I give up on this whole China thing, and these boards while I’m at it.
I cannot fight 70+ years of propaganda against the evils of communism and poisoning of bodily fluids.
Not that anyone should care, but I’m outta here, at least for a few weeks or months.
Yeah, human rights violations are nothing… we should probably over look that. Maybe America should send back some organs harvested from the executed while we’re there… that might help the economy even…
You realise that if you don’t pop into chat to say “goodbye” before you leave for Iceland, we’ll just have to send bj0rn out to search for you, don’t you?
What happened, Morrison’s Lament? Last I heard you were celebrating China getting the 2008 Olympic Games, now you are leaving the SDMB? I hope you are just blowing off steam about something.
I wish you weren’t leaving, but if you feel it’s for the best, then go right ahead. We’ll be here when you get back.
Just remember not to type Falun Gong into your browser, and watch out for the Internet Police! Gonna miss you, comrade. Visit #straightdope and keep us posted on your whereabouts, k?
I think it’s a shame. The idea of the board is to fight ignorance yet when faced with it directly, you choose to leave. Did someone tell you it was going to be easy ?
The board does need more information and input from a Chinese perspective and you’re walking away. It’s your choice but you could also stick it out and make a valuable, perhaps unique, contribution.
Sad to see you go, ML. I shall always remenber your joy when Beijing won the Games. Perhaps we’ll meet in some other corner of the Net. Mi esperas, ke vi kaj via familio fartos bone.