Don't say...we watch in ignorance.
There it is...should we ? I know they've started already and I have tried to ingore them on TV...but it's just easier to watch....but I do feel guilty.
I know that the role of host of the Olympic Games is not based upon the history or politics of the country but...can we just stand by and do nothing at all when China is centre stage ?
This might be a good time to make even a small statement about a country that has a long history of human rights violations against the Tibetans through harrassment, unfair arrest, excessive force, assault against women, random beatings, dentention, the threat of deportation and well, you know the list goes on. A country that drove out the Dalai Lama and even now they have broken their promise to give the press the freedom to report openly.
It is not a statement against the Chinese people - it is directed at the government (not that there actually is one). Maybe just talking about it openly and educating eachother is enough.
August 15, 2008 at 5:12 PM
MMMM a thought provoking blog. Me thinks that 'countries' are hypocrites to go off at China for its HUman rights violations - as Australains we are listed as having human right violations for the way we treat refugees and our indigenous people. The US also has the death penalty etc etc etc. and is not so forthcoming in its freedom of the press, and have we not invaded a sovereign nation ie Iraq.! China is China - perhaps multinational companies should have thought about that before the sent jobs offshore to increase profits for shareholders etc etc. Do you get my drift? As for the Olympics - I haven't been watching becasue I am so over being told that sport is the be all and end all - and another thing - I didn't like the Australian uniform - tracky dacks...yuk. Did ya expect all of that?
August 15, 2008 at 8:27 PM
As someone related to you once said - "Boring 'lympics, Mummy... stupid show!"
I'm over it. Massive egos (athletes, officials AND media), terrible coverage by all forms of media, corruption rife, undeserving sports included. And the athletes are pretty much all on the juice - yes, even many of our supposedly clean Aussie heroes!
The IOC had no right awarding these games to the brutal PRC regime, but it's typical of them to put dollars before principles. You really don't want me to go on, even though I certainly could!
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