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- kosmoX, on 04/08/2008, -15/+90In other news, China payed no attention.
- inactive, on 04/08/2008, -5/+42Free Iraq while we're at it.
- AllINeed, on 04/08/2008, -18/+53What's really surprising is the city of San Francisco wouldn't give the Free Tibet campaigners a permit to rally/protest the human rights violation of the Communist People's Republic of China.
- MrGold79, on 04/08/2008, -11/+42people from tibet just like climbing *****
- inactive, on 04/08/2008, -12/+43If only China had large amounts of oil. Maybe then we'd liberate the Tibetans.
- theNazz, on 04/08/2008, -1/+23Given the skilled stunt to get the banner and flags raised on Golden Gate Bridge, there are some crafty minds working on the protest. I don't know what they have planned for the actual event, but something tells me that the bay area PDs are going to have their hands full. The Golden Gate Bridge was supposed to be on 'high alert' when those three got the banner and flags up, so I think SF PD are going to have a chip on their shoulder. Why do I get the feeling that teargas and rubber bullets are going to be riding shotgun with that Olympic torch when it hits SF?
- Armakillo, on 04/08/2008, -2/+23Climbing bridges is dangerous, even if it's for Tibet.
- corfe83, on 04/08/2008, -1/+16 I lived in China for half a year in 2005-2006, and my wife is Chinese (she didn't leave until she was 23). I agree with your complaints about America, but I think you should show more concern about the Chinese government's control over its people. It is deeply concerning to me, and (I don't know if you're Chinese, but) I notice many Chinese trying to defend their countries honor, without willing to be open about the real issues that exist.
"Western news reports are more than eager to print that the Tibet riot was peaceful and the Chinese police use unnecessary force when the fact is totally opposite. It was not a peaceful protest!"
If it wasn't a peaceful protest, why did China forbid all media from attending, and confirming this? Only a guilty party would ban journalists from an entire region - the innocent want the whole world to see. I watched the Hong Kong news myself - after being denied entry to the city, the journalists were followed by the police, chased away from Lhasa. Furthermore, the Chinese media reported that the Dalai Lama was encouraging the protesters in Lhasa to be violent, when in fact he said he would step down if the protesters were to continue using violence! The truth is the Chinese government is afraid to let the Chinese people see what is really happening.
"and now it's being criticized by countries with less history" the length of history is a wonderful thing for Chinese to be proud of, but it has nothing to do with this issue, and is a fallacious reason to look down on another country's opinion. People criticize the Chinese government from countries outside of China, because it's illegal to criticize the government from inside China. My wife studied in the PRC to be a reporter - as a journalist, you're required to be a member of the communist party, and you're told to agree that "As a journalist, your first duty is to serve the people. The best way to serve the people is to serve the communist party". If you report anything else (besides what the communist party officials tell you to report), you can lose your job, go to jail, or worse. Because of this, corruption is rampant in the Government in China, and the Government works hard to cover its ass by restricting information.
Did you know there's no live TV in the PRC? It's true - there's always a several-second delay, for the government censors to block anything that might offend the government.
"It may be true that China has many human rights in the past but the country has transformed so much over the years...Ahh, go visit the country and see for yourself what the country truly represents..."
It is still a country that teaches lies in the history books it gives its children, the media is government controlled, and citizens can be punished for speaking their mind. I met a man in Xi'an whose niece had the best test scores in the entire Shaanxi province, and so was able to study in Beijing. She participated in the protests, and was taken from the family. Her name was permanently deleted from the hukou (family register), as though she never existed. He never saw her again, and is not even allowed to mention it - this is how afraid the Chinese government STILL is of ideas that don't come from the ruling party.
"And now a bunch of ***** go all politic to screw all the hard work up, it's totally disrespectful! If people want China to improve their human rights, it should at least should respect because feelings will be reciprocated. Treat people the way you want to be treated also applies on a larger scale as well." I agree with this.
Look, I'm willing to criticize my own country for its faults. But when the issue is about China, please be open about your country's faults, too! - netsql, on 04/08/2008, -3/+17Wait till they find out about Bush position on Torture, and war in Iraq!
- darkciti2, on 04/08/2008, -2/+15They're bringing attention to the issue, and it's working. It's more than you've ever done.
- drjekelmrhyde, on 04/08/2008, -4/+17Now sungoddess you know that's *****
- iloveazngurlzs, on 04/08/2008, -3/+15like comment on digg.
- Wholekernalcorn, on 04/08/2008, -4/+15SF Socialists Vs. Red Chinese Communists...who will win??
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- tightscrummy, on 04/08/2008, -0/+10How you reading digg without a computer. "Dude, I have a Dell and they're headquartered in Texas. You can't get much more American than that!".
- syroncoda, on 04/08/2008, -4/+13they climbed some of the cables not the tower. my boss got stuck in the traffic jam when it happened. helicopters everywhere.
- h0ser, on 04/08/2008, -8/+17and the human rights violations of Iraqis by Americans goes unnoticed.
- ictoan, on 04/08/2008, -33/+42I do not think China violated human rights in the Tibet riot. They did what any government would have done: quell the protesters. Yet western media go on a field day condemning Communist (of course there's never any Democratic United States of America... adjective are only worthy when it has negative connotation) People's Republic of China for their 'human rights violation'. Western news reports are more than eager to print that the Tibet riot was peaceful and the Chinese police use unnecessary force when the fact is totally opposite. It was not a peaceful protest!
I don't care if I get digg down because it's true. Americans are greedy. They want to buy cheap goods from China yet expects the country to be poor and powerless so that they can exploit the country more until every last drop has been squeezed. When China finally starts to put its foot into the developed door, every developed countries (mostly western, Japan is a different story) want to knock it down with skewed criticism.
It may be true that China has many human rights in the past but the country has transformed so much over the years. It has combated various rules and traditions for thousands of years and now it's being criticized by countries with less history, especially freaking not even three hundred years of history country called America. It is so annoying. Ahh, go visit the country and see for yourself what the country truly represents...
One final thought, the Olympic is a world event and the Chinese citizens are very proud to have the event in China. And now a bunch of ***** go all politic to screw all the hard work up, it's totally disrespectful! If people want China to improve their human rights, it should at least should respect because feelings will be reciprocated. Treat people the way you want to be treated also applies on a larger scale as well. - pearlygate, on 04/08/2008, -6/+14meh, I don't believe what the media says about tibet. It could be another propaganda against China. Remember red communist fear several decades ago? I bet this is the same thing
- ictoan, on 04/08/2008, -8/+16Why is it ridiculous? If you can't think of anything to say, then you're not making any points at all. I don't think I'm pro-Chinese, more like observing it from both positions and reading from multiple news sources. But then again, I would rather be labeled pro-Chinese than ignorant 'can't think of anything else to say' person.
- tim04, on 04/08/2008, -0/+8...uhh they've already got wmd's
- ericknows, on 04/08/2008, -6/+13Free Iraq first!!!!
- GoneFishing, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7Tibet was part of China since the Tang Dynasty 900 years ago. The Dalai Lama and Banchan Lama needed to visit the Chinese emperor for acknowledgement prior to their ruling of Tibet. In practice, no official from the Dynasty directly ruled Tibet, but China was the boss and Tibet was the associate.
- cLOUDFAn, on 04/08/2008, -5/+11just like North America belongs to Native Americans
why don't we give weapons to Native Americans and let them take back their land
oh wait
you killed all of them
smart!! - godplaysdnd, on 04/08/2008, -1/+7It's the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny
- iancgi, on 04/08/2008, -4/+10its not about china paying attention its about making others aware of whats happening.
- redragon3883, on 04/08/2008, -9/+15actually Tibet have enjoyed their own autonomy until the time when the Red Army (Mao's era) come and take that away from them. At that same time, Dalai Lama goes into exile. So no, it is not part of China (even ancient China).
- phytonix, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6Most of them are already killed aren't they?
Of course human rights do not include rights for the dead. So live happily on your stolen land while you can. - hobbers, on 04/08/2008, -1/+7People should boycott the Olympics because they're the Olympics, not because of the host country. Has everyone forgotten how Nazi the IOC is? They try to copyright the entire Olympics. There was that big fiasco when blogging first started where the IOC said no athletes could blog about the Olympics. Wtf is that? And then there's the coverage rights they sell every year. I think in 2004 NBC bought it for the USA region ... pricetag was $2 billion or $3 billion. The Olympics is no longer about the spirit of the game. It's one giant marketing and commercialization tool.
- Aleks, on 04/08/2008, -2/+7Is it Tibet Appreciation Day? Maybe we should give them some of that Internet Money...
- kenvsryu, on 04/08/2008, -3/+8Cause they can't read English?
- Awspire, on 04/08/2008, -15/+20FREE TIBEAHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhh.......
- phytonix, on 04/08/2008, -2/+7All Chinese are pro-Tibet. Pro-China = Pro-Tibet. Pro-China means a lot of things. Instead of accusing China based on unreliable source and biased western mainstream media, there are so many people can do to help China become a better country with more freedom.
The westernized pro-Tibet stereotype are just based on lies of Dalai Lama.
Truth is the western world don't want to see China become strong. Even if China is as free as the USA. USA will still try to be enemy of China. Face it, it is true. - longbow486, on 04/08/2008, -5/+10Hello China? Ha have something you want.... Yes, all the Tea...
- tim04, on 04/08/2008, -1/+6uhh...they are, at least up here in Canada. The Natives have been fighting for their land for generations.
- phytonix, on 04/08/2008, -0/+5BTW, reporters are not allowed in Tibet, doesn't warrant them the right to craft images from India or Nepal and brainwash people into believing those are from Tibet. No matter what happened, it is always wrong to lie, this is especially true for media. But unfortunately it is happening all the time.
Chinese media lie about things too. But compared to the western media when reporting foreign affairs, the Chinese media tend to hide things by censorship more than making things up or complete distortion. - shadowofleaves, on 04/08/2008, -4/+8God, some of the comments here are pretty retarded. The problem with China is one that no amount of protesting will ever solve. Protesting rarely directly helps anyone. The point of this was to get attention to the issues in Tibet/China - I'd say it worked.
- univerio, on 04/08/2008, -4/+8While you're at it, free Quebec! Hmm, maybe we should boycott the 2010 Winter Olympics...
/sarcasm - lohphat, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4How many billions has DHS spent on protecting the Golden Gate Bride from terraists and some hippies have no problems climbing up in broad daylight!?
I WANT MY TAX MONEY BACK! - paulmer2003, on 04/08/2008, -6/+10Free Tibet! I was reading about Tiananmen Square and the violent supression of the protsts of '89. Makes me sick. ***** China!
- phytonix, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4Oh we all know what those bastard reporters will do even if they are allowed in Tibet. I've seen it, felt it, and felt disgusted by it.
US sent military to New Orleans to shoot gangsters or something. US sent way more military to Iraq, you know what "the surge" is? And how did the media try to convince the whole country into a war that's wrong in the first place? If you watch TV, you might remember how the TVs and such tried to convince people that a war with Iran would be genius? When one CNN reporter was in Sichuan, China, lied about what the residents said there, he did not even dare to broadcast the voice interview... pathetic.
BTW, how much Ron Paul coverage do you see? I think he is now basically blocked, such as on CNN. - inactive, on 04/08/2008, -4/+8You must be American. I hope you continue to live in your own little world/bubble, so you won't ***** up the world for the rest of us.
- inactive, on 04/08/2008, -2/+6Yea, bomb China. That'll do something. I'm sure of it. It's not like they have any effects on our economy, our way of life, or any importance in the world.
- rdoger6424, on 04/08/2008, -0/+4No, they do that to themselves as a form of protest. Not to say that the Chinese don't do other crazy ***** as well.
- liquidfirex, on 04/08/2008, -3/+7Yes americans are greedy, but don't be a fool in thinking the entire world isn't greedy, therefore it's a moot point.
The issue here is the Tibetans are almost entirely peaceful. You are talking about a soon to be world power that has the worlds "most powerful nation" by the proverbial balls and pocketbook. I mean that wouldn't be such an issue if they were even remotely just or had an any real morals. It's not at all about democracy vs communism, it's right vs. wrong. Dressing up soldiers as tibetans and acting violently to sway public opinion is not something I group the in "right" pile.
And having history doesn't make a country's word any more important, that country is still made up of people who have lived for the same amount of time. I don't care how much backstory your country has that doesn't justify a single thing.
And "no offense" but ***** you we're ruining the Olympics, get your priorities straight, China is an offender on all fronts, human right, environmental, moral you name it. You know what IS disrespectful? Not speaking out for those who can't because you want to watch people run around a ***** track. This is high time to put the spotlight on a disgusting regime, at a time when the majority of people who can help fix it are too busy watching Survivor to learn about it.
People like you worry me, but make me realize how Nazi Germany came to be. - cLOUDFAn, on 04/08/2008, -5/+9yeah...maybe china gov should have killed all tibet ppl then take up their land, or move them to inland china then make them slaves...just like you did
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