The Revolution That Wasn't There:

[theweaselking]

Fake blogs describe fake revolution that isn't happening, in China. Chinese citizens know nothing about it, because of The Great Firewall. Chinese SECURITY AGENCIES, on the other hand, have full access and are totally cracking down on the acts the fake blogs are telling people to engage in "as protest" - normal behaviour, by normal people, in their normal lives.

I find this hilarious in one respect, and in most others I shudder. This isn't tricking the Chinese security agencies into imprisoning Chinese spammers, this is *real* people being arrested by a Chinese security department desperate to make stats and who is not allowed to admit idiocy, for doing the exact kind of harmless things they were going to do anyway, without them having ANY way to know that their normal Sunday afternoon mall-shopping has now been declared a subversive act.

Comments

[almostwitty]

Hang on, who's doing this and why ?!

[skiriki.livejournal.com]

I do not know who but I can guess why: disrupt the normal pace of life, and show the security agencies for what they are, jackbooted thugs and hope this fosters a natural rebellion...

Or, y'know, someone is doing it for lulz.

Your guess is as good as mine.

[skington.livejournal.com]

There's a third option: that clueless Chinese expats (or whoever) have been trying to foment an actual Jasmine revolution, and failing utterly, with tragic consequences.

I believe the vast majority of people in China aren't aware of the events in Tiananmen Square, and as long as the economy keeps up they won't care either.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

What an excellent question.

[fridgepunk.livejournal.com]

Not to be a killjoy, but is there any *proof* that this is happening?

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Beyond that dude, who says it comes from a source he trusts? Not really.