How to diss the Earth
... except in China
...and here's why
Only the Chinese government could pull off something so grandiose. This is how they’re going to do it:
The Chinese government has been turned off this Saturday’s “Earth Hour” after officials realised the event falls on a newly created holiday to commemorate the ousting of the Dalai Lama from Tibet.
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has urged people around the world to participate in Earth Hour, which he called the largest ever public show of concern about climate change.
Chinese journalists and student groups have been told to scale back their participation because images of cities and campuses turning dark do not fit the upbeat propaganda message that the authorities wanted to convey by declaring 28 March “Serf Liberation Day” in Tibet.
Read more from the Guardian’s report here. Needless to say the comments quickly descended into a fenqing-fest that had nothing to do with saving the planet.
Anyway, congratulations to those CCP energy guzzlers; they care about Tibetans so much they’re even prepared to destroy the Earth in their honour. Wonderful people.
Hat tip to Richard to pointing me in the direction of the propaganda picture on the right (via this blog).