China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
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Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#2Why?
Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#3Why?
Seeing unmasked masses in the stadiums at Quatar may have contributed to recent riots in China against the zero-covid restrictions, putting into question the official narrative of the chinese government of "protecting its people against a deadly threat".
Also people burned to death in an apartment complex with the doors welded shut due to lockdown.
Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#4Why?
Chinese people would see no one with masks, so they could question their government policy.
Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#5If true this would not be a surprise as overlays of sports events is quite common now:
https://p11.tv/digital-overlay-advertising-at-real-madrid-ho...
The best one of sports overlays is from The Running Man:
Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#6Why?
CCP maintains legitimacy by performing better than the international community at governance. CCP can’t use international vaccines as it would make their claims of technical superiority appear false. CCP can’t try “living with the virus” policies as their subjects believe the outside world is in chaos due to those policies. World Cup shows the truth, that the barbarians are having fun and living life due to better policies and vaccines.
Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#7Why?
CCP maintains legitimacy by performing better than the international community at governance. CCP can’t use international vaccines as it would make their claims of technical superiority appear false. CCP can’t try “living with the virus” policies as their subjects believe the outside world is in chaos due to those policies. World Cup shows the truth, that the barbarians are having fun and living life due to better po…
It's bizarre they're still pushing zero-covid so much, even without vaccines, Covid is dangerous but it's not apocalyptic.
Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#8Or it could be that Chinese audiences & tastes aren't so big on watching cheering crowds.
I am rather sceptical of this being evidence of censorship. Maybe, I could be swayed if it can be shown this is a clear break from tradition of showing crowds that started since the recent protests in china.
Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
CCP maintains legitimacy by performing better than the international community at governance. CCP can’t use international vaccines as it would make their claims of technical superiority appear false. CCP can’t try “living with the virus” policies as their subjects believe the outside world is in chaos due to those policies. World Cup shows the truth, that the barbarians are having fun and living life due to better po…
It's bizarre they're still pushing zero-covid so much, even without vaccines, Covid is dangerous but it's not apocalyptic.
Dangerous to the population isn’t the question. Is it dangerous to the government, or rather the government’s image?
Re: China state CCTV avoids crowd close ups at the World Cup
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
CCP maintains legitimacy by performing better than the international community at governance. CCP can’t use international vaccines as it would make their claims of technical superiority appear false. CCP can’t try “living with the virus” policies as their subjects believe the outside world is in chaos due to those policies. World Cup shows the truth, that the barbarians are having fun and living life due to better po…
It's bizarre they're still pushing zero-covid so much, even without vaccines, Covid is dangerous but it's not apocalyptic.
There are two forces colliding here in China. On one hand people are absolutely fed up with barriers everywhere, nose tests, mandatory masks and being locked down at home. On the other hand, 3 years of constant propaganda made them utterly terrified of Covid: if restriction stop tmr, they will crash the economy by doing nothing at all anymore for fear of getting the virus.
It s easy for you to say it s not apocalyptic when people all around you got it and survived, it s harder when your whole country is filled with cops in hazmat suit spraying every square centimeter with smelly chemicals...