LOL Empire State goes red to celebrate Communism

2009-09-30 11:05:31

#1

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6614|London, England

SERE posted this, I honestly thought it was a joke.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,557823,00.html

NEW YORK — New York is seeing red over the decision to turn the city's highest beacon — and one of America's symbols for free enterprise — into a shining monument honoring China's communist revolution Wednesday night.

https://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/093009_redchina_20090930_125013.jpg

Ok, fair enough, I can understand with growing trade ties that the US wants to look nice and do something to mark China's CCP winning the Civil war. But really now... marking communism, at the capitalism capital of the world, and the Iconic building that essentially represents capitalism of NYC.

Who comes up with this shit?

2009-09-30 11:06:53

#2

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6700|67.222.138.85

Waiting for a different news source before I blow a blood vessel.

2009-09-30 11:09:31

#3

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6614|London, England

Yeah, I just saw the image and then saw Fox News and thought. Ok, lol yeah yeah Fox News probably just going crazy because the lights went Red. It might check out though.

http://news.google.co.uk/news/more?um=1 … o9-nH3liyM

Wouldn't want you blowing any vessels FM, you'll end up looking like that building

2009-09-30 11:12:33

#4

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6700|67.222.138.85

It's not worth the frickin effort of keeping all the blood on the inside anymore if people are going to be doing retarded stuff like this.

2009-09-30 11:14:04

#5

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6561|Mountains of NC

I hunted around alittle bit and found something saying it was for the blu-ray release of Wizard of Oz ............ red = ruby shoes

if this is true I figured they would do green for Oz

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/17445/carhartt.jpg

2009-09-30 11:16:18

#6

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6700|67.222.138.85

What was with all that red last Thursday? It was a nod to the 70th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” — ruby slippers and all that.

If you wonder why the Empire State will be red and yellow Wednesday and Thursday nights, it is to honor the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

Both from http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/ … r-protest/

Different weeks.

2009-09-30 12:53:31

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Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6530|Long Island, New York

They have the most asinine reasons for certain colors. Only a matter of time before something stupid like this came up.

Look for yourself:

http://whatcoloristheempirestatebuilding.com/
http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_l … hedule.cfm

Come on, I love the TMNT as much as anyone else, but seriously..

2009-09-30 12:59:02

#8

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5351|London, England

Poseidon wrote:
They have the most asinine reasons for certain colors. Only a matter of time before something stupid like this came up.

Look for yourself:

http://whatcoloristheempirestatebuilding.com/
http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_l … hedule.cfm

Come on, I love the TMNT as much as anyone else, but seriously..

(Purple, Yellow, White)
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2009-09-30 12:59:34

#9

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6685

I'm cool with that. Cold war is over Gs.

x

2009-09-30 13:19:56

#10

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6658|NT, like Mick Dundee

Superior Mind wrote:
I'm cool with that. Cold war is over Gs.

Everything the Chinese govt. does and stands for is still fucked up though m8.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-09-30 13:21:48

#11

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5578

Flecco wrote:
Superior Mind wrote:
I'm cool with that. Cold war is over Gs.
Everything the Chinese govt. does and stands for is still fucked up though m8.

It's a gesture to one of our largest trade partners, it doesn't do anything or change the lives of anyone.

2009-09-30 13:37:52

#12

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6685

Flecco wrote:
Superior Mind wrote:
I'm cool with that. Cold war is over Gs.
Everything the Chinese govt. does and stands for is still fucked up though m8.

Yeah, but whatevs. I love Shanghai soup dumplings.

x

2009-09-30 13:44:07

#13

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6683|Tampa Bay Florida

Its China... our current partners/future overlords... better start sucking up now than before its too late

2009-09-30 14:05:04

#14

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6658|NT, like Mick Dundee

Superior Mind wrote:
Flecco wrote:
Superior Mind wrote:
I'm cool with that. Cold war is over Gs.
Everything the Chinese govt. does and stands for is still fucked up though m8.
Yeah, but whatevs. I love Shanghai soup dumplings.

Dumplings have nothing to do with communism. If they did I'd be as communist as Lenin was.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-09-30 14:28:33

#15

maffiaw: ph33r me 傻逼; +40|6413|Melbourne, AUS

国庆六十！中国万岁！ A happy 60 yrs bday to the PRC.

Ok, that aside, maybe this whole empire state thing - a little too overboard imho

edit: you guys dont wanna miss the PLA　parade - once every decade dudes!

Last edited by maffiaw (2009-09-30 14:29:16)

2009-09-30 17:46:58

#16

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|6767|Noizyland

Nice gesture but completely and utterly oxymoronic.

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2009-09-30 20:11:38

#17

RAIMIUS: You with the face!; +244|6707|US

WTF mate?!

2009-10-01 01:17:08

#18

JahManRed: wank; +646|6621|IRELAND

Prob millions of Chinese Americans.
like it or not, Communist china has lifted 100s of millions above the poverty line.
they, make good take out.

this is a good thing.

2009-10-01 01:35:42

#19

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6709

JahManRed wrote:
Prob millions of Chinese Americans.
like it or not, Communist china has lifted 100s of millions above the poverty line.
they, make good take out.

this is a good thing.

Only reason is because of companies like Nike and the American consumer.

https://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/203.46.105.23:21300/b_350_20_692108_381007_FFFFFF_000000.png

2009-10-01 04:01:21

#20

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6404|'Murka

Explains my desire to take Mandarin Chinese as an elective in my new coursework.

Ar hair overrords!

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2009-10-01 04:06:48

#21

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6709

FEOS wrote:
Explains my desire to take Mandarin Chinese as an elective in my new coursework.

Ar hair overrords!

Simplified Chinese is a complete destruction of the language =/

Chinese accent sounds retarded tbh, think real redneck but worst. Taiwanese ftw.

2009-10-01 04:55:33

#22

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6404|'Murka

Cybargs wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Explains my desire to take Mandarin Chinese as an elective in my new coursework.

Ar hair overrords!
Simplified Chinese is a complete destruction of the language =/

Chinese accent sounds retarded tbh, think real redneck but worst. Taiwanese ftw.

Whatever Rosetta Stone provides, my friend.

tbh, I've always had quite an interest in Chinese culture...even more so since we adopted our daughter.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2009-10-01 05:00:56

#23

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6709

FEOS wrote:
Cybargs wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Explains my desire to take Mandarin Chinese as an elective in my new coursework.

Ar hair overrords!
Simplified Chinese is a complete destruction of the language =/

Chinese accent sounds retarded tbh, think real redneck but worst. Taiwanese ftw.
Whatever Rosetta Stone provides, my friend.

tbh, I've always had quite an interest in Chinese culture...even more so since we adopted our daughter.

Chinese culture today is more post revolutionary stuff... If you want to look at a lot of traditional shit, Taiwanese is the way to look because we didn't have the whole cultural revolution.

2009-10-01 05:01:04

#24

maffiaw: ph33r me 傻逼; +40|6413|Melbourne, AUS

Cybargs wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Explains my desire to take Mandarin Chinese as an elective in my new coursework.

Ar hair overrords!
Simplified Chinese is a complete destruction of the language =/

Chinese accent sounds retarded tbh, think real redneck but worst. Taiwanese ftw.

go back to your hole cyborg

2009-10-01 05:05:23

#25

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6404|'Murka

Cybargs wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Cybargs wrote:
Simplified Chinese is a complete destruction of the language =/

Chinese accent sounds retarded tbh, think real redneck but worst. Taiwanese ftw.
Whatever Rosetta Stone provides, my friend.

tbh, I've always had quite an interest in Chinese culture...even more so since we adopted our daughter.
Chinese culture today is more post revolutionary stuff... If you want to look at a lot of traditional shit, Taiwanese is the way to look because we didn't have the whole cultural revolution.

It takes more than a few decades to change several millenia of culture.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

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