it's late, and i'm online waiting for jon to finish talking to his mother so in the meantime:
right, i don't know much about politics but i think people of the west (though not all of them are that Annoying) should stop talking about a life they've never lived, only read and heard about, and stop making generalisations based on the past and not life as it's being lived in china NOW. and we should all encourage and support the up and coming generation of chinese who truly desire to make a difference and shape china's future for the better.
(see, Somebody with the same surname as me has taught me well. that sounded like a line from a social studies textbook.)
but it's true. they do believe in a better tomorrow, and they acknowledge, humbly, that there's a lot to learn, and change.
which is a lot more than i can say for the citizens of Certain Other Countries.
'The report from Human Rights without Frontiers International urged the IOC and Western governments to press China on the issue as well as on its human rights record. “China’s toxic air reflects its equally foul human rights record,” said Reggie Littlejohn, a US lawyer advising the Brussels-based group.
“It appears doubtful that Beijing will take the robust and decisive measures required to ensure safe air for the Olympics.” ' - from the timesonline.
there have been many comments of this ilk going around, and it is Extremely Annoying.right, i don't know much about politics but i think people of the west (though not all of them are that Annoying) should stop talking about a life they've never lived, only read and heard about, and stop making generalisations based on the past and not life as it's being lived in china NOW. and we should all encourage and support the up and coming generation of chinese who truly desire to make a difference and shape china's future for the better.
(see, Somebody with the same surname as me has taught me well. that sounded like a line from a social studies textbook.)
but it's true. they do believe in a better tomorrow, and they acknowledge, humbly, that there's a lot to learn, and change.
which is a lot more than i can say for the citizens of Certain Other Countries.
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