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highyun 發表於 2009-3-30 21:35:38

陶傑 - The War At Home @ HK Magazine

<A href="http://hk-magazine.com/feature/war-home" target=_blank>The War At Home</A>         
 
March 27th, 2009                The Russians sank a Hong Kong freighter last month, killing the seven Chinese seamen on board. We can live with that—Lenin and Stalin were once the ideological mentors of all Chinese people. The Japanese planted a flag on Diàoyú Island. That’s no big problem—we Hong Kong Chinese love Japanese cartoons, Hello Kitty, and shopping in Shinjuku,let alone our round-the-clock obsession with karaoke. But hold on—even the Filipinos? Manila has just claimed sovereignty over the scattered rocks in the South China Sea called the Spratly Islands,complete with a blatant threat from its congress to send gunboats to the South China Sea to defend the islands from China if necessary. This is beyond reproach. The reason: there are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as $3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of servants, you don’t flex your muscles at your master, from whom youearn most of your bread and butter. As a patriotic Chinese man, the news has made my blood boil. I summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture. I sternly warned her that if she wants her wages increased next year, she had better tell every one of her compatriots in Statue Square on Sunday that the entirety of the Spratly Islands belongs to China. Grimly, I told her that if war breaks out between the Philippines and China, I would have to end her employment and send her straight home, because I would not risk the crime of treason for sponsoring an enemy of the state by paying her to wash my toilet and clean my windows16 hours a day. With that money, she would pay taxes to her government,and they would fund a navy to invade our motherland and deeply hurt my feelings. Oh yes. The government of the Philippines would certainly be wrong if they think we Chinese are prepared to swallow their insult and sit back and lose a Falkland Islands War in the Far East. They may have Barack Obama and the hawkish American military behind them, but we have a hostage in each of our homes in the Mid-Levels or higher. Some of my friends told me they have already declared a state of emergency at home. Their maids have been made to shout 「China, Madam/Sir」 loudly whenever they hear the word 「Spratly.」 They say the indoctrination is working as wonderfully as when we used to shout, 「Long live Chairman Mao!」 at the sight of a portrait of our Great Leader during the Cultural Revolution. I’m not sure if that’s going a bit too far, at least for the time being.   Chip Tsao is a best-selling author and columnist. A former reporter for the BBC, his columns have also appeared in Apple Daily, Next Magazine and CUP Magazine, among others.   <A href="http://hk-magazine.com/feature/war-home" target=_blank>http://hk-magazine.com/feature/war-home</A>

馬萬千 發表於 2009-4-1 00:39:58

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菲律賓政府宣布，南沙群島那幾堆海礁，是菲律賓領土。馬尼拉的國會，還有議員提案，不惜出動海軍一戰。 消息傳來，午飯時大家肺都氣炸了。「俄羅斯擊沉了中國船，打瓜了七個中國人，中國人認命，沒辦法，因為列寧和史太林，是炎黃子孫的白種爺爺。」 × 君來自武漢，是留學生，來香港兩年，操帶有普通話口音的粵語，緊握着一杯普洱，手在微微發抖：「賓佬算個什麼東西？給你們香港人開車，他們的老婆，給香港人洗地燒飯，媽個巴羔的也敢侵略？」 「我已經採取了相應措施，」國難當前，至緊要沉着，我說：「自菲律賓挑釁之日起，我已經對家裏的菲傭，訓話半小時，上地理課，除了申明南沙群島的主權，還着令她星期天去皇后廣場坐在地上跟一眾姐妹啃雞腿的時候，把中國人民對菲律賓的憤怒，廣泛傳達出去。香港人愛國有責，師奶護土也有責，每次批准你家的菲傭上廁所前，必須大聲斥問：南沙群島是哪一國領土？非要那位 Maria 高聲答： China, Madam! 才准她解決。」 「有幾個會那麼溫順呢？」秘書 Grace 說：「平時叫她少打兩個錢斧頭，她都眼瞅瞅，我家那隻衰嘢，我先生也跟她講過南沙問題的，她一扁嘴，走進工人房不出來。」 「那就快把熨斗插上電掣，燒紅來侍候好了，」 × 君說：「愛國無罪，賓婆那麼囂張，要予以制裁。」 「但香港的司法，不幸還由港英餘孽把持着，他們不會配合香港僱主的愛國行動的，」我沉吟：「菲傭說南沙群島是她的，你用熱熨斗燙她的嘴，申張民族大義，不是不可以，但律政司會控告你傷人，法官夏正民之類，會與美國暗相呼應，重判我們香港師奶同胞入獄的。」 「到底是香港人，」 × 君說：「就是畏首畏尾，跟煲呔一個樣。行政、立法、司法，要互相支持，為國家主權服務，這是大原則嘛。」我聽了，低頭不語，政治太複雜了，我們香港人不懂。 但如果菲律賓政府派海軍在南沙插了旗，香港僱主非禮菲傭的個案，可能理直氣壯地大增。「你偷雞了我一把，我也那麼狗摸你一下，為什麼不可以？」 × 君說，仰首大笑，我也在一旁陪笑！哈哈，哈哈哈 ─ ─ 高官們，聽到了沒有？這就是民意了。

亂棍歐死越南仔 發表於 2009-4-1 09:27:41

陶傑文章惹不滿菲拒入境

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)陶傑玩出火！人稱「才子」的專欄作家陶傑，近日在免費英文雜誌《HK Magazine》登刊「家庭內戰」文章，將在港有多達十三萬傭工的菲律賓，形容為「僕人國家」，無權侵佔「主人家」南沙群島的主權。菲律賓政府在國民連日口誅筆伐下，昨將陶傑列為「不受歡迎人物」的入境黑名單，意味四十九年來從未踏足菲律賓的陶傑，與島國絕緣。陶傑昨晚重申，向菲國道歉，但澄清文章絕無不敬之意。原名曹捷的陶傑，其「僕人國家」的言論，連日來激起菲國朝野炮轟，菲律賓入境官員，昨日更發表聲明，直指陶傑「態度傲慢、不尊重菲律賓及菲律賓人民」，決定將他列入「不受歡迎外國人黑名單」，「以表達我們對曹先生種族藐視和侮辱菲律賓人的不滿」。事件的導火綫，緣於上周五出版的英文免費雜誌《HK magazine》，陶以「The War At Home」（家庭內戰）為題撰文，形容菲律賓是「僕人國家」，菲律賓宣稱擁有南沙群島主權，但作為愛國者的他萬萬不能容忍，因為全港有超過十三萬名菲律賓僱工，「作為僕人國家，不能對主人還擊」，並且會對其菲傭說，若想來年加薪，便須向同胞說明南沙群島的主權屬中國云云。陶傑回覆本報時表示，再次向菲律賓道歉，以及撤回文章的立場，並尊重對方決定。四十九年來從未踏足菲國的他又表明，無意闖關。而雜誌《HK Magazine》亦就事件向菲國致歉。陶傑辯稱，由始至終均無意對菲國不敬。他解釋，原文「nation of servants（僕人國家）」，「係用servants，唔係maids，政府官員都叫civil servants。」他說：「菲律賓的國教係天主教，根據天主教教義，人類係上帝的僕人，文章只係提升到宗教層面，絕無貶義。」陶傑更將菲律賓與英國相提並論，說兩個都係大國，「英國都曾經畀人叫：『海盜國家』，拿破崙都形容過英國人係『nation of shopkeepers』（店小二民族），我只係以敬畏之心，將佢當成英國這樣的泱泱大國！」民主黨主席何俊仁(相關)認為，陶傑應書面向菲國鄭重道歉，以平息事件。「中國人以前都有好多人，湧去其他國家做難民，難道他人又罵中國係『難民之國』，係『黃禍』？」

使君子 發表於 2009-4-3 08:28:43

德国之声报道

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香港记者撰文涉嫌种族歧视遭到菲律宾抗议
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德新社：香港的菲律宾劳工宣布本周日将举行示威活动，抗议香港记者陶杰在文章中称菲律宾为"仆人国家"，涉及种族歧视。陶杰在最新一期《香
港杂志》发表文章称，菲律宾近来威胁派遣砲艇保护南沙群岛，并称拥有南沙群岛主权，确实"过份"。因为目前有大约13万菲律宾人在香港做雇工，而"作为一
个仆人国家，不要在你赚取麵包和牛油的主人身上展现你的肌肉。" 陶杰的这篇文章引起菲律宾劳工组织和政界的严重抗议，而他本人此后也多次就此道歉。</div>

亂棍歐死越南仔 發表於 2009-4-5 08:53:21

內戰內行,外戰外行
見到外人,立即投降
自命不凡,不外如此 
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[ 本帖最後由亂棍歐死越南仔於 2009-4-5 08:56 編輯 ]

stankovic 發表於 2009-4-5 16:36:10

I suppose he overreacted a little bit. Actually i have a handful of friends from that country and they are just nice people.  Claiming sovereignty over Spratly islands can be just regarded as a political stance. Just be patient coz we are not fully prepared to recover those islands. Time will come that they bow to us from the bottom of their hearts.

顺德水蛇粥 發表於 2009-4-9 21:28:28

桃贱十九抽水才子

hillman 發表於 2009-4-20 02:54:11

其實好明顯陶生喺度反諷，佢鬧緊嘅係啲中國人，不過佢句嘢被人 take out of context。

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