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Title: Communist party theme park sparks ridicule among Chinese internet users Post by: zenitzz on October 02, 2015, 12:10:19 PM Online community scorns use of taxpayers’ money to bankroll ‘brainwashing’ theme park in Wuhan marking foundation of People’s Republic of China
A Communist party theme park built to celebrate the anniversary of the Red Army’s takeover of China has sparked scorn and ridicule among Chinese internet users. The 300,000 sq m attraction opened on Monday in the city of Wuhan before Thursday’s national day holiday marking the foundation of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October 1949. “Using lively, populist art, the park shows the roles models and history of the party, exerting a subtle influence on the public and providing them with a ‘red benefit’,” promises an article on a local government website. However, China’s sharp-tongued online community has reacted with contempt to the idea of using taxpayers’ money to bankroll what many described as a propaganda park. “What a waste of good land,” one critic wrote on Weibo, the Twitter-like social media site. “They don’t believe in it themselves and yet they want the public to believe it,” complained another. “It should be called the brainwashing theme park,” wrote a third. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/01/communist-party-theme-park-sparks-ridicule-among-chinese-internet-users Title: Re: Communist party theme park sparks ridicule among Chinese internet users Post by: ThePrinceofTea on October 02, 2015, 07:08:42 PM if you believe that those example are sharp you have no ideas... wait for the cloackings... that's when the game really begins :).
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