Taiwanese Animators Release ‘Serious Video’ About Nobel Peace Prize Winner
- Posted on December 7, 2010 at 6:16pm by
Meredith Jessup
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Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is set to be awarded a 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, but won’t be able to attend his own award ceremony. Instead of traveling to Oslo, Liu will spend another day in a Chinese jail where he is serving out an 11-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power” for promoting democracy and human rights in China.
NMA, the Taiwanese animators best known for cartoons spoofs of Sarah Palin, Christine O’Donnell and Barack Obama, has released a “serious video” about Liu and his work in promoting democracy. Though the video lacks dialogue, Liu’s story speaks for itself:
According to news reports, more than a dozen Chinese-allied countries have turned down invitations to send delegates to the upcoming Dec. 10 award ceremony, including Russia, Pakistan, Cuba, Venezuela, Iraq and Afghanistan.
In addition, allies of Liu are reportedly being prevented from traveling from China to accept the award on his behalf. By the end of last month, only one of about 140 invited Chinese activists had confirmed he would attend the ceremony in Oslo. The Associated Press reported that others “have been stopped from leaving China or placed under tight surveillance amid a crackdown on dissenters following the prize announcement.”
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Ksera Sugarmail
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:45amAnybody need a better arguement for the 2nd Amendment?
Report Post »MarkBL
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:40amcreepy video!
Report Post »The Libertarian Atheist
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:26amWelcome to the Obama Vision of Future America
Report Post »Dawgnabox
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 7:59amThey sure didn’t look Chinese to me…..
Report Post »Zaphod
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 7:57amJsh1284: I think Bigbob is referring to “Republicanism” (not the party … but the form of government we KIND OF have now … often, and WRONGLY misconstrued with Democracy.) Bigbob is right in the fact that a Democracy just doesn’t work for the reasons he stated. It’s really just become about quibbling over semantics. Most people in this country have no idea we’re actually a Republic (crappy education system, I imagine) … but when they say “Democracy”, most of us realize they actually mean “Republic”.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 7:49amWow, Van Jones’ vision for the future of America.
Report Post »conservativeme
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 7:12amThere is a real Nobel Peace Prize winner – very unlike last year’s winner!
Report Post »po-boy
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 5:16amAl Gore will accept the award for him. He likes to get his mug on camera
Report Post »Goohuman
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 5:16amRegardless the award, Liu Xiaobo has my prayers that he may cause a change in China that cannot be stopped. May Liu be strong and know that many support him.
As for the award, it is hard to take the Nobel Prize seriously as they have made some screwy nominations in the past, but I’m glad to see they can still bring attention where it belongs.
Report Post »EZDOZIT
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 1:31amHere’s something to think about,China had over 100 million christians about 10 years ago. About 10,000 chinese become christians every day. The United States has been turning away from Jesus as the chinese are turning to to him. God does’t care what race you are. He only cares if you are a child of christ. America has been bless by God,but it seems like we have been loosing his blessings lately. Could it be that God is blessing China as it people turns to God? Could it be we are suffering a decline because we have turned away? As more and more chinese turn to Jesus, it will change China for the better. Remember,if Gods on your side who can be against you? Happy birthday Jesus and a merry new year.
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 3:34amEZ, here in America the Atheists and Evolution supporters complain that Christians are forcing our religion down their throats. I’ve heard the prayer in school argument SO many times. They say giving a moment of silence is forcing religion on people. Well, if that’s true, isn’t taking that moment of silence away forcing secularism/godlessness on people? Furthermore, by teaching evolution as a fact .. even though there is no real evidence to prove the theory .. it is also forcing that religious belief on Christians, Furthermore, it is by design making an attempt to disprove religious faith!
There is no real evidence for evolution. Cells/viruses don’t evolve. Dinosaurs bones and other fossil records don’t prove a thing, and there is no missing link. Teaching this as the undeniable truth in a setting where kids are supposed to be taught real-world FACT .. it is forcing Atheism down kids throats and diluting religious faith and spirituality. That is just a travesty and that is why more and more kids are becoming liberals and atheists these days .. and generally dragging America down. IF we instead taught ALL OPTIONS for creation instead of simply throwing out religion .. it would give children a fair shot at forming their own views instead of being taught that Christians/Muslims/etc are nuts and generally naive …
Report Post »jim1flyer
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 1:17amRemember this the next time you consider a GM product since theCinese own 18% of the company.
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 9:35pmSpeaks volumes, once again of the earning of a Nobel Peace Prize. Is it any wonder really if you consider the source….
Report Post »whitaker
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 9:12pm” turned down invitations to send delegates to the upcoming Dec. 10 award ceremony, including Russia, Pakistan, Cuba, Venezuela, Iraq and Afghanistan.” Notice the last 2 countries. So much for them being democratic. Makes you wounder WTH are we even still there fighting.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:12pmThis video makes me wonder whos reading what I write here and is it being compiled somewhere for future use against me and of course you.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:59pmI see many of you are leaning to allowing only property owners have the right to vote. What kind of democracy do you call that?
Report Post »guyperram
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:11pmI don’t call it a democracy. I call it a Republic, which is what we are supposed to be. Having “skin in the game” makes it very difficult for a lot of these crazy laws, welfare, etc. and a totally out of control federal government, to occure. Letting peole vote that have no stake in the outcome, except to get more “free stuff” is a large part of our current problem.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:57pmNever fear we won’t end up like those people because we have tasted the flavor of freedom and we like it. We might not survive the battle for freedom, but people have to learn that freedom isn’t free. Whether it comes from an internal or external source. We will prevail, because we are united in our cause and it is just.
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 9:13pmI agree. I will fight to even my own death before we get to the point where China and other governments are.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:37pmnational socialism at its finest, liu we are praying for you.
It all began in 358ad, when a Caesar gave a church his seat and power and great authority. We now know that Rome started out a republic but disintegrated into a socialistic state, and it was at its demise that this power shift was enacted. This socialist “church”, calling itself christian persecuted and murdered more people in its history than every other socialism in history, combined. Rough estimates of this so called “church’s” murderous rampage through history vary from 300 million to 30 billion lives, all for “heresy”, or believing as ones heart dictates instead of as this “church” dictates. Today this beast church is still with us, an 1600+ year run of rampant evil under the guise of “GOD”, it has changed “times” it has changed GODs “laws”, because it said it could. And today it rapes our children, will you take a buy off from her, or will you wake up America, SHE is behind this socialist takeover, more than likely She paid for Soros to go to College, arraigned his placement in a safe Nazi family, Her Jesuits teach socialism at 100′s of our Universities and colleges, She is like her father Lucifer, a lair. And She will never relent untill She controls us (this planet) all over again.
Report Post »Bluestraveler
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:23pmIt’s kind of sad to think of WHO was the last Nobel recipient. Wowsers. What a difference. Ironic, isn’t it? A proponent of Socialism that is surrounded by communists, and an opponent of the Communist Regime that is China.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:35pmMaybe we could work out a trade?
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:21pmPray for Liu Xiaobo and pray for We the People, that we don’t end up in the same situation.
Report Post »guyperram
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:18pmActually we are heading piecemell towards where they are, National Socialism. The individual is a servant of the state, merely an interchangable brick in the wall. When the brick wears out, discard it and substitiute a new one.The exact opposite of where we (most of us, anyway) want to be.
Report Post »Just another form of the old Kings and Princes story. Wonderful!
republitarian
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:12pmThe Chi-Coms will be very upset indeed. Probably start conducting maneuvers off Taiwan. I wonder if this will get through Great Firewall.
Report Post »wilted6orchid
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:10pmHere’s China, the model…a place where one cannot speak against the government, where you are not free to study what you please, and women cannot have “unauthorized” children…in fact, they may be punished by being sterilized before they ever have a child if the government so chooses. What a sad plight for these people.
Report Post »Planada Conservative
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:07pmSo that’s what State Capitalism looks lilke!
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:22pmshhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!
Report Post »it is national socialism
TXPilot
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:25pmIt’s Nazism…..only shorter.
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:40pmit’s equality to all & spread the wealth .
Report Post »CONAN THE CONSERVATIVE
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 6:52pmChina seems to be heading in one direction, and we are heading in the other toward socialism and communism. Go figure.
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 6:40pmCould be one of us in the future…………………..
Report Post »Joseph
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 6:43pmAnd these are our “allies”, our allies imprison people for standing up for individual rights and democracy, haha what a fraud
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:24pmPeoples Republic of America anyone?……..I didn’t think so….
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:08pmMaybe one of the past winners like Barock obama or al gore or jimmycarter or yessir areofat could stop on in and pick it up..
Report Post »->Click For Brain Enema<-
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:26pmlets not forget that the Nobel Peace Prize was given to al gore
Report Post »LowIQGenius
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:37pmAnd to Obama, who did nothing, has done nothing and probably will do nothing to deserve it
Report Post »whitaker
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 9:08pm@Joseph
Report Post »Look up Tiananmen Square. They even rolled tanks out to control the people protesting.
HillBillySam1
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 10:38pmJackie Chan has won the Nobel Peace Prize?!? That is wonderful news!! Long over due, if you ask me….
KingArthurUp
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 11:50pmThis sure makes last years winner look like a fraud.
Report Post »jmparrish
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 12:56amJoseph
Communist China has never been an ally of the United States and in fact has been on a confrontational course with us since from the beginning. Granted they allow our companies to move their manufacturing equipment there and utalize their relatively cheap labor, but that only makes them stronger and us weaker. At any point they can nationalize all foreign manufacturing equipment but at the present there is no need, they collect taxes from our former companies…so in essence they are all now Chinese companies.
None of this trade nonsense will have any effect on the Communist Party in China other then strengthen their hold on China and thanks to their powerful lobby their hold on the US government…if it werent for the lobby im sure someone other then Donald Trump would propose the 20-30% tarriff on Chinese goods…too bad we have been sold down the river…if we had a tax on chinese crap our companies would come home and we could have some of our jobs back!
jmparrish
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 1:00amChina is no ally they have made it very clear since the commies took over that they are the enemy…they dont even pretend to be our friend…just friendly enough to lobby our government to get our companies to leave the United States.
Report Post »Big Bob
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 1:41amI get so tired of hearing how people are all for democracy. You can lose your rights through democracy as fast or faster than any other type of government. Mob rule does not work and always turns to a dictatorship. Democracy is no more than two pedophiles and a child voting on the age of consent. Or two wolves and a sheep voting for lambchops for dinner. It is a disgrace to hear so many champion for it.
Report Post »LUDWIKA BRONISLAWA
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 3:11amIs that the same Nobel Prize the likes of barack obama and al gore won? He is the kind of people who deserve recognition. God help the oppressed, let their hearts always be free.
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 3:18amBigBob, you may be large in stature however you lack the mind to equal your physical size … (then again you‘re probably 5’4, 135) .. but anyways … Can you tell me a better way to run a nation? Communism? Marxism? Socialism? Yeah .. every time one of those little experiments have been attempted, they have crashed, burned, and generally crapped out. Who pays when this happens? THE PEOPLE!
I hate to break it to you but America got to where it is today for a reason. We are still the foremost superpower in the world. Why? Because a Democratic Republic at its worst (and it can be bad) is still a better place to live in than a Communist nation at it’s finest. The reasons are obvious, if you want to look up real facts btw. The freedoms and liberty offered in a democracy are unrivaled and unparalleled. With that said, democracy is the ONLY fair and balanced way to run a city, state, province, region, nation .. or a group in general.
If you disagree with me, you should be locked away in a communist prison camp. Well, either that .. or you should be nominated to become a heartless, gutless, piece of crap leader of the People’s Republic of China …
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 3:21amI can understand if you are lobbying for individual liberty however that’s what America was intended to give you the right to DO in the first place. A man can live off the land and provide for his family .. yes .. but who is going to protect that land from his enemies? One man can do only so much. So, what does he do? Create an army to protect his region? Yeah, where does that lead? I guess that man might want to create some sort of SYSTEM .. in order to give everyone else a fair shake as well! Either that .. or he could use that army to lord over the others ….
You see where I’m going with this?
Report Post »SearchForTruth
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 7:23amto JSH1284, you need to view this
http://www.wimp.com/thegovernment/
then you will understand BigBob’s comments about democracy.
We are all on the TheBlaze to learn from each other.
Thank God we still have the FREEDOM to share our views and learn from each other.
Please view the video link above, and tell me what you think about it
Report Post »Wayner
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 8:20amHey Van Jones…… How’s that Communism working for them???
Report Post »How bout chu Reverend Al Shahpton. Go axe dem peoples how it be workin for dem??
flintandsteel
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 3:35pm“BIGBOB”
However, a Republic is two wolves and a sheep with guns deciding what to have for dinner!
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 12:14amSFT: Yes, I know that we are a republic .. that’s obvious and I said so myself. HOWEVER ..
The folks that make the case that we are a REPUBLIC but not a DEMOCRACY .. are uninformed. America is a Democratic Republic. This isn’t about political differences and the reason people argue this case is because they think there is some connection with the DEMOCRATIC PARTY .. and there’s not! The democrats and republicans are just political parties. A republic and a democracy work together. They don’t contradict one-another. In America, our REPUBLIC is meant to tell us that the people are in control of this sovereign nation. DEMOCRACY means the people actually VOTE and DECIDE on whom actually takes control OF that nation .. and then the elected officals vote (at least in theory) in the best interest of the folks they represent! It is a form of upholding that republic and giving the everyday Joe a say in the matter.
The fact is a republic without democracy to uphold the people’s will .. is CHINA!
I don’t know why people are so confused on this matter … it isn’t complicated! You guys are making a political argument out of a simple concept due to the fact that you don’t like the “democratic PARTY!”
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