China: Tell me, Mr. Anderson... what good is a phone call...if you're unable to speak

[Smoke]

China Decrees Only Happy, Socially Beneficial Text Messages Are Allowed As Well

[Great Rumbler]

"polluted society and spread very bad influence."

Bad influence such as "communism is a big, stinking pile of donkey poo".

So much for China finally moving towards privitization and capitalism.

[Fittisize]

Right, all that was ruined by damn text messaging. So long capitalism.

[Dark Jaguar]

Sarcasm aside, IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE!

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I know I know, an argument like that is basically the very definition of non-sequiter most of the time.

However, I will say that taking away a freedom like this is a strong indicator they are pretty much not changing at all. It's not this runaway train to freedom. It will take constant, and I mean CONSTANT pressure from their own populace and the world at large.