“You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot...

“You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.”

Abraham Lincoln behält recht, auch noch bei über einer Milliarde Menschen. Traurig nur, dass die Regierung bei soviel Weite und Leere nicht immer alle Menschen täuschen muss, um weiter zu herrschen.

Originally shared by Mike Elgan

China on fire.

The Atlantic published 41 stunning pictures showing the growing protests around China.

From the article: "According to research by the Chinese Academy of Governance, the number of protests in China doubled between 2006 and 2010, rising to 180,000 reported 'mass incidents.' The uprisings are responses to myriad issues, primarily official corruption, government land grabs, Tibetan autonomy, and environmental problems. "

Here are the pictures: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/rising-protests-in-china/100247/