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"This nonsense about Darfur, Tibet is so silly"

Nice to see that you think murder, torture, and rape are so funny. Many powerful countries have done "bad" things in the last decade, but China is at the top of the list. The big difference is that the citizens of those other countries can bring the atrocities to light and hold their governments responsible. You can't do this in China without fear of being imprisoned or executed for dissent. But I guess when your entire system of government is based on repressing the general population to serve the needs of local Party Officials then events like Darfur or Tibet seem funny...

We wouldn't let Nazi Germany host the olympics, why China?

@NoctheniK:

Although I agree with you in spirit, the Olympic Games were in fact held in Nazi Germany in 1936.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics

No man is an island, entire of itself; every
man is a piece of the continent, a part of the
main. If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory
were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or
of thine own were: any man's death diminishes
me, because I am involved in mankind, and
therefore never send to know for whom the bells
tolls; it tolls for thee." - John Donne

Every time we buy a shirt or a toy from China we take a small amount of responsibility for torture and murder. We decay just a bit when we let this happen, because we are the oppressors and the killers and the torturers. It is our choice to either summit or to fight.

Kmuzu

That caption is nonsense. Look at the photo, they are not seeking refuge under a bridge. They are riding under the bridge and are about to exit. The propaganda against China is generally a bunch of BS. I personally would condemn China for its support of capitalism and not allowing their workers to organize. Look at most of the supposed photos of Chinese repression in Tibet and you will find that a lot of the photos are in fact Nepalese military cracking down in Nepal. Chinese soldiers do not have blue cammo uniforms! Perfect example is in this link. This caption at least doesn't claim the soldiers are chinese, but it does try to skirt the issue that they are Nepalese. This article is completely honest in its caption. However, you must ask yourself why they are showing Nepalese attacking Tibetans when the article is about China's crackdown. Most people don't read the caption, that is why. They want to portray the Chinese government as an evil oppressor. Here is probably the most dishonest one, because there is no caption at all. This article is the most photographically honest piece, since it shows only images of things going on in Tibet. Notice, you do not see any beatings in these photos. The article does claim that up to 100 have been killed. However, notice that there is no claim that Chinese Soldiers had killed anyone. But, the tone of the article tries to suggest that the people were killed by the military. Read carefully though; the article does state that Tibetans were killing Han Chinese. I don't know if this was where the majority of the deaths came from, but I would guess it is a good amount.

Also, why should we support an oligarch's repressive rule in Tibet? I fully support Tibet sovereignty, and China's does give Tibet autonomy. However, is it really autonomy when the ruling class are all Han Chinese?

If China is a human rights violator, people should take actions against them.

I just don't know if boycotts and the famines they can induce would send the right message--or even accomplish the right goals.

I think NoctheniK knew that Nazi Germany hosted the olympics, he/she was saying that to make a point.
And as far as human rights issues, ever since 9/11, most of the developed world is guilty of that- floating prisons, suspension of Habeas Corpus, torture, long term detentions without any accusations/evidence. These are things the U.S. and the U.K. are both guilty of...

Increíble, precioso. El Amor en estado puro sobreviviendo incluso a las peores guerras.