tkoind2 said...

tkoind2 at 08:58 AM JST - 11th August

Buggerlugs. Agreed. The ruling classes in nearly every country are too invested in the objectives of the corporate world and too interested in their own careers to truly see or care about the needs of the ordinary worker. Sadly political movements to shift power to worker's have always been usurped…

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tkoind2 at 03:55 PM JST - 8th August

Swordfish2502. "Chinese are prety unified?" I guess this depends upon your definition of Chinese.

See the reality in China is that there are many ethnic groups living there. And even stark divisions within the majority ethnic population in terms of social and economic status. To say that China is pretty…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 03:55 PM JST - 8th August
tkoind2 at 02:44 PM JST - 8th August

It is very sad that such a young university student would take her own life. The article seems only to care that people were late to work today. Sure it is inconvenient and maybe cost some money. But the life of this poor girl is a far greater tragedy than…

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tkoind2 at 02:25 PM JST - 8th August

The problem is that China is using this opportunity to cement their status quo. And that is why it is important to be involved now and now at some other time. China has said it is expecting this to be a showcase opportunity to demonstrate how unified China is. But…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 02:25 PM JST - 8th August
tkoind2 at 01:16 PM JST - 8th August

Swordfish2502. Life is not bad for you or for me. But then you and I are not in prison for disagreeing with out government or for practicing a religion. We are not under suspicion because we are a racial minority.

What you are saying is that it is ok to…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 01:16 PM JST - 8th August
tkoind2 at 12:42 PM JST - 8th August

truthxhurts. There are a lot of well informed people out there looking at this as an opportunity to forward change. Don't assume that just because someone posts here they are not involed or informed. A lot of people have been pressing China for a long time. We are involved with…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 12:42 PM JST - 8th August
tkoind2 at 12:37 PM JST - 8th August

Truthxhurts. I help run a small not-for-profit that supports peace through sharing creative arts. I have been active in politics for over 25 years financially and personally. I have a strong foundation in history. And I know taht change only comes when pressure is applied to regimes like China. With…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 12:37 PM JST - 8th August
tkoind2 at 12:04 PM JST - 8th August

Truthxhurts. I think it is fair to say that most people advocating human rights are looking at their own country too. The US has issues with race, death pentalty and more. Same goes for Japan.

Just because other countries have problems, does not excuse China's treatment of her people. To…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 12:04 PM JST - 8th August
tkoind2 at 11:44 AM JST - 8th August

One other thing. I am just as unhappy about Bush's human rights record as I am with China's. It is a case of the kettle calling the pot black. But now is the time to bring focus upon China's record. They wanted the spot light, they've got it. And it…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 11:44 AM JST - 8th August
tkoind2 at 11:40 AM JST - 8th August

swordfish2502 "Olympics is given to China (not CPC,aka communist party of China" and "Give us a break, we just want to enjoy olympics"

This point of view is quite naive. The CPC is looking to the Olympics to promote its vision of China. They have also used it as an…

Posted in China objects to Bush's remarks on human rights, religious freedom at 11:40 AM JST - 8th August