I applaud the protestors for bringing this to the forefront of the MSM which is trying it's best to ignore the overall issue.

I recall that poor PM Brown trying a pacifist approach suggesting that a boycott would be unhelpful to this issue. Grow some guts will you even though I know he hasn't any.

Hopefully the torch gets stolen at some point and hopefully during the games some athletes take action and wear Tibet flags or do some other action in protest.

How many of these protesters don't support China by not buying inexpensive Chinese made goods?

I'd wager that it is a tiny percentage, because their principles would then actually cost them something, and since it hits China in the pocketbook where it counts, it might have a chance of creating real change.

Instead, they choose to protest the one symbolic event that has been designed to bring our disparate planet together in the celebration of our similarties and triumphs.

Their actions are not only hypocritical, they are tragic in there shortsightedness.

How many of these protesters don't support China by not buying inexpensive Chinese made goods?

I'd wager that it is a tiny percentage, because their principles would then actually cost them something, and since it hits China in the pocketbook where it counts, it might have a chance of creating real change.

Instead, they choose to protest the one symbolic event that has been designed to bring our disparate planet together in the celebration of our similarties and triumphs.

Their actions are not only hypocritical, they are tragic in there shortsightedness.

My spin instructor so far has not bought one thing from China this year, it was her New Year's Resolution. I

Its damn hard, I admire her dedication.

On a side note:



I've gotten pissed in her house!

Well I was there waiting for the olympic torch in SF yesterday. It was a mad house but overall slightly peaceful. No way they were goin gto run the torch through the Embarcadaro though just too many people. It wasn't all protesters either there were many people there supporting China lots of Red Fags. Of all the cities in the US SF was the dumbest and smartest city to choose. Dumbest because we protest anything smartest because we have the highest percentage of chinese people in a city in the country.

By the way I do not care for Tibet it is a none issue for me.

It is more than Tibet for me China has committed mass murder on the scale of the old Soviet Empire. They are an Evil country. Supported somebody like them to is wrong.

Well I guess my daughter is evil. My Ex-wife well lets just say we agree. notation: My ex-wife is not my daughters mother

The government being evil does not mean the people there are evil. So trying to say he's calling your daughter evil is just silly.

How many of these protesters don't support China by not buying inexpensive Chinese made goods?

I'd wager that it is a tiny percentage, because their principles would then actually cost them something, and since it hits China in the pocketbook where it counts, it might have a chance of creating real change.

Instead, they choose to protest the one symbolic event that has been designed to bring our disparate planet together in the celebration of our similarties and triumphs.

Their actions are not only hypocritical, they are tragic in there shortsightedness.

Jujubee I was just joking. Anyways having been to China I can not say the goverment is EVIL. In fact there are a lot of things in China that the goverment does better including stuff like equal rights. That said I don't think anyone here can say they know that much about China. From what little I do know it is far more complicated than most things politically and the fact that the country is rapidly changing.


BTW I never pass up a chance to call my ex evil....