[kj] Killing Joke in China

[sade1]

> ..did you write this from [within] China?


I thought the same thing (I actually worried for him), but after reading some of 
the comments posted on that Chinasmack website he linked to, it looks like the 
People's Censors allow for some wiggle room, maybe?




From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
To: gathering at misera.net
Sent: Fri, July 23, 2010 8:27:17 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] Killing Joke in China

Thanks for the post, Peter.
Question, did you write this from China? My brother who lives in Hong Kong has a 
business in China. From what I gather from him, he would never dream of emailing 
a mail like this from the mainland, in fear of jeopardizing his business. 
Did you mail this from inside China? 
 

> From: Peter.Lamb at nottingham.edu.cn

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:36:29 +0800

> Subject: Re: [kj] Killing Joke in China

> 

> I have contatced the event organiders in China to ask them to confirm when KJ 

>will be playing but have not recieved a reply. Which is quite typical... This 

>event has been marred by non events in the past and lots of no shows. So my 

>guess is not to hold your breath on this.

> 

> I have lived in China for ten years now and read with with interest the 

>comments about China on the gathering. My two pence worth is as follows. China 

>is increasingly looking like the west in the big cities in terms of 

>infrastructure but all similarity with the west stops there. To say that western 

>governments are just as corrupt as China is well a pretty dumb statement. Yes 

>politicians are corrupted by power everywhere but at least in the west there are 

>certain systematic checks and balances that give the average person a right via 

>the media and ballot box a chance to highlight the worst excesses. This is not 

>apparent in China.

> 

> China never has been communist apart from in name. The current set up is 

>another is along line of totalitarian states.There never has been another way in 

>China. The government is nothing more than a cartel of vested interests and 

>mafia. The avergae person hates this system but have to play by the rules 

>nontheless.

> 

> Since being away from the UK I find most westerners to be fairly self loathing 

>about the west but take for granted what the average person here would love and 

>that is freedom.

> 

> Check out www. chinasmack.com for a glimse into the madness that is modern 

>China.

> 

> P.S. It's still a fun place to be...

> 

> The new CD is not bad but could the songs could do with a chnage of pacing at 

>times!

> 

> 

> 

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