Comments on: “Terrorists” Butcher More Than Two Dozen In 3-1 Kunming Railway Attack

By: benie

benie — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 22:01:19 +0000

To Brido. Could be one of the 2 reasons why the Hui & other Muslims are not reacting as violently :- 1.) The eighurs are traditionally more aggressive than the others, 2.) The eighurs have been trampled & suppressed more by the hans. I think 1.) is the more compelling reasons.

By: Brido

Brido — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:14:53 +0000

Yet oddly we don’t see the same level of violence from either the Hui or the other Turkic Islamic groups in Xinjiang. One of he repeated grievances raised is that under Chinese law people can’t be inducted into a religion until they’re legally adult; another is that they’re prevented from taking funds from abroad, particularly our old friends in Saudi.

By: benie

benie — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:59:07 +0000

BOTH

By: dgj

dgj — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:46:37 +0000

I am suspicious of who these people are/were…I think we can all agree that the government is going to label them quickly and without much thought.

By: benji

benji — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:42:28 +0000

The eighurs have been trampled on, just like the Tibetans, over the years by the CPC, including denial of religious & cultural practises, discrimination in the work place, and a not so subtle genocide, particularly Tibet. One should therefore understand the frustration and anger effected. However, slashing to bloody death completely innocent lower strata citizens – the richer ones travel through airports, is absolutely unforgivable and brings nothing but disdain on their “cause”, no matter how its labeled. Support and sympathies evaporated by this singular act of lunacy. It almost looks as if its scripted by the CPC to completely turn public opinion against the “cause”.

By: Chinese Netizen

Chinese Netizen — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:15:07 +0000

Bunch of Han Chinese get into a brawl on an airplane sitting on the tarmac because they’re getting agitated by the wait and scaring the rest of the passengers.
“Terrorism” or just “assholism”??

By: Anthony Tao

Anthony Tao — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 07:35:54 +0000

Agree with your final comment. The use of quotes wasn’t to imply it wasn’t (i.e. a heinous premeditated targeting of innocent civilians to provoke terror), but to highlight that official media was officially labeling it that.

By: narsfweasels

narsfweasels — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 03:48:37 +0000

Why would “terrorist attack” be between quotation marks?

From a tendency by the CCP to immediately categorise political unrest by ethnic groups as “terrorist attacks”. A bunch of ethnic Xinjiang youth go and beat the crap out of police with sticks = Terrorist attack. A Tibetan monk sets himself on fire = Terrorism. A middle aged Han goes on a shooting spree with a hunting rifle = Not Terrorist. A large group of Han go absolutely mental at the Japanese embassy = Not terrorism.

As this was clearly a premeditated, organised and mass incident with the intent to cause terror and widespread loss of life, this is clearly a terrorist attack and should not have quotation marks.

By: asdfg

asdfg — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 23:16:13 +0000

Why would “terrorist attack” be between quotation marks? What ever purpose or what ever reason these guys had, this is obviously a entirely random stabbing of people aimed to create fear, right? The fact that the CPC hasn’t been nice to these folks doesn’t change that, does it?

By: Brido

Brido — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 15:24:56 +0000

Folks, people are dead. Can we keep the dick-waving down, please?

By: Oh Dear

Oh Dear — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:53:12 +0000

I just farted and some poo came out.

By: narsfweasels

narsfweasels — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:06:49 +0000

I think it was after, actually. But it was a little bit before Chinese People had their meeting to agree that the CCP is doing a jolly good job and should continue unopposed for the next 5000 years. But it was before the meeting where the whole world agreed that any negative comments about the Chinese government were unanimously decreed to be “China Bashing”and should be treated with disdain. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s meeting where we declare “Foreign” to be a country and everyone not from China to be of that nationality.

By: Chingis

Chingis — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 10:29:50 +0000

Was that before or after Muslims had a meeting about their friend- making strategy?

By: bag o dicks

bag o dicks — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 10:14:36 +0000

The western media had a meeting. They decided they weren’t going to do that.

By: MrC

MrC — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 08:44:19 +0000

Muslims really know how to make friends world wide.
I hope the western media do not paint this as justifiable because if they do they should take a long look at them selves.