dear SIR:

i've decided to write an angry letter to the economist. i'm sick of their portrayal of beijing lately: they called the people we see everywhere the following:
"The government-organised vigilantes in their baseball caps and “Good luck Beijing” T-shirts patrolling the streets in search of potential troublemakers might look like a throwback to a China of the distant past: an era when no one was safe from the prying eyes of neighbourhood spies."

uhm, seriously? because i'm pretty sure i saw a bunch of them watching old men play checkers this morning AND kristyn/steph/i saw them climb over the railing to the highway to get a better view of the bird's nest. vigilantes my ass. if they are vigilantes, i'm motherfucking batman.