Getting Past the Censors: A Chinese Writer’s Clever Trick
A Chinese writer posted a withering attack on Chinese corruption and environmental destruction, but disguised it as an attack on the US.
The ploy worked. Not only did it get past the censors, but it’s gone viral in China, gaining 44,000 retweets and 5400 comments.
We are a clever species. There’s always a way to communicate, no matter how hard the shoe of oppression squeezes down. I did some work on a WWII memoir written by a German civilian mom, and her focus was on the jokes ordinary Germans told to demonstrate their opposition to Hitler without getting killed or even in trouble (most of the time).
Wish some of MY articles would get 44,000 retweets! <wink>
Thanks to Daniel Lieberman, @damfino11, for passing the link.
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