Comments on: It’s nice to see China adding civil unrest to their list of global exports http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/ Sat, 19 May 2012 15:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: chris http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/#comment-56 chris Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:34:15 +0000 http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/#comment-56 In a past job i had he good opportunity to work with a few Chinese people still living in China. For the most part they were your normal everyday people, but you would then remember that they were living in a communist ran country & didn't have the great freedoms we have. They were very little on chit-chat & wanted the conversations to stay strictly business. I would like to have the opportunity to talk with these people now, and ask their thoughts on the upcoming Olympics. I have a feeling that up until the games it will only get worse. In a past job i had he good opportunity to work with a few Chinese people still living in China. For the most part they were your normal everyday people, but you would then remember that they were living in a communist ran country & didn’t have the great freedoms we have. They were very little on chit-chat & wanted the conversations to stay strictly business. I would like to have the opportunity to talk with these people now, and ask their thoughts on the upcoming Olympics. I have a feeling that up until the games it will only get worse.

]]> By: Jenn http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/#comment-53 Jenn Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:39:05 +0000 http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/#comment-53 This isn't the first time the Olympics have caused human rights abuses. Though few (if any) were as bad as China. An example: in Mexico, in 1968, over 300 students were killed during protests. And many times the cities where the Olympics were hosted put "undesireables" in jail to clean up the streets. The actual Olympic games may not be the place to protest, but all the media leading up to the games is a great opportunity to let the world know about these wrong doings. This isn’t the first time the Olympics have caused human rights abuses. Though few (if any) were as bad as China. An example: in Mexico, in 1968, over 300 students were killed during protests. And many times the cities where the Olympics were hosted put “undesireables” in jail to clean up the streets.

The actual Olympic games may not be the place to protest, but all the media leading up to the games is a great opportunity to let the world know about these wrong doings.

]]> By: Nathan Clark http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/#comment-43 Nathan Clark Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:28:19 +0000 http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/#comment-43 "The Games have always brought people together in peace to respect universal moral principles. The upcoming Games will feature athletes from all over the world and help promote the Olympic spirit." The challenge is when the universal moral principles are being questionably practiced by the host nation in such flagrant fashion. I'm not sure that the goal is to create a space devoid of politics, rather a space for unity. But our challenge is what we're willing to sacrifice for unity. “The Games have always brought people together in peace to respect universal moral principles. The upcoming Games will feature athletes from all over the world and help promote the Olympic spirit.”

The challenge is when the universal moral principles are being questionably practiced by the host nation in such flagrant fashion. I’m not sure that the goal is to create a space devoid of politics, rather a space for unity. But our challenge is what we’re willing to sacrifice for unity.

]]> By: centofante http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/#comment-42 centofante Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:11:13 +0000 http://veryness.com/2008/04/07/its-nice-to-see-china-adding-civil-unrest-to-their-list-of-global-exports/#comment-42 You can't disagree that China has a long list of human rights abuses. Recently I read that they're diverting water from poor parts of the country to accommodate the games, leaving crops to dry and their people both thirsty and hungry. But isn't the olympic games designed to be devoid of politics? A place to set aside our differences and compete soley on the human level? The second politics enters it, doesnt it change? You can’t disagree that China has a long list of human rights abuses. Recently I read that they’re diverting water from poor parts of the country to accommodate the games, leaving crops to dry and their people both thirsty and hungry.

But isn’t the olympic games designed to be devoid of politics? A place to set aside our differences and compete soley on the human level? The second politics enters it, doesnt it change?

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