Comments on: Links for April 9 http://rc3.org/2008/04/09/links-for-april-9/ Strong opinions weakly held Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: andrew http://rc3.org/2008/04/09/links-for-april-9/comment-page-1/#comment-2573 andrew Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:44:46 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8193#comment-2573 <p>Actually that sounds about right considering the history of the Olympic Torch: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7330949.stm</p> Actually that sounds about right considering the history of the Olympic Torch: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7330949.stm

]]> By: Bill Altreuter http://rc3.org/2008/04/09/links-for-april-9/comment-page-1/#comment-2572 Bill Altreuter Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:09:14 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8193#comment-2572 <p>I think you are exactly right about why the notion of boycotting the Olympics, although well-intentioned, is wrong. China is not well understood by most Americans (or by a goodly portion of the rest of the world, either). Seeing it will help. More importantly, allowing the Chinese to see more of the rest of the world will ultimately bring about more change than isolation could ever accomplish.</p> I think you are exactly right about why the notion of boycotting the Olympics, although well-intentioned, is wrong. China is not well understood by most Americans (or by a goodly portion of the rest of the world, either). Seeing it will help. More importantly, allowing the Chinese to see more of the rest of the world will ultimately bring about more change than isolation could ever accomplish.

]]> By: Charles http://rc3.org/2008/04/09/links-for-april-9/comment-page-1/#comment-2571 Charles Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:29:35 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=8193#comment-2571 <p>"... the brutality of the Chinese regime."</p> <p>I agree.</p> <p>Reading this, though, it struck me that we lost the moral high ground with China and most other countries a long time ago. We can't really say anything about anyone's brutality.</p> <p>China invaded a sovereign nation, overthrew the government, and occupied its territory. There's a lack of human rights -- no due process, no habeus corpus, torture.</p> <p>And American did -- and does -- the same damn thing.</p> <p>Protestors about the Olympics, Tibet is in the news again and it's 2008 and Gitmo is still open for business.</p> “… the brutality of the Chinese regime.”

I agree.

Reading this, though, it struck me that we lost the moral high ground with China and most other countries a long time ago. We can’t really say anything about anyone’s brutality.

China invaded a sovereign nation, overthrew the government, and occupied its territory. There’s a lack of human rights — no due process, no habeus corpus, torture.

And American did — and does — the same damn thing.

Protestors about the Olympics, Tibet is in the news again and it’s 2008 and Gitmo is still open for business.

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