The world is truly fortunate that the Chinese are hosting the Olympics. Never since Tienanmen Square have the true colors of the Communist regime been on full display for all to see.
Despite all of the so-called 'progress' made in China with the introduction of capitalism into its system (albeit with clear anti-capitalistic restrictions on speech and other human rights), the nation is still held firmly in the grip of totalitarianism along with all of its concomitant suppression of human rights.
No greater example of this can be found than China's present treatment of Tibet, the Buddhist monks, and its reaction to the nations participating in the Olympics that protest the regime's oppressive actions.
The problem is that the West routinely capitulates to Chinese demands. Google and Microsoft betrayed their country when, on condition of doing business in China, they agreed to the regime's demands that freedom of expression be suppressed.
And the most that the West can seem to muster in response to China's barbaric treatment of Tibet is a verbal slap on the wrist.
As usual, this is not enough.
George the First set the tone for this travesty when he refused to react forcefully to the manner in which the Chinese regime reacted to the brave students who protested Communism in Tienanmen Square nearly 20 years ago.
Our non-action was wrong then, and it is wrong now.
China is still home to thousands if not millions of citizens, many of them the most intellectually astute in the country, who detest the regime and believe that democratic ideals and human liberty are the height of human progress.
We owe it to these stalwart souls to give a clear signal that we are on their side.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
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I'm sick of the damn Olympics before they even start. Sick of it because since Hitler/Owens it has become common practice to use the games for political motives and posturing.
"The problem is that the West routinely capitulates to Chinese demands."
Got that right, friend.
Last month the State Department mysteriously dropped China from its list of the world's worst human-rights violators.
I'm almost to the point of siding with the likes of (you might want to cover your eyes here, Martyn) Spielberg and Clooney on this one.
You know though, instead of boycotting these games, maybe, this should be the year that we end this nonsense permanently and eliminate all future games in China's honor.
LOL! Yeah, the whole thing is enough to chap one's backside, Jack.
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