detention of artist Ai Weiwei

[Freetrader]

Hilarious is you obviously either not knowing the meaning of the word irony or missing it when it's smacking you in the face.......now this has got to be the funniest post I've seen yet from you...are you American by any chance? I like Americans very much..

OK, so when some one mocks you, you "like" it ironically? The trouble with that strategy, Mr. English, is that you have to have displayed a little bit of intellectual nuance for anyone to believe that you would be capable of understanding the irony. Sorry, but I've yet to see any evidence of that.

[bryant.english]

OK, so when some one mocks you, you "like" it ironically? The trouble with that strategy, Mr. English, is that you have to have displayed a little bit of intellectual nuance for anyone to believe that you would be capable of understanding the irony. Sorry, but I've yet to see any evidence of that.

No, only Americans think you have to be clever to understand irony and that's only because they don't understand it.

[MovingIn07]

OK, so when some one mocks you, you "like" it ironically?

Why wouldn't he? I've done the same. Sometimes the taunts can be quite amusing and well drafted. Often, unfortunately, not.

[Mat]

What a stupid question. What are you doing, Mat?

By the way, why is it a stupid question? Ai wei wei was doing something for china, so if anything the question is relevant.

[Freetrader]

By the way, why is it a stupid question? Ai wei wei was doing something for china, so if anything the question is relevant.

Mat, I appreciate that you are a sincere guy, but attacking everyone on the thread by implying that talking about Ai Weiwei was somehow useless is not helpful.

[Freetrader]

No, only Americans think you have to be clever to understand irony and that's only because they don't understand it.

I certainly agree that you aren't very clever.

[Mat]

Mat, I appreciate that you are a sincere guy, but attacking everyone on the thread by implying that talking about Ai Weiwei was somehow useless is not helpful.

Talking about him is not useless of course not

what bother me is the level of infantil (not necessarly from you) comments that actually pollute what could be an intereseting debate.

[drumbrake]

Who's afraid of Ai WeiWei all over Hong Kong



The Dallas Morning News

[squid]

Ai Weiwei confessing to crimes, says state-run newspaper 'Wen Wei Po'.

Ai Weiwei confessing to crimes, says state-run newspaper | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

[Gatts]

Really a shame for China that they cannot even detain him for the proper reasons they arrested him and use these pretenses instead. Really feel for his family.