Brickbat: No Good Deed
Pu Zhiqiang's defense of individuals sentenced to forced labor camps brought pressure on the Chinese government, which led it to abolish the camps last year. But police recently arrested the human rights lawyer, charging him with "picking quarrels and creating a disturbance," after he attended a seminar marking the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. A state-run newspaper said he'd crossed a "red line" by attending the event.
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Know who else drew arbitrary "red lines?"
Indiana Jones whenever he traversed a map.
Maybe we should travel by map.
My editor?
damn red lines, worse than red tape...
At least red lines do something (highlight a route, etc.)
So does Red Tape! I keep a roll of it in my desk at work.
Pablo Picasso?
Piet Mondrian?
Wal-Mart?
Obama?
Bonus: With crayola!
My teacher when she taught us cursive?
So his charges sound like the mandarin equivalent of resisting arrest without violence. The peoples republic needs to step up their game and start killing some dogs.
Puppicide is chump change for autocrats. Besides, it doesn't have the same emotional impact where they're regarded as food animals.
for lunch or dinner special?
Get egg lorr with special. Ten minute.
Are the squirrels awake yet? Maybe they are sleeping, exhausted from their assault yesterday.
How many boot licking cowards in the media have been calling for government oversight of journalists lately? I am not sure how they imagine that would turn out, but this is how it works in reality. Maybe we could get Thomas Friedman to comment on this story, or maybe David Brooks? Michael Kinsley?
How many boot licking cowards in the media have been calling for government oversight of journalists lately?
Why do you taunt the squirrels so?
They attacked during TI. This time with a 'you have commented too many times. Try again later.'
I posted four comments in 45 minutes.
Commenters all look alike to squirrels.
Fucking libertarians. Even their bugs are racist.
I'm not going to tow the read lion.
towed or not, it's a triumph of literacy.
At least they don't have the most people in prison, like KKKapitalist USA!!!
/idiot