It just all makes me sad. I remember how upset I was about Tianamen Square and it looks like nothing has changed in that time.
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Not much as. But as long as we all continue to voice our opinions and to call for change, they must listen.
China thinks our human rights are no better than theirs. They say our record is "tattered and shocking". That is the fallout of all those who think its okay to have secret prisons, torture prisoners and hold prisoners for years without trial. We lose the moral high ground.
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Probably, but this shouldn't stop us! Sometimes we have to do what we have to do and I'm sure they look at it that way too.
Here's an excerpt from an article I read written by Madelein Lynn last year:
While the world community applauds China's achievements, it must also continue to lobby for improved human rights inside China, where political and religious freedom is still severely restricted. It should criticize its relationship not only with Sudan, but also with Burma, one of the most repressive regimes in the world.
In 1989, my friends in China told me that the best way to help China was to continue to bring in outside influences, not to walk away. This is how the world can help—not from a position of superiority but in a constructive spirit of friendship. Until the day comes when Chinese people can speak freely for themselves, those of us who care deeply about China have a moral responsibility not to remain silent.
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To read the entire article go here http://www.cceia.org/resources/ethics_online/0010.html
Product boycotts might work but you'd be surprised at how many products we use in our daily lives are made in China. Short term, it would hurt China's hip pocket, but we'd end up hurting in the long run.
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You're absolutely right of course! I wonder how did our nations get this way? How did China become such a super power when it comes to products that are made their. Every country do import products from their! Here's one idea how, CHEAPER LABOR, LESS BUSINESS TAXES and MANUFACTURING COSTS! They, the Chinese government definitely knew what they were doing!
While I completely sympathise with the Free Tibet movement, I don't think boycotts would work, particularly boycotts of the Olympic Games. It would simply give China more impetus to do what they want in Tibet.
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This is what everyone else thinks too. But they (the Chinese government) need to be held accountable, all it takes is for all of us to show our disapproval. If the entire world shines their 'light' on them, wouldn't they be forced to stop? I love the Olympics and all that it stands for and does, unifying nations (at least I hope it still does, even though it's friendly competitiveness). But in light of what that government does to its' people, we should not let them think they have our approval and it's business as usual!
When will it end? When China decides it will end. The world has already shown that there is no such thing as a bad totalitarian nation. Just bad nations that butt in. So why should anyone try?
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See, this is where we are all having the wrong attitude in thinking this way! It's about damn time that all the inhumane acts, and other atrocities that are done to others stop. We are no longer in the dark ages! I realise that our country can't save the entire world and I wouldn't want us to, even though we usually end up doing something (most of the times anyway - (Rwanda and Dafur being too little too late) but it's time the entire Western world wakes up to voicing their dissapproval of some of the atrocities that so many helpless people in these other countries experience. It might sound like I'm living in a bubble but if we all make an effort, they would be forced to stop!
How long? This has been going on for 50 years. Why would a few athletes make a difference now?
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It's not just the athletes it should be everyone!
Who is going to? A country of 1.2 billion? The only way to stop them is to nuke them.
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Hmmmm - twirls imaginary mouthstache....! Seriously though, it's really hard not to want to just do that! But then that is so inhumane, I know!
This just goes to show how, on one hand, some expect the US to be the ones to do something about a bad situation only to, on the other hand, criticize us for doing something about it.
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I know! Damned if we do and damned if we don't! I for one am tired though of all the G7 nations that leave it up to us to step in and then they might lend support and agree after!
we live in a society where fighting an enemy means using the least lethal weapon possible and then nursing him back to life and rebuild their lives after we spent so much time trying to destroy it.
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Doing it this way gets us no where. Because somehow the infrastructure that remains is usually hopelessly unable to carry on on their own.
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