Slaying the Evil Dragon

Like the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, China has itsstudents. The communist elite in China made use of
myths and legends of dragons, some helpful andthe Chinese people's ancient value systems, in
benevolent, and some not so. Of the evil variety,particular their obedience to authority, to enslave and
there's one that's been slain on stages around theexploit them. During its 57 years of one-party
world during the 2006 NTDTV's Global Chinese Newdictatorship 80 million Chinese have died violent,
Year Spectaculars. The performance is called "Nineunnatural deaths. Many people in the free world think
Swords," and it obviously was one of the audiences'that things are getting better in China, but economic
favorites as it receiving roaring applause. I hopeand human rights conditions for the masses of
NTDTV will bring this performance back in its 2007Chinese is getting worse and worse. As the CCP has
shows for it's a drama worth seeing repeatedly as itadopted more and more capitalist money making
is more than a myth or a legend. The evil red dragonstrategies, it has also faced more and more
symbolizes the specter of communism in China anddifficulties keeping the Chinese people under its
its brutality of repression and bloodshed. And in aabsolute control. Instead of moving toward
ritual drama nine dancers from the New Tangdemocracy and improving human rights, as it has
Dynasty Performing Arts Center, wielding theirbeen promising, it has actually done the opposite.
swords of truth, fight the dragon in a magnificentAfraid of losing power if people were allowed to
martial arts performance. The dancers' nine swordsfreely speak, vote, assemble and worship, the CCP
represent the "Nine Commentaries on the Communisthas chosen to suppress even more tightly all
Party," an editorial series published by the Epochindependent thought and belief by putting up the
Times which has inspired a huge "Quitting-the-CCP"internet blockade, censoring all media, incarcerating
movement in China. Within two years more than 16anyone with a grudge about the government,
million Chinese have now quit from the party. As Iincluding human rights lawyers. Now Chinese are
was watching this battle between good and evil, Itrying again to get basic human rights and
felt moved by the courage and dedication to justicedemocracy, and they are hoping for a peaceful fall of
and freedom of the people behind the scenes,communism by quitting from the party. They are also
NTDTV and its over a thousand volunteerscalling it, "wiping away the mark of the beast." This
worldwide making this show possible. I flashed back"Quitting-the CCP" movement has become the
to my childhood in Germany when my country wasbiggest headache for the CCP, as the "Nine
divided and how we suffered under communism. TheCommentaries," the swords of truth, tell the true
fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was one of the happiesthistory of the CCP, not the state controlled
days us. After that, communism collapsed in Easternpropaganda version. I hope you will watch the
Europe and Russia. But it didn't all happen by itself. ItNTDTV Global New Year Spectacular. And take your
took the effort of tens of thousands of activists. Atfamily. It's a great magical show that also supports an
the time the Berlin Wall came down, there was theimportant human cause. The 2007 New Year
same spirit of freedom in China. Students wereSpectacular will be touring Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,
protesting. However, they were not able to endingDallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia,
the tyranny of communism, as the CCP brought inSan Francisco, Washington, DC, plus major cities in
the army and tanks and massacred the unarmedCanada, Europe and Asia.