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Originally posted by Janet Kenny:
I just saw a news report on TV showing elderly Chinese people being knocked about while their homes were demolished to make way for flower beds for the Olympics in one case and a tower block in the other. By attending the games and showing solidarity with these people much more will be achieved.
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How on earth does attending the games show solidarity with the people whose houses were demolished to make room for us??? All it does is show them that we believe our comfort for a few days is more important to us than their lifelong homes were to them. That's hardly my idea of
solidarity.
My boss is Chinese - his grown son wanted to go to China last summer for a visit - my boss and his wife were hysterical at the idea. Even tho he speaks the language and has traveled extensively to other countries, they were convinced he'd never make it back here alive. They know the government much better than you or I ever will.