The Chinese government has long screened imported entertainment for political messages and commentary that counters the party line.
First, the cascade of commentary and counter-commentary from politicians, editorial writers, columnists, women's groups, unnamed supposed friends of the couple and random others with opinions on abuse, relationships and media intrusion.
The Highland terrier has been recruited by Newsnet Scotland, the vigorously partisan pro-independence news and commentary website, to "counter the relentless negativity and scaremongering" of the pro-UK campaign.
If a particular voice or attitude was too radical, crossed societal bounds, or was just plain nuts, there were always voices that created a counter commentary.
Ms. Poundstone's installation, involving a wall-to-floor landscape photo and a ceramic kitchen counter, offers commentary on the Dutch tulipomania and more recent market bubbles.
But in its strongly worded front-page commentary the People's Daily countered that Snowden's actions had "torn off Washington's sanctimonious mask".
While the Comment section of the paper briefly mentions the role of more potent and prolonged dual anti-platelet therapy in countering these worrisome findings, the related Commentary does not.
The counter to this would be a critical kind of commentary built into sharing networks such as those that were featured in the live broadcasting of recent social traumas – from Dallas to Nice or Munich.
You go to the Web site, download a gameplay clip (the games in question are Tekken 6 and Counter-Strike), then add your play-by-play commentary.
What if, for every crazy commentary penned by the likes of McCarthy, a megawatt celebrity countered with a response grounded in science?
