I find the chatter about boycotting the upcoming Olympic Games or having Heads of States avoid the opening ceremonies in protest to the outrageous human rights violations China perpetrates against its citizens quite simply pander. This is just one more in a slew of despicable contradictions and double-speak that has become commonplace. Just in case you've forgotten China is a nation not that far removed from Maoism (worse than communism), an ideology that inherently oppresses its' citizens. Remember the Tiananmen Square massacre? While China is making strides it is far from democratic and certainly not transparent. There is still widespread censorship and police rule. I find it totally unacceptable that as much as 80% of the Chinese economy comes from US imports, money that enables the above said repressive authoritarian regime, yet we have the audacity to be ostensibly angry about Tibet, Taiwan or its Sudanese relations. I propose we boycott Walmart and The 99 Cent Store and let the games begin!
"If you want to dine with the devil you'd better bring a long spoon." - Machiavelli
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First of all the Olympics are far too commercialized for me. I haven't watched one in many months and have no interest in watching one. Well maybe the womens gymnastics, but that is it! The fact that the IOC would give the Olympics to a oppressive government just proves they are in it for the money and that goes against my beliefs not to encourage that kind of behavior.
The joke of the Olympic torch being trotted around the globe has gotten ridiculous also. I heard the other day when it was being whisked through and hidden from the very people it was intended to be celebrated with in San Francisco (Illegal Alien Safe Haven City) that Hitler had started that ceremony. So why are we still doing it today?
All of this tells me how much of a commercialized joke the Olympics have become.
Now on to China...
I truly believe that if Tibet, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mexico most of Africa and other places oppressed by communism, dictatorship or a plain crappy government want to be free they will find a way to achieve it.
It boils down human nature. We are all brought up with certain values. One is the value of having things. We respect things more when we earn them, and respect things less when they are given to us. As kids growing up we take more care of things we bought with our hard earned money or built ourselves than things we were given.
It is really obvious with kids but when we grow up it stays with us just not as obvious.
If we as a country continue to push our values on other countries that do not earn their own independence;
1 They will not respect it nor take care of it.
2 We will not respect them for earning it themselves.
This is why I say we get that Yahoo Cowboy president out of office and close the borders of this country to those unauthorized to be here.
We can still help the people that really want it but it has be because they want it, not because we have an ulterior motive in it.
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