Why not?
Their buddies the Russkies killed thousands of Georgians and nothing happened to them.
Besides, its in the Olympic spirit - very uplifting (sarcasm).
This wouldn’t surprise me at all. After all China is SOOO kind to dissent.
Democrat Barack Obama urged restraint on both sides.
Dalai Lama:
Just after September 11, some reporter asked me why terrorism happens. I told him that my view is that such acts are not possible unless you have very strong hatred and very strong willpower and determination. That tremendous hatred comes from many reasons. The causes of this hatred may be going back centuries. Some people say that the West has a cruel history. These people also may see the achievements of Western countriesin terms of the economy, education, health, and social achievementsas a result of exploitation of poorer countries, including Arab countries. Western nations get rich by using resources such as Arab oil. Meanwhile, the countries supplying them raw materials remain poor. Due to such injustices, jealousies are created. Then, theres perhaps a religious factor. In some places, theres the concept of one religion, one truth. In the Muslim world, theres the notion of Allah. The Western, multireligious modern society is some kind of a challenge to this. These, I feel, are the main causes, and, when combined with lots of anger and frustration, cause a huge amount of hate.
The countermeasures for such things are not easy. We need two levels. One levelthe immediatevarious governments are taking, including some violent methods, right or wrong. But we have to have a long-term strategy, too. In the Muslim world, certain mischievous individuals will always be there, just like among Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists. We cant blame the entire Muslim society because of the mischievous acts of a few individuals. Therefore, at the general public level we must cultivate the notion of not just one religion, one truth, but pluralism and many truths. We can change the atmosphere, and we can modify certain ways of thinking.
Then, second, there should be a spirit of dialogue. Whenever we see any disagreements, we must think how to solve them on the basis of recognition of oneness of the entire humanity. This is the modern reality. When a certain community is destroyed, in reality it destroys a part of all of us. So there should be a clear recognition that the entire humanity is just one family. Any conflict within humanity should be considered as a family conflict. We must find a solution within this atmosphere.
Its not easy. If we tackle these problems the wrong way, then while today there is one bin Laden, after a few years there will be ten bin Ladens. And it is possible that after a few more years, there will be 100 bin Ladens.
You’d think (in the real world) that the news would be all over this story of mass genocide. Nope, too busy following Casey the child killer around wondering what she’ll be having for lunch.
Good luck. President Bush and the rest of the world only believe good things about the Chinese government because of these wonderful Olympics.