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Listed below are comments made by bokaroseani between Wednesday, 18th June 2008 and Friday, 22nd August 2008.

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New story for China? 3:38pm on 22 Aug 2008 What do a billion people do when their country finds its confidence?

They overthrow their oppressive regime who have shamed them by violating universally recognized fundamental human rights of their fellow citizens.
Events foretold 4:44pm on 07 Aug 2008 Don't like painting everyone with one stroke but it does seem like this blog has been infiltrated with some 50-centers trying to harmonize the message....and if I overdo the cliche - doing push-ups. Folks...please....don't shoot the messenger. James is just doing his work and according to me doing pretty well. If you are not satisfied with the balance of views in James' post, I suggest you go watch CCTV for few minutes and come back. That might help you find the balance.
Ticket queues 12:47pm on 25 Jul 2008 I hope George Bush reads this news and decides to give his ticket to the opening ceremony to Mr. Lu.
Ticket queues 12:44pm on 25 Jul 2008 That indeed is quite a touching story. This story reminds me of a film I watched a few years ago: Beijing Bicycle.

What was most interesting to me was the police providing bottled water to the people pushing against them.
Olympic evictions 10:37am on 21 Jul 2008 It is somewhat annoying to wait for so long to read the comments. It still says "This comment is awaiting moderation" for all comments even those that were posted two days ago. I wonder if this process can be streamlined to reduce the time between when a comment is posted and when it appears on your site.
National sentiment 4:37pm on 16 Jul 2008 To tclim38: post #37

"I am almost 60 years old. I am not a Chinese citizen. I have never for one day lived in the Mainland."

Incidentally, BBC keeps a record of all of our past postings. In a comment to a previous post about Queuing in China, you have claimed to be a Chinese and have spawned a lot of hatred against the Japanese while claiming that they stole your (Chinese) culture. Just wanted the readers of BBC know your true standpoint in case they thought that you are an unbiased observer to the topic at hand.
National sentiment 3:37pm on 16 Jul 2008 In response to commenter #28:

"It's the same for every country I guess. Britain used to be the world's No1 and I believe all British are proud that they are British."

You just prove the point James is trying to make. He is in no way suggesting that a country's being on top at some point in history does not deserve pride among its people. Its the sense of victimhood that differentiates the Chinese from the rest. By the way, I am not a British and neither am a westerner.
National sentiment 1:45pm on 16 Jul 2008 Wow! James, you have hit the nail right on its head. Wonderfully said. Makes perfect sense. While the west needs to realize the Chinese victimization lens through which all events filter through, it is important for the Chinese to realize the risk of not being conscious of its existence that colors all their judgement. My hope is that wisdom will prevail and we will avoid another German-type nationalism.
Tibet video diary 12:37pm on 23 Jun 2008 Quite amazing! James, can you tell me if shortwave radio broadcasts of Chinese language programs available in Lhasa? I hope you and others will have opportunities to see and report about life in Lhasa in greater details soon hopefully without government minders. Thanks and keep up the good work. Do not get discouraged by negative comments from the fanatics. Keep telling us what you see.
Shutting us out? 10:16am on 18 Jun 2008 The problems in Chinese society are structural as are problems anywhere else. An inquiry here and an inquiry there about the tofu buildings would hardly make things better if the system of accountability isn't changed. The current system makes officials accountable to their bosses in Beijing rather than the people who they are supposed to serve.

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