Dispatches from the State Ministry of Truth

[Eddie Teach]

Honestly, his rhetoric isn't that far outside what some of the "law and order" type Westerners on the forum say about protesters.

[garbon]

On the other hand if he is caught commenting pro-protest stuff with his IP, he can kiss his career good bye

Yes, I think this fear in motivating Mono to post as he has in this thread. He must be one of only a few thousands civil servants in that government building/complex, so it's not beyond the realms of possibility that as part of a crackdown/monitoring that they'll be threatened, explicitly or implicitly.

Granted his comments build upon his persona here, but the sudden ratcheting up of the 'judgementalism' calling these peaceful demonstrators, "rioters" "fucks" "savages" seems to much out of character, for it not to be influenced by fears/worries real or imagined or even actual external direction. 

I think we should let things be and give Mono a pass on this, maybe just so long as he doesn't keep resurrecting the thread every few hours.

As was already noted, he doesn't have to post on this topic at all - and certainly not as extensively as he has.

[garbon]

I must say that after reading the whole thread and Mono's pettiness and apparent glee at having a bunch of kids with extremely bleak life prospects who are actually willing to stand up for what they believe manhandled by riot police, while spewing against them as he has never ever done before in this forums, coupled with his incredibly and mind bogingly myopic perspective of life has turned him into an extremely unsavoury character for me. I don't care if it's a schtick or not, it's fucking disgusting.

Can't say I disagree. With the likes of Hortlund and dorsey gone, I think he might be the person with the most despicable proffessed views on the board right now.

Dorsey is not gone. 

Is he DGuller as we always thought?

Jury is out as socks can talk to one another.

[garbon]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jamiefullerton/you-cant-say-hong-kong-police-or-umbrella-in-china-today#3xrx7bz

[Martinus]

Amazingly, one Chinese TV station claimed that the thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong were there to celebrate National Day.

[Martinus]

Perhaps Mono has been sent off to a re-education camp and now a Chinese secret service functionary posts in his stead?

[derspiess]

Can't say I disagree. With the likes of Hortlund and dorsey gone, I think he might be the person with the most despicable proffessed views on the board right now.

HEY WHAT ABOUT ME

[mongers]

Can't say I disagree. With the likes of Hortlund and dorsey gone, I think he might be the person with the most despicable proffessed views on the board right now.

HEY WHAT ABOUT ME

Sorry you're just in the 'regular asshole' category along with me, Viking and 37.5% of posters here. 

[Admiral Yi]

Mono, I think I'm a lot more sympathetic to your position than the frenzied mob, but I find the language you use to describe the protesters offsetting as well.  It makes you sound spiteful.

Off putting, that's the ticket.  A little sleep deprived.

[garbon]

This is a frenzy?

[Jacob]

This is a frenzy?

When Marty is calling someone non-Muslim evil and there is general agreement, I reckon it's fair to characterize it as a frenzy.

[Valmy]

I take it my dreams of Mono becoming a modern Liu Bang are not going to come to pass.

The Red Dynasty is losing the Mandate of Heaven Mono.  Get on the winning team!

[CountDeMoney]

Can't say I disagree. With the likes of Hortlund and dorsey gone, I think he might be the person with the most despicable proffessed views on the board right now.

HEY WHAT ABOUT ME

Nah, going to have to go with Ide one the Despicable scale.  Your despicable views only get a B+.

[CountDeMoney]

I take it my dreams of Mono becoming a modern Liu Bang are not going to come to pass.

The Red Dynasty is losing the Mandate of Heaven Mono.  Get on the winning team!

Mono was definitely born in the wrong century.  His Legalist ass would be right at home with the Qin.

[Jacob]

Mono was definitely born in the wrong century.  His Legalist ass would be right at home with the Qin.

Mono just wants things to stay quiet so he can pursue his life, and anything that messes with triggers animosity. It's not about legalism or not, it's about fear of change and I've-got-mine.