Posted on 03/23/2008 12:40:53 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
No doubt.
And the UN sits quietly by.
The only thing holding back the Chinese government is the Olympics. If the EU and US boycott and ruin the Chinese Olympics, then thee is nothing to hold the Chinese back. In our media eyes, the conflict is about freedom versus oppression. The Chinese public is bombarded with images of Tibetans attacking innocent Chinese civilians walking on the street or riding a scooter, ie ethnic violence against ethnic Chinese (ala blacks attacking white motorists during the post Rodney King verdict in LA). Thus the Chinese troops (mainly Chinese) will kick ass if they are givened the go a head order and the Chinese public will cheer them on. Six million Tibetans against 1 billion Chinese is going to be a lopsided contest. That is why the Dai Lama is urging non violence, because he understands the capability of the Chinese to go ahead with ethnic cleansing if the Communist feels they have nothing to lose. Question is has the situation gotten beyond the Dai Lama’s control and influence (many young Tibetans are ignoring the pleas).
I guess the alternative is to live as a slave.
The EU is considering this, and we’re not?
There’s definitely something wrong.
China is a punk country run by a bunch of thugs. I bought a pair of shoes made in Vietnam because I figured the money did less harm there than if I bought one of the 99% other shoes that were made in China. These were from a Reebok, Nikki outlet. If anyone knows a brand that mostly gets their shoes from USA, Mexico, Europe, India, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, or Vietnam or other non-Chinese country. Please post them.
SAS shoes (made in USA) http://sasshoes.com
The website unfortunately doesn’t let you browse their selection, but check out one of their stores. They are predominately made in the USA and are very comfortable.
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