What happens if the government hands out free money? This is exactly what is happening in the US. While the US$750 billion bail out is not buying up bad defunct mortgages, it wants to buy the banks instead. The automakers swiftly asked for part of that pie.
After decade of mismanagement, the big three are demanding their own bailout. The politicians will probably give them the money because they need the votes. The bailout will not help anyone including the auto industry. According to survey, the auto union workers make US$75 per hour including benefits. They still enjoy free health coverage paid for by the company after retirement for life. Laid-off workers still make 95% of the wage. The company executives missed the trend for energy efficient cars while trying to build a better Hummer or SUV.
No one shed a tear when Lehman Brothers. The investment bank was viewed as fat cat and deserved to suffered and died. It did. If the government decided not to bailout out fat cats in Wall Street, why should it bail out the fat cats in Motown?
November 19th, 2008 (6 hours ago)
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Where will all these big bailout end? The US starts a 750 Billion bailout of the financial crisis last month. So far, it did not help the market. Now the Big Three auto makers are asking the government to bail them out. The US congress will probably give in and give them more taxpayer’s money to save a few jobs (buy a few votes).
A few years ago, while the Japanese carmakers was making and selling hybrid cars, GM was trying to sell a more gas efficient Hummer. Toyota and Honda cars are viewed by consumers as more efficient, more reliable and better products. They are willing to pay more to buy them despite the higher price. People are lining up to buy a hybrid but the Big Three has no such product to sell. Why should the government reward the poor decision and management of the Big Three?
Since the Democrats victory last week, Obama and his team will probably reward the voters with their own cash.
November 12th, 2008
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The American election is finally over. It really does not matter who won as long as George Bush is out of office. History will tell Bush is one of the worse, if not THE worst president of the United States. The country was in surplus eight years ago when he took office. It is now in multi-trillion dollars of debt and the deficit is still rising. The country is fighting a war that does not seem to end.
Can Obama deliver? With such high expectation, he probably will disappoint. How can he manage expectations? The view that Obama can change how government run is just too simplistic. I doubt much will change.
In a way, there is no lost for McCain and Palin. They are in such a no win situation. They cannot defend the Bush failed policy. McCain is too old for another run. Palin is still young. She can still make a run in four or eight years. Time is on her side.
November 6th, 2008
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It is just two more days to election. It is not much of a choice. Liberals and NDP are focusing their platform on tax increases and “free” giveaways. The Liberals want a tax on carbon. Good idea for people who want a “greener” earth. It is always political correct to proclaim to the world that improving the environment is important. I have no problem on punishing those who pollute. Well, since I am still living, I will do some harm to the environment. I am punishing myself for just living. The government can easily introducing a new tax scheme. There is no way to say that my income tax will decrease so I pay no more tax. Unlike Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia, those provinces have hydro and nuclear energy. Nova Scotia uses coal for electric generation. It will penalize me for just want to stay warm in the cold Canadian winter. Why anyone should chose to pay more tax just to survive the winter?
The Dippers are always do-gooders and speak for the little guys. They are supposed to fight for the poor, wage earners, women, minorities… Party boss Layton said he would increase the tax rate for the rich guys (any businesses and corporations). The increased portion of the tax will pay for more hospital beds, doctors, health care, welfare… Great idea! Wait a minute, if all the businesses have to pay a much higher tax, they cannot hire more people, especially when the economy is now going through a downturn. I am definitely not a fan of big corporations, however, if businesses are taxed so much that they become unprofitable, we will enter a recession for sure. Those businesses, from banks to grocery stores, have to pay more taxes. They will definitely increase their prices to maintain their profit margin. Just a minute, there is only one group of taxpayer – us. Ultimately, businesses do not pay taxes, we do!
There is not much of a choice. I do not like Harper when he broke the Atlantic Accord. Nova Scotia lost potentially billions of oil and gas royalties. In any election, it is not who you vote for. It is who you want to vote against. For me, I vote against any more tax increases.
October 12th, 2008
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Back to Sarah Palin and her debate - in MSNBC, it describes Palin as a vague, knows only generalities. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26967325/ It reads
Ms. Palin often spoke in generalities and showed scant aptitude for developing arguments beyond a talking point or two. Her sentences were distinguished by their repetition of words, by the use of the phrase “here in Alaska” and for gaps. On paper, her sentences would have been difficult to diagram.
Hoewever in the Wall Street Journal, it tells a different conclusion. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122281636354892281.html
It described her in a totally different light.
“Binkley and Murkowski went after each other, almost ignoring her, bickering back and forth,” Mr. Clark remembers. Finally, he continues, “Ms. Palin interrupted and said ‘Don’t Alaskans deserve a better discourse than that?’ It became the defining moment of the campaign.”
In the general election, she faced off against a former governor, Tony Knowles, and former state legislator Andrew Halcro. In most encounters, her métier was projecting winsomeness — making a virtue of not knowing as much about the minutiae of state government because, for most of her adulthood, she was immersed in small-town life and raising a family.
How can one report call her vague, and another one define her remarks as “the defining moment of the campaign.”? The bias of different sources frames the prospective of the reader. Just be careful of the message of the media!
October 1st, 2008
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The Liberals’ “Green Shift” plan is a strange idea. To make it worse, they put it out as an election platform. Who on earth will vote for a tax increase? Most people will try to save taxes than save the earth.
The Green party even proposed to raise the GST by one percentage point. They claim raising consumption will solve the ills of the earth, http://www.votefortomorrow.ca/goal4.htm , never mind it may bring in a recession.
The Conservatives appointed someone who had two criminal convictions to run in the Halifax riding. They did not even conduct a background check before the appointment. Is there a nomination process for a candidate? If there is a nomination process, who recommend of nominate such a person? Fortunately, they pull her out of the race. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080909.welxnluke0909/BNStory/politics The ex-candidate was fired from her job because of some “accounting irregularities”. http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Search/9008587.html The organization she manages is now closed and broke. Police was called to investigate. http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Search/1081219.html The Minister who is in charge of the government grant is trying to distance himself from the ex-appointee. http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1081173.html
The NDP is not doing any better. Their environmental friendly candidate allegedly went “all natural” in front of a group of teenagers at an environmental conference. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080924.BCNDP24/TPStory/National Two other candidates resigned after they were found smoking marijuana on some on-line videos. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iIEiPmUaVUMF1zmUJARgyjFkRbdw Both candidates are from the beautiful British Columbia. They do have a different perspective on the West Coast!
If people who aspire to be elected to the legislature cannot even obey the existing law or have some common sense, we are all in deep trouble. (… and we are.)
September 26th, 2008
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Why on earth anyone even interview Matt Damon for his opinion on Sarah Palin? He claimed he knew not much about her. Well, if you do not know anything, why say anything? Hollywood celebrities may be good in entertainment, but what do they know about the economy and national defence? Why don’t they just stick with endorsing soap, shampoo and dog food? At least, using the wrong soap won’t harm the country.
September 11th, 2008
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There is a right wing conservative anti-gay Christian group in Hong Kong that causes some controversy. Here is my response to my friend.
Most of the bad publicity is a result of their anti-gay position. I can understand the gay community oppose to such a group. I did go to their web site and read their material. It seems that they model their strategy of the religious Right Wing Conservatives in the US. They mix religion and politics. Bad news!
It is just my opinion. However, the experience I have with such groups is mostly bad. They may have the best intentions, but it is not the best way to transform society. Their stand of “human rights” seems problematic. They stressed on piety and society responsibility before one can gain “human right”. We do not need to bow down to our parents before they let us eat. We do not need to give money to the police before they protect our property. As I understand, we are born with inherited rights – right to free speech, freedom of expression, free from harassment from government… People may abuse their freedom, but it is still better to have those rights then have them taken away.
Christians may not agree with homosexual lifestyle, we cannot deny their right to co-exist in the mainstream society. If those rights are taken away, the government then have the right to take away our freedom to choose being a Christian as a lifestyle. You may think that it is extreme. It happened under Nazism. Also, those fundamentalist groups in the US have influence government to make unreasonable laws. In the US, one such group have themselves elected on the school board in Dover, Co. This happened as recently as 2007. They forced all the science teachers to teach God created the universe in 6 exact days. The universe is only six thousand years old. The case went to the Supreme Court and the decision of the school board was ruled unconstitutional.
Now that long ago, those Christian groups deemed mixed race marriages immoral. They used the Bible as the root of their argument. Mixed race marriages were outlawed in the US because of these Christian fundamentalist groups until late 1960’s. In some fundamentalist churches today, mixed race marriages are still frowned upon.
In Nova Scotia where I live, some fundamentalist churches, including Baptists, the Catholic Church, etc., tried to force the government to pass a law to stop all retail shops from opening on Sundays. It was then called “The Lord’s Day Act”. They claimed Sunday is the Lord’s Day. We should all rest and do nothing. Therefore Sunday shopping should be banned. Actually, the government bowed to these groups and tried to gain votes from church goers and small food stores that can take advantage of the loopholes of that Act. The law did passed. However, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that law unconstitutional. This just happened a few years ago. It is dangerous if we let government to dictate our practice and behaviour.
Despite our Christian beliefs, we should be careful on forcing our own morals to the whole society. This type of “Social Engineering” on morality is extremely dangerous. Just look at Islamic countries, couples cannot even hold hands in public. “Holding hands” is deemed immoral behaviour, never mind kissing. If we let our government to take away our basic right to choose, they will have no problem doing that. They will definitely take away more then we let them.
“Be careful of what you wish for, you may get it!”
August 25th, 2008
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As I am watching the Summer Olympics, the success of China is difficult to ignore. When a backward country prospers, some get jealous. Some protest for Tibet. Some complain about the lack of democracy. No matter what their causes, I believe those who complain about China mainly out of racism.
The “Free Tibet” or “human rights” protestors protest because they cannot tolerate a non-Caucasian country dares to yield to their demand. They use grand package euphuisms like “democracy”, “Free Tibet”… to disguise their hatred against the rise of any non-Caucasian country.
I can prove my point by a simple comparison by their reaction of Russian invasion of Georgia. Where are “Free Georgia” protestors in Beijing? Are the Russians going into Georgia to protect the “human rights” of Georgians? Georgia gained independence from the Soviet Union in the 1990’s. Good for Georgia. Now, Russia sends in the tanks to get it back. Where are the Western professional (sorry, I should say student) protest groups? Is there a group “Students for a Free Georgia” somewhere waving Georgian flags? We do not see such groups because Russia is a Caucasian country and is suppose to be strong. Since Russian is a strong Caucasian country, those “freedom fighters” or “democracy groups” dare not to offend them.
Also, those groups will never organize any protest in Islamic nations because they respect the Muslim religion. They practise diversity and tolerance. Strange, they cannot tolerate China being strong!
August 16th, 2008
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I received this from a friend. It gives a different prospective of China. I love it.
A POEM FOR THE WEST => Published by the Washington Post:
When we were called “Sick Man of Asia”, we were called “The Yellow Peril”.
When we are billed to be the next Superpower, we are called “The Threat”.
When we were closed our doors, you smuggled Drugs to Open Markets.
When we embrace Free Trade, you blame us for taking away your jobs.
When we were falling apart, you marched in your troops and wanted your “fair share”.
When we were putting the broken pieces together again, “Free Tibet” you screamed, “it was an invasion!”
So, we Tried Communism, you hated us for being Communists
When we embrace Capitalism, you hate us for being Capitalist.
When we have a billion people, you said we were destroying the planet.
When we are tried limited our numbers, you said it was human rights abuse.
When we were poor, you think we are dogs.
When we loan you cash, you blame us for your debts.
When we build our industries, you called us Polluters.
When we sell you goods, you blame us for global warming.
When we buy oil, you called that exploitation and genocide.
When you fight for oil, you called that Liberation.
When we were lost in chaos and rampage, you wanted “Rules of Law” for us.
When we uphold law and order against violence, you called that “Violating Human Rights”.
When we were silent, you said you want us to have “Free Speech”.
When we were silent no more, you say we were “Brainwashed-Xenophobic”.
“Why do you hate us so much?” we asked.
“No,” you answered, “We don’t hate you.”
We don’t hate you either, but do you understand us?
“Of course we do,” you said, “We have AFP, CNN and BBCs…”
What do you really want from us?
Think hard first, then answer…
Because you only get so many chances,
Enough is enough, enough hypocrisy for this one world.
We want One World, One Dream, and Peace on Earth.
This Big Blue Earth is Big Enough for all of Us.
By Duo-Liang Lin, Ph.D. —
Professor Emeritus of Physics University at Buffalo State University of New York
Professor Lin’s poetry is also made into a video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07zmehXVlsY
當我們被稱爲東亞病夫時，我們被稱爲黃禍。
當我們被宣傳爲下一個超級大國時，我們被稱爲威脅。
當我們關上我們的大門時，你們走私毒品來打開市場。
當我們信奉自由貿易時，你們責駡我們奪走了你們的工作。
當我們被碎成幾片時，你們的軍隊闖進來要求公平分贓。
但我們把碎片重拼接好時，你們有叫囂解放被入侵的西藏。
好，那麽我們嘗試共産主義，你們恨我們是共産分子。
當我們容納了資本主義時，你們又恨我們是資本家。
當我們有十億人民時，你們說我們正在摧毀這個星球。
當我們實行計劃生育時，你們說這是違反人權。
當我們貧窮時，你們認爲我們是狗。
當我們借給你們現金時，你們罵我們使你們負了債。
當我們建設我們的工業時，你們稱我們是污染者。
當我們賣給你們商品時，你們責備我們助長了溫室效應。
當我們購買石油時，你們稱是剝削和種族大屠殺。
而當你們爲石油而發起戰爭時，你們稱爲解放。
當我們在動亂時，你們要替我們制定律法。
當我們依法鎮治暴亂時，你們稱違反了人權。
當我們沈默時，你們要我們言論自由。
當我們不再沈默時，你們稱我們是洗腦式的仇外。
你們爲什麽那麽恨我們？我們不禁要問。
不，我們不恨你們，你們說。
我們也不恨你們，但是你們理解我們嗎？我們問。
當然了，你們說，我們有媒體AFP，CNN和,BBCs.
但是 你們有誰能真正瞭解我們？
思考一下 然後回答
你們 只是想找尋一切機會
永無休止地讓世界變得僞善。
爲世界 我們祈禱 讓這個地球到處充滿和平
――藍色的星球 我們共同的家園。
May 21st, 2008
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I was talking a friend living in the US. The US government is sending out cheques of $600 per person to “save the economy”. The Americans are encouraged to spend the way out of recession. “Buy, buy, buy” means patriotic. American is an indebted nation. Foreclosure is everywhere. The US foreclosure rate doubled in the last quarter. Instead of paying down the debt, the government is urging people to spend more money so that they may feel good. I am no economist, but I know more debt means more restraints for growth. Increase consumer spending is a result of a sound economy, not the cause.
A few hundred years ago, the Spaniards had the highest gold reserve in the world because they conquered South America. Instead of saving and building their industry and economy, they wasted all their wealth on luxury palaces, lavish buildings and war. They thought the party would never end. The Americans are doing the same thing. The different this time is they borrow money from the international market (the Chinese and the Japanese) to spend. Hillary Clinton and the media like CNN’s Lou Dobbs and Cafferty call for the end of “unfair” trade practices and currency manipulation from China. They forgot that it is the Americans who buy all the stuff from China and Japan. No one force them to spend money on foreign goods. They buy foreign goods and services because they are cheaper and better quality. The Japanese and German cars actually cost more than the American made. However, the Americans buy foreign cars because of their better quality.
The Americans export a lot to the world. Entertainment and war are the major exports. Hollywood export movies, TV shows, music, and American pop culture to the world. A kid from the rural Philippines, China, even Vietnam can watch CSI or 24 on the tube. The US also exports fighter jets to most of its “friendly” nations. If the Americans really want to compete with rest of the world, they should do what they do best – selling fantasies, propaganda and wars.
May 1st, 2008
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The Economists had a good insight of the Chinese Olympics this week. Protesting against human rights in China (or anywhere) just does not work. Actions like yelling, blocking roads, burning cars and houses, waving banners yield anger and suppression. “Constructive engagement” and building a “harmonious society” gain the notice of all the political leaders of the world.
It is just strange to me that religious groups talk about peace. They seldom put their talk into practice.
Islam claims to be a peaceful religion. I see not peace in the Middle East, Pakistan, and Sudan…
Buddhism and Dali Lam talked about peace. The Tibetan monks started the world wide protest against China. Some even tried to grab the torch from Jin Jing, a wheelchair-bound athlete. It seems that the pro-Tibet protesters also picked on those who literally cannot stand up. The hatred of the Dali Lama followers against the Chinese are so intense that they see violence is their path to enlightenment and peace.
The Bible says “the love of money is the root is all evil” (1Timothy 6:10). If Paul were to rewrite the letter to Timothy today, he probably would add religion to his reasoning.
April 25th, 2008
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Hillary Clinton won Pennsylvania last night. It may be her last stance before she calls it quits. She can still save some face if she just walks out of the game.
She turns protectionist during this bitter fight. It is easier to woo votes as a protectionist and turn on the nationalistic, patriotic tone. She can claim all foreign imports as un-American or anti-American. She already lost the black votes. She may not get the Hispanic votes. Now, she has to focus on white middle working class. However, the white middle working class votes may go to John McCain. She now has no new ideas except her negative attack ads.
The editorial from The Chronicle Herald said it right, she is desperate to say anything to get any support.
April 23rd, 2008
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The West denounces the Chinese suppress its media to report it news. CNN’s Jack Cafferty called the Chinese government “goons and thugs”. The West may have its freedom of speech to openly express its views, fair enough. However, Cafferty did not mention it was the Tibetan monks who burnt buildings and beat people up. Who were the thugs? According to Cafferty, the Chinese cannot do anything right. I doubt the US government will do anything less in stopping a riot in its own soil.
The US claimed Iraq had WMD but it turned out to be a lie. The US troops marched into Iraq without cause. Bush sent its young men and women to die based on a lie he and his goons fabricated. If you point your finger to another person, there are at least three of your own fingers pointing back at you. CNN should call Bush and his gang the number one goons and thugs before it named China. As far as I know, China has no troops outside its borders. The US is flexing it military muscle to secure its oil supply. Cafferty should talk more about the US troops out of Iraq before he called anyone “goons and thugs”.
While the Pope apologized numerous times on the sex abused cases of the Catholic Church, I never heard Dalai Lama apologize for the serfdom and the abuse of the Lama monks towards its own people. The Pope has the courage to admit the mistakes the church had done. Dalai Lama never admits the practice of serfdom and slavery of Lamaism is a violation of human rights. Neither do CNN and other media even talk about that. The western media calls the slave owners victims because they cannot practice their religion of enslavement.
April 21st, 2008
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Finally, The Globe and Mail published an editorial on Tibet today.
I supposed there will be a lot of opposition to this piece. The West should stop China bashing. I never read anything bashing from the media, either from the right or left, against the Opium War or the invasion of Peking. Where were the human rights groups when the British and the French grew and sold opium to the Chinese? The western countries are now suffering from drugs problems in their cities. The western powers introduced opium to enslave the Chinese. Now, opium, cocaine and other additive drugs are enslaving them. There is a God after all. In Buddhism, this is called 因果報應. It loosely translated, “you reap what you sowed” or “it is coming back to bite you”.
The US is selling arms to Saudi Arabia worth over 20 billions. I suppose the Saudi has a stellar record on human rights. The French and German governments are pushing the EU to sell arms to China. Actually, The French government sold the Mirage fighter jet to Taiwan and the US government is selling its F22 to China.
As long as it provides jobs at home, human rights is only a bargaining chip for the West. The major weapons producing countries do not care who they are selling the weapons to, as long as the sales providing jobs and money for their own constituents. The West love a chaotic world. It can provide more profit for their defense industries. The defense industry is the major contributors to their election campaigns. Those election campaigns are the foundation of western democracy.
In conclusion, without arms dealing and violation of human rights, the West cannot fund their style of democracy. What an irony!
April 21st, 2008
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“Why do I have to learn this? I’ll never use this again!” This is the common complain students give me. My answer, “You may never use this exact topic, but you will use the skill of problem solving and logical thinking.”
The area of statistics and probability is sometimes not easy to grasp. I can find at least one application. When I show the students the chance of winning in a 649 is one in 14 million, it demonstrates we might as well throw the money away. Of course, people still play the lottery because the cost is minimal and the return is huge. Losing a dollar is not a big deal to most people. However, there are other things in life not worth gambling for. People still take the chance even they know the odds are against them.
For example, statistics shows the chance having lung cancer for smokers is much higher than non-smokers. Numerous independent researches verified that smoking causes lung cancer. I am not going to name individual papers. One can type “smoking, lung cancer, statistics” in Google or any search engines and read the research papers from various cancer societies to ones heart content. People still place their lives as bets against the odds. In this case, one can quit smoking and hope that the damage will be reversed.
Another example is more serious and the damage is more far reaching. It is marriage. I know choosing a spouse is mostly an emotional matter. It is impossible to keep rational when hormones are pumping. It is difficult to take into account of faith, family background, habits, interest…
Faith is a determining factor in marriage. The Bible is correct in saying,
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” 2Corinthians 6:14.
If the two do not have the same belief system, it will bring friction in raising children, finance, family… Conclusion: Do not consider anyone who do not share your faith. However, most people do not investigate deeper before they enter this life blinding “contract” before they say “I do”. It is too late to say “I don’t” when it is too late.
Love is only one of the many factors in a happy marriage. There are plenty other variables to make a marriage work. All the factors have to be considered logically before marriage. Otherwise, pain and suffering will follow. It would be too late for all parties including the children. Marriage is the most important decision in ones lifetime. In making such decision, we need solid problem solving skills. Who says analytical skills in mathematics and statistics are useless?
April 20th, 2008
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The pro-Tibetan protestors do not want peace. They want chaos. I just do not understand. No one, French, British, or American protested against the Sudan government despite years of killings in Darfur. However, they all rise up because the Chinese government stopped a riot in Tibet, which is a part of China.
The pro-Tibet protestors did not care that the Tibetan monks burnt buildings and beat people up in the street. They want their revenge and their form of justice. As for the pro-Tibetan protestor, violence is justified as long as it is against the Chinese.
Dalai Lama remains silence on the violence. He may claim to be a peace loving monk. The reality is far from the truth.
April 9th, 2008
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I just want to ask a simple question. The protestors against the Olympic torch are most young twenty-year-old. Do those people have to work for a living? Where do they come from? It seems that they have a lot of time on their hands. Why don’t they do some productive work? Instead, their goal is to destroy, disrupt, and create social unrest. It seems that they are very organized. Who is funding their operation? Who is paying them to go to various cities to protest? Who is paying for all the banners?
It does not matter what the occasion is. There are always a similar group of protestors with similar tactics protesting for causes such as WTO, G8, Free Trade, Free Tibet, environment… etc. Is there a training school for professional protestors? I just wonder how much they get pay for each demonstration.
April 8th, 2008
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Dalai Lama wants the world to know, China should give Tibet independence. The message is spoken with violence, disruption and chaos. His tactics seems to work. The torch relay did not go as planned. Protestors won the day. The message seems to switch from free Tibet to human rights in China.
It is so easy to judge others by our standard. “Our standard” is always better than those who do not behave like us, look like us and talk like us. The protestors in the West is trying to impose their moral to China. To make matter worse, China is getting richer and the West cannot tolerate it. The French used to occupy part of Shanghai. They used to be the master of the Chinese. A century latter, the French lost its leading role in the world stage. It has high unemployment because of its generous social welfare policy. Last year, the French had to fight with the Islamic rioters in the street. The mayor of Paris talked about human rights but does not see the cultural separation of Islamic youth in his own city.
Dalai Lama always portrays himself as an underdog. If he is sincere about leading Tibet into an independence state, he should order his followers to stop the protest. Riots and chaos never bring prosperity to any nation. Only stability can bring wealth to a nation. Creating chaos can never convince China. Peace will.
April 7th, 2008
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There is no such thing as a “peaceful protest”. When the protestors try to disrupt and grab the Olympic torch, it is violence against the athlete, NOT peaceful. If Dalai Lama is promoting peace, he should not allow violence to happen. On the surface, Dalai Lama is denouncing violent protest. Either he has lost his influence on his people, or the protestors know he is not sincere about his order. Either way, violence is acceptable according to the independence seeker of Tibet.
Olympics is supposed to be a non-political event. It is never the case. The West boycotted the Olympics in Moscow because of the invasion of Afghanistan. The US then funded the Taliban to fight the Soviet. We all know what happen now.
April 7th, 2008
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