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Originally posted by joeclarke
[BSeriously, turbo6bar (I know you can take a shot) - you're just helping to make my case. Sure, we censor the internet in our offices with fancy filters - but damn if those young folk don't seem to keep finding a way to get those lottery numbers and soap updates somehow anyway. Also seems like we still have to can the odd idiot for surfing porn. Do you suspect that the youth of China are equally resourceful? And what about all those TV and news satellite signals bouncing all over the globe - do those somehow skip over China? [/B]
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Yeah, I bet those prostitutes, gravediggers and students all have satellite dishes in their backyards. Just because American kids can afford that crap doesn't mean the average Joe in China or Vietnam can. So when was your last trip to a Communist country, eh?
I'm not saying they are ignorant of world events, but they definitely do not have a free exchange of information. I think the real environment is somewhere between our interpretations.
I'm not taking a shot at you. I reserve my puny wit for guys like speeder. (Yo speeder, where are you?)
I've been to Vietnam, and it ain't no Shangra La.
regards, jürgen