Empire State Building honors communist China

**Helena** · 3rd October 2009 11:04 AM

I know I did a double take when I saw it on TV.

BBC

**michaelr** · 3rd October 2009 11:15 AM

Welcome to the NWO communism style.

**Bourne** · 3rd October 2009 11:44 AM

[quote name='Helena' date='03 October 2009 - 12:04 PM' timestamp='1254589440' post='32113']

I know I did a double take when I saw it on TV.

BBC

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Managers of the building said the lights were to honour the Chinese people...

I really don't see this as anything to get excited about.

**Formative Years** · 3rd October 2009 11:46 AM

Look China, you are notorious for your human rights violations and your strong authoritarian government... but could we get some cash to hold us over until the next fiscal year?

Is this really a big deal?

**michaelr** · 3rd October 2009 01:45 PM

[quote name='Formative Years' date='03 October 2009 - 10:46 AM' timestamp='1254591979' post='32126']

Look China, you are notorious for your human rights violations and your strong authoritarian government... but could we get some cash to hold us over until the next fiscal year?

Is this really a big deal?

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This is what is important to you people isn't it, when your borrowed to the hilt, borrow more then get mad when they cut off your credit.

**Djinn** · 3rd October 2009 03:48 PM

The same color patterns were displayed on the Empire State Building this past January. Big Effing Deal.

**Helena** · 3rd October 2009 05:57 PM

Look, I don't think it's that much of a big deal. Colored lights are just colored lights, and I happen to love colored lights. Bright yellow is my favorite color, too. I also love the Empire State Building, one of my favorite spots in the whole US of A, no question about it. And I also like the Chinese people, the few I've actually met that is. I have tremendous respect for the Chinese culture. And I know we'd have very little "stuff" if not for the Chinese. I just find it hard to believe that the only purpose of this is simply "to honour the Chinese people", or if it is, I just don't believe it's a great idea. For one thing, there is a not completely insignificant group of Chinese people who are obviously not too happy about it, and they are quoted in the article.

The message I'd get from this would be "the Chinese revolution in 1949 was cool and the ESB is down with it. Congrats on the swell job, Mao!" And I find that rather surprising, is all.

**boontito** · 3rd October 2009 07:04 PM

[quote name='Djinn' date='03 October 2009 - 02:48 PM' timestamp='1254606522' post='32195']

The same color patterns were displayed on the Empire State Building this past January. Big Effing Deal.

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And since then, you've been living in a communist nation and didn't even know it.

**justonemorevoice** · 4th October 2009 04:48 PM

[quote name='boontito' date='03 October 2009 - 09:04 PM' timestamp='1254618274' post='32239']

And since then, you've been living in a communist nation and didn't even know it.

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well, crap. you just burst my bubble.

**michaelr** · 8th October 2009 06:07 PM

[quote name='boontito' date='03 October 2009 - 06:04 PM' timestamp='1254618274' post='32239']

And since then, you've been living in a communist nation and didn't even know it.

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Some did.

This has been reported as an event to celibrate China and Mao, why not i mean the US did put him in power.