Childish Countries

Ever seen a schoolyard bully accused of doing something he shouldn't have done? Remember how those bullies behaved back when you were a kid? What is the immediate reaction of the bully, when confronted by a teacher or parent? He says, "I didn't do it! He did it -- its his fault, he is always bad! People always blame me; its not fair!" When you hear that, 99% of the time, the kid is lying. But its natural; its the gut reaction of a caught child to cry that its not fair -- he doesn't think before he says it, so from his perspective it really isn't fair when he is punished. But adults know that punishing the bully is justice; "fairness" has nothing to do with it.

There is an article on the news today, titled "China rejects claims of cyber attacks on Google." That's all I have read; I haven't read the contents of the article. But I think I know what it will say. It will say that the Chinese government had nothing to do with the hacking of Google/Gmail, and it will accuse the US government of sponsoring hacking against China, and it will suggest that Google is some vague enemy of China for supposedly not cooperating with China's censoring agenda. That last one is iffy - its a gamble if China went that far... but I am betting on it. I only wish I could bet money... Now I will read the article.

(some time passes as I read the article)

Bam! Check, check, check; I was right on all predictions of China's response. Well... they didn't go so far as to insinuate that Google is their enemy -- I guess that was pushing it. Here's the link to the article: "China rejects claims of cyber attacks on Google."

What I am trying to point out, is that China and other rogue states (yes, I know its not political, but in my opinion, China is definitely "rogue") have predictable behaviors and reactions to pressure. I have never taken a child psychology class, but the parallels between China's behavior and that of a child bully, are too perfect to ignore. I have had this thought on many other occasions, when reading about North Korea or Iran or sometimes even Russia (I like Russia, but I won't ever betray the truth or objectivity), and this time I thought I would see if I could accurately predict it -- and I did. China uses this tactic -- if you can call it a tactic; its may be more of a knee-jerk reaction -- and so do all the rogue states China sponsors, such as North Korea and Iran. What does the tactic say about these states? It merely lends support to the case that they are international bullies. You can't trust them; they will lie, cheat, steal, twist littler-kids' arms, then cry and point fingers, just like a child bully on the playground.

Oh, and China: if you don't like what I write on my blog, then just go ahead and hack it. Or use your more conventional tactic of making several comment-posts to make yourself look good. But you should really hack my blog; it would make my day.

And to Google: bravo. I had previously had some reservations about using your services, because of the China issue. I felt that you had abandoned your motto, "Don't be evil." But I can see that you are back on the right path. Just remember, actions speak louder than words... but words can still be pretty darn loud.

Absit invidia... peace