[west11]

You probably don't know the facts of how people died of the "Falun Gong". They teach people to cut stomach instead of going to hospitals for diseases. This is a stupid organization, especially being exploited for political purposes. Of course such news are screened by your media. I don't think you actually care about the human rights or democracy of China. Most people here just view Chinese as devils. Please stop using fake reasons like human rights or democracy, etc. Americans do everything under those glorious flags.

[futurekentuckylawyer]

On the contrary Mr. West11...you read me as way too shallow....I do care about democracy, human rights, and religious freedom abroad. I dislike dealing with regimes that persecute based on faith, no matter where they are (given recent developments in Afghanistan) and no matter how odd the religion they persecute may be.

Some religious groups are kinda kooky....but you don't conduct a government purge against them. We don't conduct purges against snake handling Pentecostal Holiness churches, or Westboro Baptist types because they break laws....we fine them, cite them, and let ACLU lawyers take their cases to the supreme court...that's the American way...(that was slightly sarcastic, because I'm assuming you to be as shallow as you did me, and therefore you probably won't get the joke).

Something about my conscience has trouble stomaching watching the President of the United States, an office that under men like Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Reagan was synonymous with "Leader of the Free World" bend over and apoligize for two of the very Freedoms that gives this country the moral authority to be called that name: the Free Exercise of Religion (no matter how odd) and the Freedom to speak; even if to the President and the Dictator he's kowtowing to.