to continue my previous post I and post II
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so, what can we learn from the example of coal mine disasters? here are my conclusions:
1) a morality-based approach won't work, for two reasons - first, it hinders digging out the real factors that cause the problem, second, by focusing on the "evil guy" who presumed to be the main element, it fails to address other issues that are all intertwined with each other and cause the problem
2) when it is a system problem, you need to solve it systematically. to clear up only one element of the problem might lead to other troubles
3) perseverance is the only way to solve a system problem
talking about internet censorship in china, suggestions like punishing MSN, yahoo or regulating foreign internet firms sound so stupid to me. it won't contribute anything positive except increasing the already high level awareness of chinese internet censorship. and even worse, such regulatons might thwart the expansion of free thinkings in china which is hard to image without the involvement of foreign tech firms.
simply put it this way, chinese internet censorship can only be demolished by chinese people themselves. all the underlying reasons for internet censorship, the tradition of patriarch culture, the outdated ideology, the legitimate claim to protect kids, the difficulty of regulating internet in such a fast-developing market and immense country, are all hard to conceive to outsiders and such a system problem with so many intertwined elements requires wit to understand, strong desire to fight against, and patience to solve.
to be continued ...