tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post4894913378402767776..comments2023-12-04T10:02:29.445-06:00Comments on Mark's China Blog: A Nation of WussesMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-82348230922462779592011-02-05T02:42:21.784-06:002011-02-05T02:42:21.784-06:00I really like your blog! It has loads of really in...I really like your blog! It has loads of really interesting stuff about china!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992717418744810279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-26156568446103963642011-01-07T08:08:34.025-06:002011-01-07T08:08:34.025-06:00Actually I can sort of see his point.
Disclaimer...Actually I can sort of see his point. <br /><br />Disclaimer: I'm Australian, not from the US, and I don't know Rendell or the circumstances of the cancellations. <br /><br />However, I know that there were some cancellations in the English Premier League recently and they were mostly for Health and Safety reasons (ie so fans getting hurt on the way to the game couldn't sue them). There were a lot of commentators saying that the games would have been played 20 years ago. <br /><br />However, western society (not just US) is much more risk averse that it used to be. In China, risk is much more acceptable. <br /><br />So who's going to be able to get things done? The nation that jumps in and does it, or the one that hangs off trying to do things without *any* risk?<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I know it's a lot more complex than that, and it's probably a good idea to build a building that's actually going to stay up, but I can see how we're much more risk averse than the Chinese. Maybe that does make us wusses! :)Stephen Croninhttp://www.jobsinchina.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-48864971215430491302011-01-05T06:49:43.698-06:002011-01-05T06:49:43.698-06:00I agree with you on the boogie man aspect of the g...I agree with you on the boogie man aspect of the governor's comments, Hopfrog.<br /><br />I guess it's human nature, but Americans aren't willing to look into the mirror when it comes to the "Great Rut." Easier to blame commie China than to fundamentally change or question one's own actions and beliefs.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-50439759519994828862011-01-04T23:21:03.641-06:002011-01-04T23:21:03.641-06:00Quick followup:
Lest anyone think Rendell's i...Quick followup:<br /><br />Lest anyone think Rendell's intentions were to motivate Americans as opposed to fear monger regarding China... He was on Colbet tonight<br /><br />http://www.colbertnation.com/home<br /><br />I can't find a way to link the video directly so it may be long gone by the time some read this. Basically he went on to talk about China's negativities including rampant copyright infringement (which I happen to agree with him on) and currency manipulation designed with the sole intent to bring down the US economy (which I personally think is the biggest boogie man story being told now.... China has pegged the yuan to the dollar for how many years now?).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-40748685033023931012010-12-30T16:07:31.818-06:002010-12-30T16:07:31.818-06:00Yeah, the NFL 'watching out for its fans' ...Yeah, the NFL 'watching out for its fans' seems overly optimistic in hindsight. It probably was about money. Regardless, it still seemed an opportunity for Rendell to soapbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-90302904956404180692010-12-30T13:24:07.494-06:002010-12-30T13:24:07.494-06:00The NFL postponing the game was about money--more ...The NFL postponing the game was about money--more people make it to the game and spend more money at concessions.<br /><br />And with construction in the US, the unions slow a lot of progress that could be made because workers aren't allowed to do anything other than their specific job, even if they have nothing else to do.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661968297027198340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-7497528392078430412010-12-30T06:42:28.006-06:002010-12-30T06:42:28.006-06:00Rendell's comments are pretty ridiculous in my...Rendell's comments are pretty ridiculous in my opinion and his intentions did not seem to have anything to do with commenting on the NFL canceling the game but rather using it as an opportunity to get on a soapbox and stir up some good old fashioned fear about the new bad guy, China.<br /><br />With regards to the cancellation, not much is made of how accurate weather forecasting has become and quite frankly I thought it was pretty responsible of the NFL to watch out for its fans, especially the children, who would have been at that game. It turned out to be a nasty mess of a storm.<br /><br />That out of the way, I'm personally getting a bit disgusted with all the "man up", "nation of wusses" rhetoric that seems to be making the rounds. I mean seriously, what does that even mean anymore? Go out and wrestle a grizzly bear? Go back to treating women like second class citizens? Stop evolving as thinking peaceful adults and embrace our neandertalic heritage? <br /><br />Welcome to the "Great Rut", things aren't gonna get better anytime soon and "manning up" or blaming the Chinese for our problems isn't going to get us anywhere. The Chinese doing calculus on their way to a football game that costs near $100 a head in a blizzard. LOL, that is the funniest thing I've heard in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com