| @ Stun Edge, I don't disagree that wester media should be watched. It should be watched very closely. This is a known fact, it's not anything new, what so ever. They did false report, point it out and make them correct it. But turn CNN or BBC to be "the West"?! It doesn't make sense. They don't represent America nor Britain... especially CNN, it's a private company... a lot of people don't watch CNN at all. BBC is indeed a different animal, but if "BBS hate Chinese" is what you believe, you know what, you'll have to believe that "they hate everybody". Then turn some protests during Olympic events to be "China hate"or even "anti Chinese people"... it makes less sense. Some of you keep saying that people's feelings were hurt. I am sorry that so many people feel hurt. But the fact is that international affairs are not about feelings. You are on the international stage. There are many people don't live the way you do, and don't want the same way. They may not like your way of life/thinking at all. They will not say things just to please you. That doesn't mean they hate you. Sometimes, things are not totally fair in your perspective, it's not pleasant. Understand. Some other readers on this blog offered some profound insights on how to deal with situation like this before. I am sure, I hope, you read it. Many others have said same things already... protesting in any of these involved countries (US, UK, France etc.) are norm, it's a part of life. It is everybody's right. There are always some people don't agree on something... big deal. Every other day, there'll be some people holding signs out side US Army recruiting offices... to protest against the War... it's been going on for five some years. In general, people want their government to be criticized in order to make sure that they (the government) do a better job. If nobody is criticizing the government, something is wrong. A good image of a nation depends on how a nation treats its people, all people not just the elite and majority groups... how the people treat each other... how, together, they deal with other countries. If people really love the motherland and see all people of the land as one family, they should found out why some members (Tibetans in this case) of the family are not happy. I didn't hear too many Chinese people demanding on finding out the truth... not some reports from CCTV or other agencies... not even just who burned who's shoppes. Something is really wrong when people burn their own cities. Instead, I heard and saw people, by in large, focusing on others' deeds, CNN/BBC etc., their wrongs their unfairness. Then finally, turn the event to be a "movement of national pride"... rise and guard our honor... You don't sense this is an odd chain of events? I have no problem with people want to show how much they love a country. But this time, at this moment, for this reason, it is infantile. |
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