| @Richard - I am not agreeing nor disagreeing with your post (you are obviously very passionate - given your controversial proclamation that 'we were right on Iraq' - millions would disagree with you) - as I have said many times on these threads, it is not my position to do so (as an outsider)... most non-Chinese do not understand the intricacies of the situation or the history leading up until now (no matter how much they -we - think we are knowledgable or how strong the views). I would however like to make a brief comment on your statement: "why did they jail a non-violent political opponent for 6 years?"... on this point, I think it's open to interpretation - it depends on what one's definition of 'non-violent' is. I'd like to take the opportunity to repost this link from a couple of week's ago (apologies to those people whose servers are on the China mainland and may be affected by the GFW). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsoc4-QnplY On the 'non-violent political opponent' descriptor, I think the jury is still out - does a person who makes 95% of his innocent country people suffer dire hardship and starvation under a 'theocratic' regime (in the name of religion) allow that person to get away unscathed because he is 'non-violent' by not physically hurting someone with a weapon? In other circumstances, what the theocracy had done in Tibet could be considered 'crime against humanity' and perpertrators could be subject to more than just 6 years jail (could it not?). Once again, I am not taking sides here - I am just suggesting that you should not learn your history from western media. Especially as it relates to China and Tibet. Take care and God bless!! |
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