Saw CNN's recent report on disaster relief in China. The Red Army sings songs saying there's no hardship they can't overcome before distributing provisions for the residents of earthquake-torn areas. Inheritors of Mao's army are taunted by the global media for the ritual and the poor view the practice with derision as, clearly, their chance of overcoming the catastrophe is delayed by the poor soldiers' singing. This is what the people's liberation army had turned into: mere singers of the poor's despair, chanting pretend hopes for the people. But not absolutely true for in many places observers see and the villagers feel the army taking sincere efforts to work it all out. In one area the local communist party secretary's weeping was interrupted by an emergency call. He fled to the scene of relief operations. He lost his wife, kids and relatives in the calamity and is now intent to save as many lives as possible. A poignant occasion. Until when can we see such debris of 'revolutionary attitude' in today's China?
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GMA's now offering rewards to defeat the New People's Army - PDI, 14 may. Bounty for the greedy military officials who would counterfeit results of the counter-insurgency campaign. More military violations to come for rebel soldiers, their families and friends, me, they, and you who oppose this government. It's the capitalist competitive trick: laborers and subalterns excel and do everything to claim that prize.

1:49 am
thursday, 15 may 2008