Why worry about all this stuff?

Alien: How do you get from get from a murderous attack in France to the subject of press ownership in the US?

What does ownership media in the US have to do with dead bodies in France?

If you are worried about foreign news reports about China and are attempting to link them to media ownership, talk to HFCAMPO.

BTW who owns the media in China?

State censorship is not a really good topic in China. The Chinese government does what it does in order to maintain harmony which is entirely consistent with it's ideology.

There is a bit to do with Kunming. Remember the splitist murderous attack at the train station last year. There is, albeit tenuous, link. Other than that it is just news.

@laofengzi: Where did aI accuse you of attacking me? IF you think you are worth anybody's time to attack, good for you. I did point out you didn't have the balls to direct a cheap shot at anyone. I believe that was a flame rather than trolling.

What is golden is the abundant diarrhea you spew and your pride

in it.

I find it extremely interesting that the two persons I have actually met and talked to face to face have been called out as trolls. I have impressions of both of these men based on what they post, how they think from what they write and looking them in the eye. My opinion, judgment is you will, is based on my life experiences. The experiences run from being a farm worker to corporate officer, from being freedom rider to being a combat soldier and mercenary, from being a violent warrior to a hater of war, from leading small groups of dedicated professionals to managing hundreds diverse people in a corporation, from being a student to being a professor. In over seventy years of living and working, I have concluded I really don't know shit.

I find I have relied on two skills; first being open to other peoples' good ideas and using those ideas, and, second being good at reading people.

HFCAMPO is a good man. Hugo is helpful and sharing. He is opinionated and uncompromising. He has high standards and is committed to them. He is also intelligent and passionate about what he believes. He sees a lot of bright lines and will hold to his perception of what is right, good or proper. As befitting a Marine, he suffers fools and idiots little. If he calls you friend you do have a friend. I'd like to think I share some of these characteristics. Hugo is into nutty conspiracies and his politics are very different than mine. However, he is worth my trust and as a grunt, I would follow him.

On the other hand, neddy, and all his previous incarnations, do not, to me, do not give the impression of sincerity. Talking with him face to face left me the impression of a man that was arrogant and deceitful, more intent on creating a façade than being real. He introduced himself as Matt Miller, denied he was crazylaowai and said his screen name would be tommann. I am sorry Matt, but, maybe it is just me, my first, and subsequently confirmed, impression was of a bullshitter. Matt has morphed from being a victim of to being a champion of all things Chinese.

Matt represents himself as an authority on wine and cuisine but destroys his authority by failing to understand that neither "good," nor, "like," nor, "subjective" are terms with diverse and individual connotations. He simplifies the discourse into just two points of view; his and those who disagree with him. No one else is allowed to have any validity if they fail to subscribe to the Matt Miller point of view. Matt's drum beats the same no matter what the subject. I call Matt, in all his identities "troll" because I am confident he is a lot more intelligent than he lets on. He likes to throw bombs just to get reaction. I think he counts coup by the number of responses his asinine generate. Matt seems to be a narcissistic person. He seeks not approbation nor disapprobation, not approval nor disapproval but attention. Any response, negative or positive, feeds his need. That is okay. Matt can be who and what he wants. From NOLA to SLC, Matt is Matt.