Here we continue on our video exploration of Asia. But first, before we begin, let’s take a look at the picture splash at the top of the page. It is from the movie called “The Patriot”. It’s a great movie, and a large degree of effort went into making it as accurate as possible.
The jumble of events in The Patriot, for example, were created by making Gibson’s character a composite of no less than 4 real people! So many of the events of the film were very loosely inspired by true facts, but then changed and altered to fit the needs of the dramatic story the screenwriter was looking to tell. -Quora
Accuracy. Though you would never realize that if you used the internet to research the making of the movie. The “accuracy” of the movie is then put into question because it is a fictional work, when people are actually asking questions about such period events as…
- Tying the boyfriend into a sack when he slept overnight.
- Young boys being able to shoot guns.
- The role of the Loyalists in the colonies.
- The role of the German mercenaries during the war.
However, you would never get that impression by reading all the anti-accuracy posts on Google and Bing. In fact, you can plot the opinions on the accuracy of the film on two axes. One by political leaning / ideology, and two degree of accuracy. When you do so you get a chart that sort of looks like this…
Of course, to see the “Right Wing” opinions, you need to go to pages 50+ in both Google and Bing. The highest rated opinions are found on liberal platforms, of which are moved to the very front of the search results.
Curious. Don’t believe me. Read for yourself.
- How accurate is the movie ‘The Patriot’? – reddit
- The Patriot | Top 10 Historically Misleading Films | TIME.com
- The Patriot (2000) factual errors – Movie Mistakes
- Historical Accuracy of the Mel Gibson movie The Patriot – reddit
- The Patriot: more flag-waving rot with Mel Gibson
Now back to Asia…
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Two year old Crawls onto porch
This is another sad video.
This happened in my city of Zhuhai in July 2019. The mother checked on the baby, and he was asleep. So she went next door to buy some vegetables. Apparently the two-year old got up and thought it was a good idea to crawl onto the porch on the 6th floor in the high rise.
He reached up and climbed over and above the glass balustrade rail, then got on the outside and slipped…
People watched in horror and filmed it in real time as people rushed up to the apartment and tried to break in to rescue the baby. But they were too late.
Now a happy ending…
As shocking as that is, it is not uncommon.
Many parents absolutely MUST put fencing on their balconies or run the risk of a child getting into trouble. Here we see what happens when a child tries to crawl through the protective bars…
A happy ending.
Donald Trump visits NK
It’s hard to imagine that the news media in the USA would make a bigger deal than what came out of China. China was ecstatic when Donald Trump was in Korea. Though the American mainstream media picked it apart and made fun of it.
They thought it was dangerous, risky and unpresidential.
- NBC Turns to Obama Flack to Label Trump North Korea Visit
- What body language experts saw when Trump and Kim Jong Un met
- Democratic presidential candidates slam Trump for North Korea visit
- Trump’s North Korea visit is ‘symbolism over substance
The American conservative press thought of it as a good thing, however…
Of course, that is in the balkanized United States.
In China, when Donald Trump visited North Korea, he was loudly promoted as a man who was going to bring calm reason and stability to Asia.
Indeed, it’s a mjor big change from the jokes and laughable behavior of the Obama’s and Clinton’s.
Archery in China
Yeah, this is how it’s done Chinese style. I also like the eight-point buck on the wall in the background.
Oh, and by the way, in many parts of China you don’t need a permit to hunt. You just go forth and hunt to your heart’s content. However, if you do abuse that privilege, like trying to round up 300 does (female deer) and instigate some kind of mass slaughter, the police will find a reason to arrest you.
And, getting arrested will be the least of your problems…
American Awesomeness in China
The Air Force bomber B2 is an amazing piece of equipment. For decades it was kept secret and hidden from the public. Even when it was announced publicly, all photos of it, and it’s operation were kept secret and hidden.
That was the case up until Obama became President, and he immediately removed the shroud and cloak of secrecy around many of America’s weapon systems. One of which was the B2 bomber.
Now, today, the Chinese people are well acquainted with this amazing plane as all sorts of videos can attest to.
Snail Races
Yup. It’s a thing. Who’d figure?
I don’t where this is. I do not think it is in China, but the video does come from Asia. Looks like English or Russians enjoying the race.
I have many more videos, but I just cannot put them into a single post. It will bog down your computer terribly. So to watch the rest of the videos in this post, please continue…
If you want to go to the start of this series of posts, then please click HERE.
Links about China
Here are some links about my observations on China. I think that you, the reader, might find them to be of interest. Please kindly enjoy.
China and America Comparisons
As an American, I cannot help but compare what my life was in the United States with what it is like living in China. Here we discuss that.
The Chinese Business KTV Experience
This is the real deal. Forget about all that nonsense that you find in the British tabloids and an occasional write up in the American liberal press. This is the reality. Read or not.
Learning About China
Who doesn’t like to look at pretty girls? Ugly girls? Here we discuss what China is like by looking at videos of pretty girls doing things in China.
Contemporaneous Chinese Music
This is a series of posts that discuss contemporaneous popular music in China. It is a wide ranging and broad spectrum of travel, and at that, all that I am able to provide is the flimsiest of overviews. However, this series of posts should serve as a great starting place for investigation and enjoyment.
Parks in China
The parks in China are very unique. They are enormous and tend to be very mountainous. Here we take a look at this most interesting of subjects.
Really Strange China
Here are some posts that discuss a number of things about China that might seem odd, or strange to Westerners. Some of the things are everyday events, while others are just representative of the differences in culture.
What is China like?
The purpose of this post is to illustrate that the rest of the world, outside of America, has moved on with their lives. That while they might not be as great as America is, they are doing just fine thank you.
And while America has been squandering it’s money, decimating it’s resources, and just being cavalier with it’s military, the rest of the world has done the opposite. They have husbanded their day to day fortunes, and you can see this in their day-to-day lives.
Summer in Asia
Let’s take a moment to explore Asia. That includes China, but also includes such places as Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and others…
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