A Tribute to John Alexander (1981-2007), by Koppel & Friends

[philpw99]

(Please read my posts from bottom to the top, as they are in reverse order.)

This is my last post here. I will not talk about this any further. I am just glad that I am a Chinese who lives in America. Sometimes freedom is only precious when you experience the other way.

My deepest condolence to John and his family. I really don't want to hurt them, but feel like they deserve a different view from someone who lived there and saw some bad things.

[philpw99]

And what do you think why those 2 people kneeling outside of the People's court?

I can almost imagine that, after John standing in those mobsters' way, they dragged him into a van, gave him a good beating, and found him dead. They knew they made a mess so they brought his body to the police and confessed. After some negotiation and money exchange, a deal is reached. One of two get slapped on the wrist. The police covered it up by burning the body immediately. It's the Chinese way.

[philpw99]

So just imagine that, when it came to John, when this kind of injustice took place in front of him, what will John do? And what will you do?

Think again, why nobody knows what happened to John? why the doc no mention of gangsters in China? Why there is no official explanation or medical reports to the family?

I can tell a cover-up when I see one. The local government is the master of cover-ups. How do you think they can level the old buildings and get the land?

[philpw99]

You think anyone will help those "nail house" people? No. Just as the documentary says, those "nail house" people were literary defending their house with their life. They were constantly being harassed by those special "guys" who handle this kind of business. It's not like the doc says, by paying them off. No, my friend, most of them were forced out by fear and violence. Anyone with a faint heart would have moved years ago.

[philpw99]

Then it just hit me. What if John happened to get involved in one of those intense conflicts? What would he have done?

I know that even those mobsters were not dumb enough to hit him while the camera was on. But what if the camera was not there, and John didn't back down?

Being a hero in China is a losing business. If you help an old grandma back on her feet, the next moment she accuses you of pushing her and asks for money.

[philpw99]

Why I think of that? Watch the documentary "The People's Republic of Capitalism". It hasn't mention any thing about those thugs taking down houses by force. It even went so far as to say those "nail house" benefit from the deals.

It made me wonder, why in this movie, while most of their points being truth, has such a huge ignorance of truth? Not a single clip of the thugs threatening to bulldoze down the house, no stand-offs. Are they really that lucky to miss it?

[philpw99]

Chinese government always overly broadcast good news and stifle bad news. If something was not showed up in Chinese news, and you know it happened, then you know that's something bad for the government, or their reputation.

Due to the lack of info, I can only specular that, John probably was killed by local mobsters, which was trying to drive those poor people out of their house. Those guys has connection to the local authorities.

[philpw99]

I just finished watch the documentary "The People's Republic of Capitalism". At the end I was shocked to see such a young man with bright future suddenly perish without any real answers.

I search the Google and Baidu. Not a single piece of news in Chinese, only the so-call "official" way of saying he "collapsed" while working. Knowing the way Chinese government handling things, I can smell something fishy there.

[koboldyu]

i watched the video again and again! i felt so sad for u,john! u r just my age,how come it happened?

[koboldyu]

rest in peace, john!

[a7lyqq]

HOOOOOOOOOOOOW John died???? Tell me, Koppel ! Was he killed by the CCP??????? I have a feeling that his death got sth to do with China, it's either the CCP or the Chinese social environment! If so , please give me an answer! Thanks! I m dying to know that!

[kin0504ss]

prolly heart attack

[ramly1024ayson]

How he died?

[kumikotemp008]

how did he die,car accident? just wonder...

[cheeselottery]

What songs are used in this video?

[MatthewThackerMusiq]

i cant stop watching this over and over again he seemed like a great guy

[ArkAC01]

john... what a great guy. missed by a lot of people.

by the way, since I wondered about this for a long time: it was heart failure possibly brought on by a virus

[Majortian]

I miss you too

[brtdud7]

heart attack, possibly?

[skettler]

AMAZING!

[whiteculpepper16]

I miss you man