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Old 08-20-2008, 05:40 PM
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One World, One Dream...

...One Year of "Re-Education Through Labor" for two elderly women who dared to apply for a permit to protest the money they were given for the destruction of their homes as part of the Beautification of Bejing.
 
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Old 08-23-2008, 12:41 AM
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Re One World, One Dream...

The Olympics are a big PR excercise directed at the Chinese people. The rest of the world is noting the ironies already.
 
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You know... a lot of people thought that maybe China should not have been granted the Olympics because of their govt policies. What they are doing to these women is horrible! Part of me is thinking now, though, that maybe in a sick way, this is good. Not what China is doing! but because they got the Olympics, the rest of the world is seeing more what they do, and we're not liking what we see. Like Helen, said - we see, we are noting, and maybe - just maybe, something good can come out of that for the Chinese people. Sadly, probably not, but I'll remain hopeful.
 
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