There's this old American movie where a young Jack Nicholson plays this ungovernable wild western cowboy. In the opening scene there's a chase on horseback. Nicholson is making for the Mexican border so that he's beyond the jurisdiction of his pursuers, the Texas Rangers. Nicholson makes it across the Rio Grande. He dismounts in exultation and picks up two hands full of dirt: "This here's Mexican dirt!" he shouts in celebration. The Rangers pause, look at each other, and then gallop across the Rio Grande and arrest him anyway.
The lessen of that opening scene in Goin' South is if the authorities wantcha they're gonna getcha.
China's tax collector has fined Ai Weiwei $2.4 million. Thousands of people have donated to help him pay the bill and obey the law, however wrongly applied. The Chinese government will not take yes for an answer. Yesterday it was reported that one of China's state newspapers had editorialized that the donations actually constitute "illegal fundraising" on Ai's part. They're just gonna gallop across the Rio Grande and arrest him.
The lessen of that opening scene in Goin' South is if the authorities wantcha they're gonna getcha.
China's tax collector has fined Ai Weiwei $2.4 million. Thousands of people have donated to help him pay the bill and obey the law, however wrongly applied. The Chinese government will not take yes for an answer. Yesterday it was reported that one of China's state newspapers had editorialized that the donations actually constitute "illegal fundraising" on Ai's part. They're just gonna gallop across the Rio Grande and arrest him.
