Saying of the Week: China’s Internet Is Open

The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and frequently encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China’s online “resistance discourse,” used to mock and subvert the official language aroun ...
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2 Responses to Saying of the Week: China’s Internet Is Open

  1. Will says:

    These spokespersons for the Party-state are experts in misleading the public and coming out with howlers without the slightest blush. They must be potential experts at playing poker as well.

  2. Bo Peep says:

    We call it straight-faced liars.

    The Communists also love to quack meaningless platitudes to attempt to diminish the worth of language.

    They are doomed for this, for speech and words are sacred.

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