Posted on 04/01/2008 5:54:32 PM PDT by naturalman1975
NO, don't. Let's not boycott the Beijing Olympics. Letting them go ahead is hurting China much, much more.
How desperately China wanted these Games so it could announce the dawn of the Chinese century.
But, after spending a reported $40 billion to show off its glittering new might, China is startled to find it's showing off its pimples instead.
Its propaganda showpiece risks turning into a huge flop, and people like me - who figure we're safer if our neighbours are democrats, too - couldn't be happier.
China's troubles started last month with Steven Spielberg, the world's most famous film director, who quit as the Beijing Games' artistic adviser in protest at China's support of Sudan's genocidal regime.
The Chinese regime was furious, denouncing the walkout as "unreasonable, irresponsible and unfair", but the damage was done.
Millions more people had suddenly learned that China, to secure Sudan's oil for its own booming rise, had sold the country's Islamist regime the very gunships, planes and guns it was using to slaughter countless civilians in Darfur.
Many learned, too, that China had even blocked attempts to get the United Nations to stop this genocide.
On Monday came another propaganda disaster, when protesters for Tibet's independence burst into a ceremony at ancient Olympia being held to light the Olympic torch for the Beijing Games.
Chinese state television immediately cut its broadcast, and screened pre-recorded footage instead to avoid showing a torch ceremony for China turning into a torching of China. But again the damage was done - and the censorship made it worse, not better.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
If he REALLY wants all of his neighbors to be Democrats, Oakland is right there waiting for him. And he spelled "neighbor" wrong.
They wouldn't be stooging, they'd just shine the light on the underside of the log.
His spelling is probably an affectation trying to look sophisticated. Like the way some idiots call movies “films”.
Ping.
Regardless of the suppression tactics in China I can foresee mass demonstrations in Tianamen Square, including upheaval from Buddha and Human Rights protesters coming into China under the guise of Olympic guests and spectators.
There will be more coverage off the field than on, IMHO.
Plus why put our athletics in a Munich situation? Nothing good is going to come of these Olympic games, the rumbling has already started.
“And he spelled “neighbor” wrong”
That type of misspelling is usually an indication that the author is either British or learned English from a British native.
The athletes have worked for years for this. Let them play.
This is from an Australian newspaper and its author, Andrew Bolt, is one of Australia’s best known conservative commentators. The term ‘democrat’ does not have the same connotations in Australia, as it does in the US, because it doesn’t refer to a major political party. It’s a general term that refers to countries and people who believe in things like the right to vote, human rights, etc.
(The is an Australian Democrat party, which has some policies similar to the US party, but it’s a minor party - so minor, it’s on the point of collapse).
And in Australia, the spelling neighbour is totally correct - neighbor is considered an acceptable variation.
Gah, I hate that. They sound so patronizing and fake. And if anything, the proper “sophisticated” term for a movie is a “motion picture”, not a “film”.
This is from an Australian newspaper and its author, Andrew Bolt, is one of Australia’s best known conservative commentators. The term ‘democrat’ does not have the same connotations in Australia, as it does in the US, because it doesn’t refer to a major political party. It’s a general term that refers to countries and people who believe in things like the right to vote, human rights, etc.
(The is an Australian Democrat party, which has some policies similar to the US party, but it’s a minor party - so minor, it’s on the point of collapse).
And in Australia, the spelling neighbour is totally correct - neighbor is considered an acceptable variation.
Yeah, I didn’t read the source. Sorry, lol.
Sorry myself for the double post - FR is misbehaving today.
Ah....thank you for explaining that to me. I assumed he was American and spewing liberal blarney.
Ah....thank you for explaining that to me. I assumed he was American and spewing liberal blarney.
Ah....thank you for explaining that to me. I assumed he was American and spewing liberal blarney.
The source is Australian. I don’t think he is talking about ‘our’ democrats.
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