This blog has just received the ultimate accolade. My technical editor informs me that China has blocked access to this blog. I know I say a few things that are not totally nice about everybody. But I never imagined that what I write could pose a threat to the stability of so great a nation as China. Maybe my comments about the number of accidents in their mines set them off. Or maybe it was my statement that if Chinese miners belonged to trade unions maybe fewer would die. Oh well, it is always easier to censor, than to change a system, or save a life. The good part about this ban of my blog in China is that I never have to be polite to those who urge on me “understanding” of the greatness of socialism, the Chinese culture, or of Castro and his antique buddies.
PS. After first posting the above, I was told that all of WordPress is blocked by China. Now I am even prouder to be part of a free community feared by oppressors.
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April 13, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Mike
WordPress.com and all of its blogs are banned by the Great Firewall of China. Jack, you weren’t singled out. Don’t get a big head. Secondly, this was not brought to your attention by your technical editor.
April 13, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Marco A. Murillo
For those of us who have dreamed of visiting China’s Great Wall this announcement becomes a reminder that even when we are being constantly bombed by press releases praising China’s apetite for raw materials, its booming construction and vibrant economy, China is still governed by an anachronic system.
Instead of participating in the blog, they created a new kind of great wall in the cyber space. The Great Fire Wall I guess, will be the same for the computer hackers to what the real Great Wall was for the mongols! Will the free press ever conquer the old Chinese kingdom?
March 24, 2008 at 4:03 pm
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