I am going to use my substantial influence to boycott the Beijing Olympics... well i dont have any influence on anything or anyone at all, but I am still boycotting the Olympics...
vivian
· 1 year ago
now, more than ever, China is trying to hide all of its uglies... Tibet, aiding Sudan in Darfur, persecuting Falun Gong, and the abuses are getting stronger because the regime wants to make sure no one speaks out about it at such a sensitive time before the Olympics begin.
i was really sad to see this video and as their leader i wish the Dalai Lama wasn't so scared of the CCP.. what if the Tibetan people took a different approach to protests, such as adhering to non-cooperative acts like what Ghandi did? anyway, here is a great thing that's been going around the world - the Human Rights Torch Relay. http://www.humanrightstorch.org/news/
Ken
· 1 year ago
I find it interesting that there is almost no news on the Chinese that were hurt and killed by being burned alive by these same "downtrodden" Tibetens.
John
· 1 year ago
Considering how the Chinese government has treated Tibetans since the1950's, I don't there is too much sympathy for the Chinese that were hurt or killed. Of course, the loss of any innocent life is regrettable.
Ken
· 1 year ago
Spoken like a true apologist.
While Tibet is a sore problem for everyone, to say that innocent Chinese bystanders being killed is merely "regrettable" is repulsive. We're talking about shopkeepers and taxi drivers.
I, for one, don't wish to hear any more complaints from so-called Asian American activitists when a white individual utters a "racist" phrase and saying that he regrets if anyone's feelings were hurt.
The hypocrisy is repulsive.
Simon Bao
· 1 year ago
Ken, I think you are disingenuous saying "there is almost no news on the Chinese that were hurt and killed by being burned alive by these same 'downtrodden' Tibetans."
If you know about that news, and I know about that news, and that news is being reported, don't be saying there is almost no news.
Truth is exactly what's reported up above: "Conflicting reports emerged..."
It's next to impossible for the world to get clear, reliable, and verifiable reports about what has happened - that's a result of the Chinese government's actions, not a reflection on news organizations.
And a person would have to be a fool to take at face value any claims made by the Chinese authorities that Chinese residents in Tibet were the victims of violence, or were burned to death. The Chinese authorities are never truthful. Not even about little, inconsequential things. Worse, perhaps, than the Vietnamese authorities.
John
· 1 year ago
Ken - oh please. You are blowing my comments out of proportion. Remember, the Chinese authorities are occupying Tibet, of course the news is going to report about the death of Tibetans. And if you do read the news coverage, there has been some coverage of the Chinese.
John
· 1 year ago
News of Protests Is Hard to Find In China -- in Media or Online The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2008; Page A8 "...State-run coverage of the protests has been sparse. While China Central Television, China's national broadcaster, has run footage from the riots of people taking to the streets and overturning cars, it only showed Tibetans attacking ethnic Han-Chinese interests. It didn't show the armed police who have stopped the protests in Lhasa. Aside from the state-run Xinhua news agency, other media have largely been silent on the issue. Media haven't covered news that the protests spread beyond Lhasa to other Chinese provinces. Despite the dominance of the Internet in everyday life, this is one of the rare cases when the government's filtering technology, in addition to self-censorship among Internet media companies and media consumers, seemingly has been successful in stifling a big news item." http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120577947315842...
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i was really sad to see this video and as their leader i wish the Dalai Lama wasn't so scared of the CCP.. what if the Tibetan people took a different approach to protests, such as adhering to non-cooperative acts like what Ghandi did? anyway, here is a great thing that's been going around the world - the Human Rights Torch Relay. http://www.humanrightstorch.org/news/
While Tibet is a sore problem for everyone, to say that innocent Chinese bystanders being killed is merely "regrettable" is repulsive. We're talking about shopkeepers and taxi drivers.
I, for one, don't wish to hear any more complaints from so-called Asian American activitists when a white individual utters a "racist" phrase and saying that he regrets if anyone's feelings were hurt.
The hypocrisy is repulsive.
If you know about that news, and I know about that news, and that news is being reported, don't be saying there is almost no news.
Truth is exactly what's reported up above: "Conflicting reports emerged..."
It's next to impossible for the world to get clear, reliable, and verifiable reports about what has happened - that's a result of the Chinese government's actions, not a reflection on news organizations.
And a person would have to be a fool to take at face value any claims made by the Chinese authorities that Chinese residents in Tibet were the victims of violence, or were burned to death. The Chinese authorities are never truthful. Not even about little, inconsequential things. Worse, perhaps, than the Vietnamese authorities.
The Wall Street Journal
March 18, 2008; Page A8
"...State-run coverage of the protests has been sparse. While China Central Television, China's national broadcaster, has run footage from the riots of people taking to the streets and overturning cars, it only showed Tibetans attacking ethnic Han-Chinese interests. It didn't show the armed police who have stopped the protests in Lhasa. Aside from the state-run Xinhua news agency, other media have largely been silent on the issue. Media haven't covered news that the protests spread beyond Lhasa to other Chinese provinces. Despite the dominance of the Internet in everyday life, this is one of the rare cases when the government's filtering technology, in addition to self-censorship among Internet media companies and media consumers, seemingly has been successful in stifling a big news item."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120577947315842...