Saturday, August 2, 2008
Chinese Politics
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/china.politics.ap/index.html?eref=rss_world
While I am not exactly well-versed in world politics, I just found this whole plea for a non-political Games a huge farce. The Games are
meant to be political. They are meant as, according to the IOC's own website, a respectful and peaceful affirmation of "universal moral principles". I'm sorry, I didn't know that buying people off to stop them from asking about their dead children buried under metres of rubble is in any way a 'moral principle'. Or shutting out alternative points of view is one, either. Or that not living up to one's promises and then telling everyone not to talk about it is one.
What example are we giving to our next generation? That pride is better than conscience? That the ascendancy of a formidable economic and political power is more important than inalienable human rights?
The IOC shames us all by allowing the Games to run under such displays of thuggery. Berlin 1936, anyone?
Posted by yuene at 2:29 PM