Last week I noted how Newsweek.com's Conventional Wisdom gave an "up" arrow to China, praising its response to a devastating earthquake:
Chinese government: Unlike Burma's generals, officials are responding quickly and openly to natural disaster.
Now the Jonathan Alter-edited featurette has reversed itself for the May 26, 2008 dead-tree edition:
[down arrow] China: Quake damage highlights price of shoddy building codes. Tragedy of one-child policy.
Below are the contrasting screenshots:
May 13:
May 26 print edition:
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Maybe it's one of those
May 19, 2008 - 11:54 ET by taterMaybe it's one of those subliminal things or an actual careless omission...but notice the first says government...the second does not. Almost like they are blaming the people of China for those shoddy codes and one-child policy. Then again maybe it's nothing and I should stick to other consperiacy theories.
"They need to have a course in college called common sense and everyone should take it. Problem is there isn't too many people that could pass or teach it." -my grandfather
Communism
May 19, 2008 - 13:25 ET by MeanderingDo you mean that communism isn't as good as a system as they once thought? Well, whadda ya know.
Building codes, are useless for a monster 7.9-8.0 great quake
May 19, 2008 - 13:55 ET by upcountrywaterKobe Japan 7.2
Earthquake codes in place, and still major destruction.
China quake 8 times the power!
For many Chinese, a sad day, One child left behind, forever.
I'm shocked I thought NEWSWEAK loved China.
The POPE says, GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
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