Why not 1 year ago? 2 years ago? Why now? Did China just recently violated human rights?
PS: That Dalai Lama couldn't have picked a better time.
2008 Beijing Olympics:should the world boycott it?, issit a wise move? opinions plz!
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 Apr 1 2008, 07:36 PM
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The question you should be asking yourself is, why now?
Why not 1 year ago? 2 years ago? Why now? Did China just recently violated human rights? PS: That Dalai Lama couldn't have picked a better time. |
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Apr 5 2008, 07:01 PM
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QUOTE(joe_mamak @ Apr 5 2008, 01:45 PM) I speak only for myself, I am not so much influenced by the West's point of view. What I do know is that the Tibetans have been living under harsh conditions for decades and something needs to be done. Thousands have been killed and imprisoned over the years. Tibetans have had donation pouring from every part of the world, lots of them. NGOs for Human Rights especially and you can even find them in Malaysia. So where is the fund? You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know the answer if you just have a peek at the Dalai Lama's lifestyle. A boycott may not make the problem go away but certainly neither is doing nothing, looking at how the Chinese are handling the situation on the ground, in their media and in their official government responses.  So who is making the Tibetans suffer?This boycott will do no good at all, especially boycotting the Olympics after China putting so much money and effort on it. The more they pressure China, the more China will react by refusing to budge from their stand. They are proud that they are given a chance to host the Olympics and they will in no circumstance, believe that they are actually on par with top nations, to show their superiority over Tibet by giving them a small "payback".  Though Steven Spielberg's withdrawal and overeaction still made me LOL for some time few weeks ago. |
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