| @ Wonton... awww.. I am starting to find it difficult to communicate with you and I wonder if you are deliberately trying to piss me off. I have never said that I am supporting that Tibetan guy based on his expression. It would be ridiculous to take part in a protest simply because of someone's expression and I am not that stupid! I have made it extremely clear in my very first posting. That facial expression thingy was just a random thought and I was inviting you to reflect as someone in his position - a Tibetan living in exile with no proper identity. There is a story behind hos motive and if can it? Have you ever asked these Tibetans what they really want? Sit down with them and see things from their perspective? Okay enough Then with regards to the Jin Jing issue, all I am saying is it is NOT despicable for anyone to snuff out that flame. Honestly, is anyone robbing her? Is anyone harming her? Is anyone going to rape her? NO. Their goal was to snuff out that flame and irregardless of who carries that torch, the goal would remains the same - to snuff out that flame. Honestly, no one cares who the torch bearer is. Even if China digs out a dead flesh to hold the torch, there would still be people snuffing out the flame. Even if China got a baby to hold the torch, people would still snuff out the flame. What China is doing now is to capitalize using the persons involved to mask the real objectives. That's why I asked you, if it was Yao Ming who was carrying the torch, would be be saying the reversed then? Because the Chinese have essentially called the protester a "bully"? Hence, if it was Yao Ming carrying the torch, would you call him a bully then? That dude would be twice the same of an average Tibetan? Man, I really don't understand why China cannot get pass the fact that the protesters were not targeting Jin Jing and the fact that no one cares who carry the torch. Even if it was a 9 month old baby carrying the torch while crawling on the floor, I will still do the same. I am not hurting that baby but by not NOT snuffing out that flame, I would be hurting the human rights in Tibet. Hello BO, Calm and civilised. There is nothing calm and civilised in what the protesters are doing is there ?? I am grateful for your response even thought I am a little lost on your points. Especially the one on Yao Ming. But it's ok, I think we are both looking from different angles. I also don't understand the "race" thing you wrote about. Anyways, like someone said before, the view is quite different depending on where you stand. We are both rather sure of ourselves but the only difference is that it is us who have to deal with it and not some person screaming from afar. As to whether you capitalise on anything at all, it really don't matter much. My response was from reading exactly what you wrote about your basis of supporting the protester ie. his pained expression. Nowhere did you offer me any other support for your decision. But frankly I am quite tired of continuing on this subject. We can write till the cows come home and the distance between us may not change. Let us just agree to disagree on this matter for now. I think there is too much emotions on all sides. Whatever it is, I am glad that we are able to treat each other with courtesy. |
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