Bush's Olympic Doctrine
Sunday, President Bush defended his decision to attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. Although I don't want to say it, his reasoning and explanation are right on target.
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I guess it is just a matter of time before all the old Communist/Capitalist suppressors are gone. Maybe then, China can join the world and help us all heal it, for our own good.
Well then I guess it won't be too long before some American ambassador goes to China, and tries to explain to them that freedom is a dangerous thing, and too many freedoms are bad. If that sounds crazy, that's what happened when Paul Cellucci came to Canada. He tried to tell us that we have too many freedoms and that's a bad thing and we would be happier if we were like Americans with limited freedoms.
Needless to say, we didn't listen to him!
You seem interested in democracy, a fine thing. But in persuit of your own personal beliefs you not willing to take into consideration several facts:
1.Chinese as a society value more cohesion and societal harmony more than the shrill "I, Me, Mine"individualism favored by some petty bourgious liberals.
2. The concept of keeping China a single poltical entity, is compeltely ingnored or simply not understood by many of the same Westerners.
The wise leadership of Chinese Communist Party observed with horror the chaos and suffering caused by Soviet republics' disintegration and switch to Western style capitalism.
Chinese communist leadership is working to prevent the same thing in China.
The need of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Especially when you're talking about 1.5 people.
You are correct that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Only here, the many are the people of China and the few are the corrupt and undemocratically appointed party cadres who run the country, and murder or jail those who express a desire for freedom. The Party leaders are not horrified by the disruption in the old Soviet Union. They are horrified that they might be forced to give up their power and privileges. That's why they sent in the "People's" Army to kill the people protesting in Tianemen Square.
Your post is nothing but a rehash of old Party propaganda which persuades only those who are afraid of thinking for themselves, one of whom appears to be you.
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