Now, I do not tend to be a political blogger on a lot of issues besides abortion, but it strikes me that at almost all national and world events we are constantly remembering victims of disasters or tragedies. Why then is China not remembering its own victims - those that died only 3 months ago? This news story struck a nerve with me. I welcome your impressions.
Now I must admit that I am not watching the Olympics and have not followed them very closely at all, so maybe I missed something here. But I am hearing much about the digitally-enhanced fireworks, the synchronized singing, etc. and little about the victims. For those of you watching, are you seeing memorials?
The Olympic torch did pass through Sichuan after Olympic organizers rescheduled the torch’s run to support relief efforts there (n.b. "Crowds selected by the local government cheered with gusto and waved Chinese flags and Olympic banners."). I have found an article where the Philippine President visited the area before her visit to the Olympics. See here.
Maybe it is just a mothering thing since the above story centers on the school children killed . . .
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i boycotted watching the olympics as i normally watch them when they come on. this year, i boycotted it because of China's human rights abuses. no loss for me.
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