Would China act over Burma if enough countries threatened to boycott the olympics?

[Detroit City]

Repression is repression i'd say. The rage of injustice eats at our inner harmony far more than who the perpetrators are i'd think.

I agree....but repression by your own kind is just a wee bit easier to swallow, innit?

 

[fela fan]

I agree....but repression by your own kind is just a wee bit easier to swallow, innit?

I know where you're coming from, but when i think about it, it might be even worse. Would you prefer a member of your family bashing you to bits, or a neighbour?

Would you prefer a mate bashing you to bits than a complete stranger?

 

[ymu]

Missed this thread. This ad went out worldwide in the FT on Wednesday; no Chinese papers agreeing to carry it yet. Click the link to sign the petition (666,000 currently, they want a million before presenting it).

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Ultimatum from 8888 resistance to China, including Beijing boycott calls.

 

[ymu]

I agree....but repression by your own kind is just a wee bit easier to swallow, innit?

Funny that. Saddam was as bad as Hitler for using WMDs on his own people. Important distinction as Churchill gassed the Kurds aeons ago and the US has been using WMDs against other peoples' people for decades.

Repression is repression regardless. The Junta is simply a continuation of British colonialism (after brief interlude of social democracy) and the Junta is propped up by Western oil companies - Total (French) and Unocal (US, now owned by Chevron, also US). We are repressing the Burmese whether we like it or not.