Rick Thomas

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• Commented on Female infant for sale on Taobao for 1 Yuan
  Nan, have you ever seen the movie "American History X"? If not, I highly recommend it. If you have, then you'll probably remember the scene where the principal asks Ed Norton's character if anything he's done as a Nazi has...
• Commented on Xinjiang Riots: Conflict spills into Day 2
  Re: "...poison their culture with Coke and Micky..." I'm picturing a 100-foot-tall Mickey Mouse terrorizing the streets of Shanghai, growling and crushing cars and knocking down buildings like the giant marshmallow man from Ghostbusters. Everyone: please thank topgun for trying...
• Commented on Dialogue of the Day: BBC grills Qin Gang
  @BBC1- Does your comment mean that you think Sommerville's question was not a legitimate one? If so, please explain why....
• Commented on Chinese netizen reactions to Iranian election
  @BBC1, I'd like to draw your attention to the following quotes: "The Ahmadinejad-Khamenei Iran - despite the celebrations following the forgeries of the elections - is heading to oblivion and without any direction. It would not be any exaggeration at...
• Commented on CNN, BBC and AFP reporters accosted by umbrella-wielding "undercover" police at Beijing's Tiananmen Square [UPDATED]
  yuanjiangni, I agree wholeheartedly. And I think that's something that everyone on this site can agree with (excluding the more "colorful" commenters like nanheygrouchan). This is about as close to a consensus as Shanghaiist will ever get, so let's enjoy...