yeah, yeah, free Tibet, I know
I have opinions on a lot of regimes around the world, but few of them I would say I actually like. I’d say that by and large, the best you’re going to get from me is an ‘indifferent.’ that’s how I feel about the U.S. government, for instance. Canada, the same.
I don’t like the Chinese government, though. really. through and through. don’t like it. I don’t trust it, don’t like the way it behaves, and I think it’s total bullshit that it gets to host the Olympics.
the Chinese government flagrantly abuses the people it’s supposed to represent. it has tacitly supported a genocide in Africa for its own economic benefit. it has the gall to accuse the United States of human rights abuses. and now it gets to use the games as a massive PR stunt to clean up its own image.
so with that said, I’m deeply interested in how Beijing plans to handle violent street protests against its unwanted rule in the Lhasa, the capital of the ’Tibet Autonomous Region.’
you know, I hope those motherfuckers raise a huge stink over there. and I almost hope that tomorrow there’s wire photos of riot police straight working monks in the streets. if ever there were a time to take a beating for the international press, now sure seems like a good time.
