James Fallows has an interesting post on the media’s reaction to Obama’s recent China visit.
China Revisionism
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Borat, Art, and the Eye of the Beholder
Borat: “I do a picture, only small, of the Tishnik Masacre. Where many Uzbeks…crushed!”
Kindly Gray Hippie: “How did you feel when you drew this?”
Borat: “Very proud!”.
KGH: “I’m just listening with sadness…a little sadness for your people…?”
Borat: “Yes…no, it is not sad. It is us who do the kill!”
When in doubt, consult the classics [5:30 mark].
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Shorter Fallows : The mainstream media that covers
Washington both sucks and blows.
You know, I really like China. It’s a lovely country with lovely people and few things are as frustrating as hearing the punditocracy trade in modern yellow peril/fu manchu talk.
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