2.0 Yes, I felt the same way when viewing some of his commentaries. Although history often perpetuates at some level, reflecting past events and cycles.

Perhaps it would be more naive however to accept events presented by the media at face value. If one were to take the principle of parsimony in each case, then the media would inevitably control people like sheep.

I’m going to admit to pre­fer­ring to be bliss­fully igno­rant.

Thanks for softening your sentence with the word ‘ignorant’ which of course encapsulates the idea of being deliberately uninformed with the word blissful, which connotes that you feel it is to your benefit not to absorb what you find is unnecessary and based on what you feel Webster constructs under the pre-tense of arbitrary assumptions.

3.0 Perhaps there is more diversity in American media when dealing with negative publicity relating to matters of social significance. However, where dealing with national and political interests, I maintain the position that they are as bad as the ‘Chinese’, taking the example of of Tibet and Google.

What is that? The blue pill? Or the red one?

I’ve read your previous comments on CNReviews in the past, an I have formed the opinion that you are fairly closed minded.

I’m willing to test my assumption by challenging you to discuss some of Webster’s theories on this website. Plenty of his commentaries refer both to the appreciation of the Yuan, Google and climate change, which are quite relevant to China Divide.

Of course, you are well within your right to decline but I would think that you might find it both interesting and intellectually stimulating. You’d probably hit more traffic too. Your column, your call.

What I find perhaps, disturbing, is that you seem to be buying in to mainstream media without questioning censorship and political influence.

As a blogger, I would think that you would also be a ‘thinker’ which should lead you to ask ‘what does the word conspiracy mean, and why is this the first word that comes to mind when I think of an alternative less publicly available set of information which can describe the same event but in a more sinister way?

Yes, its easy to view a event with tinted lenses, and defensively if not unconsciously reject an alternative explanation of reality. It’s why the media can influence, just consider how the word ‘conspiracy’ can deflect a thousand valid reasons, just by using it in conjunction together with the explanation. Rather than taking the principle or epistemological model at face value, look at it closely. After all, a model is a simplification of reality.

1.0 – I don’t have enough information to confirm it is Henry Blodget himself or a pretender but I don’t have enough to doubt it is either.

2.0 & 3.0 – I watched a couple of the videos off the YouTube Channel. I feel that Occam’s Razor needs to be applied to Webster’s arguments, or I’m going to admit to preferring to be blissfully ignorant. What is that? The blue pill? Or the red one?

Is the American media the opposite side of the coin from Chinese media? In some ways, yes, but I think there are qualitative differences that are still worth acknowledging. I maintain that there is more diversity in American/Western media in a way significantly different from Chinese media. This does not disprove that there are mainstream, even exploitative, narratives in each about the other that serve specific interests.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzKvtvxqURw

“What people know as google earth is the CIA’s project keyhole”

“Google criticizes Chinese censorship but they are in themselves an engine for US censorship”

“In China, they might accuse you of anti state activity, in the US they will accuse you of spamming or hate speech”

I like that. LOL.

The biggest IT market is there and google wants the market share. As one Chinese saying goes – Google leads the life of a whore and yet expects to be recognized as a celibacy. Well, no matter how street smart Google is, playing technical trick will not remodel her into a virgin.

2.0 I’m sure you’d find it interesting, and I’m surprised you haven’t seen his casts earlier.

BTW: What’s the best stream to watch it online. My TV is broke.

3.0 I’ve just started reading this blog, so not sure where to find them.

It’s funny that when there is a clash between what we believe and what ‘could be’ something different, people tend to become defensive to their own beliefs.

In this case, tagging something as being a ‘conspiracy theory’ perhaps for a lack of a better way to describe it. That is, describing an alternate facet of the picture.

I tend to believe that American media is the other side of the coin to Chinese media. Yes, I do think it is more sinister because what underlies it is much more covert and really a realisation of what many pop culture movies have hinted towards. That is, buying of the minds of readers.

I’d like to agree that there is genuinely more diversity. But that can hardly be the case, when only negative points are raised as to what could potentially be viewed in its antithesis. I assure you that after watching many of Webster Tarpley’s videos, you will be enlightened, fascinated and change your point of view. The other possibility is that you find him completely delusional, uninformed and making unsupported proclamations of fact. One or the other, I personally lean towards the first. I’ll be here waiting for your reply.

First of all, I’m looking for a good stream for the world cup :)