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Change.. The successful campaign kicked off by Barack Obama, the President of United States of America, has tremendously impact the nation and also the world to change for a better tomorrow. To change for what we need. Just glancing through Barack's speeches on online website is just overwhelming.
What is his weapon tool for being such an inspiration to America and the world?
The campaign was organised wisely using the online tools to reach to the people regardless of age and race. His speeches were published in online websites to motivate people To Vote for Obama for changes. Everyone is just going bonkers about his speech that captures the heart of millions. Barack TV combined videos of Barack with their team throughout their Presidential Campaign. Not forgetting, Facebook, my Space, Twitter, Digg , Flickr, YouTube and other sites. Obama is everywhere in all the social networking sites to stay connected with his people. I would say, a very modernised and brilliant way for a political man to extend his network and to empathise the needs of the citizens. This was never done by any politicians before. I truly believe that Internet is an ideal tool to spread and convey the message to the mass audience from all generation. Internet is very useful in politics if it was used wisely to convey the message of unity and democracy.
But on the opposite, only minutes into his presidency and Barack Obama had already been censored by the Chinese. According to Los Angelos Times, references to communism and to dissent in his inaugural address were deleted from Chinese-language translations in the state news media.
During a television report, state-run CCTV abruptly cut away from the English-language video of Obama's speech Tuesday, leaving the anchorwoman and a Washington correspondent clearly befuddled about how to fill the airtime.The sentence that seemed to most irritate the Chinese came when Obama said, "Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions."
Another offending passage was Obama's admonition that "those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history." Because there was no easy way to disguise the president's meaning, many Chinese news sites omitted it.
The time difference pushed the inaugural address past 1 a.m. in China, so few viewers were watching live. If anything, reports about the censoring that circulated throughout the day might have drawn more Internet-savvy young people in China to read the speech later in English or on uncensored websites out of Hong Kong.
Obama's remarks about "facing down" communism generated much debate online. Chinese critics were irritated mostly that he lumped communism together with fascism, while others suggested that he wasn't referring to China but to the former Soviet Union. Some commented that Obama is speaking the truth, some said that it has insulted 1.3 billion Chinese.
Since the election, Obama has become a popular figure among young Chinese, with a Chinese translation of his book "The Audacity of Hope" soaring to the bestseller list. But China's leadership has shown concern that the new president will be far tougher on trade and human rights issues than President Bush was.
In a nutshell, online censorship has the advantage and disadvantage on politics. It is up to the individual to decide for himself. Is China ready for the "Obama change"? Or democracy it's just something impossible ?? What do you think?
References:
Barack Obama Official Website [Online] Retrieved 26th January 2009
URL: http://www.barackobama.com/index.php
URL: http://www.barackobama.com/index.php
Obama Speeches Official Website (Online, HTM] Retrieved 26th January 2009
URL: http://www.obamaspeeches.com/index.htm
URL: http://www.obamaspeeches.com/index.htm
Barbara Demick, Los Angelos Times, Chinese media Censor Obama's inaugural speech [Online] Retrieved 26th January 2009
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