Empire State Building Goes Red for Communist China, Sparking Protest

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Thanks Harrison, trying not to be too political.

[GrauGeist]

Then why not illuminate the Empire State building for Chinese New Years, instead?

That would have a far better impact culturally...

[Flyboy2]

Originally Posted by GrauGeist

Then why not illuminate the Empire State building for Chinese New Years, instead?

That would have a far better impact culturally...

I agree, I would rather them do that, therefore its more of a cultural symbol than a political one. Freedom of speech rights or not, having a symbol of Communism in such a public American place is not good, just for patriotism reasons

[Torch]

+2 Grau Geist..........Cold war over? so we should just roll over and let everything the USA does not stand for get celebrated?

[ToughOmbre]

Originally Posted by Butters

Is the ESB owned by the federal government? If not, then those who do own it have the right to 'honor' who ever they want. It's called the constitutional right to free expression.

Butters, I for one am not questioning their right to light up their building. Only voicing my displeasure in the fact that an American and NYC icon would be used to "honor" such a repressive, totalitarian country.

Think China would display red, white and blue on the Great Wall to honor July 4th?

TO

[syscom3]

Originally Posted by Torch

+2 Grau Geist..........Cold war over? so we should just roll over and let everything the USA does not stand for get celebrated?

Like I said, the cold war is over. Ended a couple of decades ago.

[Torch]

Thanks for your words of wisdom, if you had'nt told me the cold war was over I would never of guessed it.

[bigZ]

Originally Posted by ToughOmbre

Can somebody explain to me why a NYC icon would honor Communist China?

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

NEW YORK — New York is seeing red over the decision to turn the city's highest beacon — and one of America's symbols for free enterprise — into a shining monument honoring China's communist revolution Wednesday night.

The Empire State Building is set to be illuminated in red and yellow lights to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the bloody communist takeover.

The tower is lit in white most nights, but nearly every week gets splashed with color to honor holidays and heroes — red, white and blue for Independence Day, green for St. Patrick's Day, true blue for New York's Finest.

The building's managers say they have honored a host of countries, including Canada, India and Australia, but as of Wednesday that list of honorees now includes one of the world's last great authoritarian regimes.

Tourists were squirming as the city's 102-story landmark — which gained a special significance for New Yorker's after 9/11, when it again became Manhattan's tallest building — was being converted into a shining red beacon for Chinese communism.

Empire State Building Goes Red for Communist China, Sparking Protest - FOXNews.com

TO

Maybe its the billions the Chinese are pumping into your economy.

[vikingBerserker]

Dammit bigZ, you beat me to that comment!

[Amsel]

Originally Posted by syscom3

Like I said, the cold war is over. Ended a couple of decades ago.

The war against communism and totalarian governments will never be over. Even if every country becomes a socialist paradise, there will be those who want to have more liberty. I am not impressed by the wave of anti-capitalist sentiment, and revisionism going on these days. Better dead then red!