all to see.
On Friday, the New York Times took Wen at his word and published an eye-opening exposi that revealed that members of his family control assets of some $2.7 billion, including interests in banks, jewelers, tourist resorts, telecommunications companies and infrastructure projects, some of it held in offshore entities. The article marks yet another startling glimpse into how China s leading families, many of them descended from Mao s generation, have used their power to become fabulously wealthy. The ouster of Bo Xilai as boss of Chongqing and the subsequent prosecutions in an alleged graft and murder scandal provided another showcase example this year.
As soon as the Times article was published, China s Internet censors forgot about Wen s desire for more openness. China blocked both the English and Mandarin websites of the Times so that hundreds of millions of its citizens could not read the account online. China also rushed to block mention of the story on popular Twitter-like
A similar Web blackout was imposed this summer after Bloomberg News described the accumulation of assets by relatives of Xi Jinping, who is expected to become China s next Communist Party leader and president.
The sudden blackout belies the supposed confidence of China s ruling elite for having built an economic superpower and shows them to be utterly at odds with the global digital revolution. Their attempt to block it underscores how deeply China s rulers fear that the truth, if fully known, would undermine their legitimacy.
Beyond Wen s personal discomfit, the Chinese leaders are sitting on a powder keg. Public anger is growing at the gap between rich and poor and at an epidemic of official corruption. A survey of Chinese citizens published this month by the Pew Global Attitudes Project showed that 81 percent of those questioned agree with the statement that the rich just get richer while the poor get poorer. Half of the respondents said corrupt officials are a very big problem, up 11 percentage points in four years. Recently, a local official in Shaanxi was ousted after microblogs distributed photos of him wearing expensive luxury watches.
Rather than unplug the Internet, Wen would show more wisdom by reaffirming his earlier desire for more transparency and disclosure. In the long run, it is the only way to build trust with China s people and the only route to becoming a real superpower in today s world.
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Their View: China censorship shows leaders still have much to hide