| I am not a big fan of labels. These lablels get people into trouble and some even suffer time in prisons because these labels worked against them with the change of leaders in the party. Patriots, traitors, communist, kuomintang, four olds, capitalist roader, liberal bourgeoisie, etc, do some of these nationalistic labels make any sense to you nowadays? I know its sad and shocking to see a protester snatching away the torch from Jin Jing who is a handicapped. But the conscious Chinese need to ask themselves "Why?" Why did it happen? What led to it? What can we do about it? The person who snatched the torch hasn't been identified so far. Some doubt if that person is even a Tibetan. The latest news is that Chinese have started threatening to this wrong person who is from USA and was at USA and not in France at that time. Some pictures captured traced the guy with Chinese supporters later on. Pictures can be deceptive sometimes. I wouldn't be surprised if this is a staged action planted by CCP to play with nationalistic sentiments. All lives are important and precious. During the recent protest in Tibet, some Chinese were harassed by Tibetans and some innocent people got killed. But do you know how many thousands and thousands of Tibetans were murdered by the Mao Tsetung armies? How many Tibetans were killed by Chinese armies after the 1989 protest in Tibet? I ask Chinese people to watch the movie "Dalai Lama- Renaissance". When asked by western scholars if they can strategically work towards boycotting Chinese goods in the west, he clearly stated that there is no need to boycott Chinese goods by westerners. He said, it will harm the poor Chinese workers depriving them of work and income. Whatever we do, should have "mutual benefit." He further commented "pressure the Chinese authorities, and not Chinese people If allowed in your country, please read the book " My Land and My People" by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, so you will know the Tibetan side of the story. |
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