[kj] OT: Tibet -- Last Train To Lhasa

[ade]

>I wish we had the guts to tell the Chinese to fuck off, but they are

>worth more to us than most other markets, and rising, so it won't happen.


And so we see the way the world *really* works, yet again. Our enemy's
enemies will become our friends!

Ahh.. reality. Lefty's can't get their templates to fit it. And the
righty's just squeeze it for all its' worth, for their own selfish sakes.

We get the odd bit of peace, but other than that, business as usual!


-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Brendan
Sent: 16 March 2008 22:40
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Tibet -- Last Train To Lhasa


The NZ govt, normally a bit more independent on issues such as this, is
being remarkably 'neutral' in this case...because we're 1 month away from
signing a landmark free-trade deal with China, which has been in the works
for practically as long as I can remember. The prime minister and foreign
affairs minister are 'trying to get more accurate information' and 'urge
restraint by both sides.'

We missed out on a free-trade deal with the 'States due to our
anti-nuclear stance and not supporting the 'Coalition of the
Willing'...Australia secured one by joining in. Pissing off the Americans
was good for relations with the Chinese, so the govt. is hardly going to
let that slip away.

I wish we had the guts to tell the Chinese to fuck off, but they are worth
more to us than most other markets, and rising, so it won't happen.

I hope the Olympics turns into a big farce for them.


> Has anyone recently seen the news footage on Tibet?

>

>     Is it just me or is China** trying to make the Tibetans and their

> monks look

>   hideous as responsible for all the fires, looting and mayhem happening

> over

>   there right now.

>

>   **the one with The Wall

>

>   1) China blacked out the transmission and exportation of all news and

>        evidence (to the best of their power),

>   2) when the stuff does make it out, it happens towards

> thurs.night/friday

>        just in time for the weekend because no one watches news on the

>        weekend, so China won't be seen 'so bad, by so many, over so

> much...'

>   3) what does make it out makes it look like the Tibetans are just

> animals

>       on a rampage, and the official Chinese comments about it have the

> tone

>       of,  "oh poor us...you see, you see World, those reckless

> animals...."

>        [cue pics of cars on fire, of a monk kicking a storefront, etc.]

>

>     Boycott China. Boycott the Olympics.

>   Take a small hit on cancelling your olympic tour packages to china and

>   spend the rest of your money at home supporting local merchants and

> jobs.

>

>   Didn't mean to make this a political rant; was just curious to see if

>   others saw different, better news coverage than what i've seen. (mine

> was

>   from BBC World on Tv).

>

>   "Last Train...": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVM9M6i9ZoU

>   Youtube Tibet search: here

>

>

>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

> (looking at the current state of things)

>

> 'Save me

>    save from Tomorrow..

>  I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...!'

>

>

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