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Originally posted by PeaceUk
Where are you getting this information?
Do you live there or what?
Remember monks are still people too and just as capable of becoming pissed off with the government.
Originally posted by SpeakEasyOne
Chinese operatives would seem to be in a full media-blitz mode bad-Engrish and all. Fun to watch on this site, others and the news. Those Olympic Rings may be circling the drain. To quote Ross Perrault, "Do you hear that sucking sound?"
No one will spoil George Bush's vacation though. Can you imagine what would occur if the current President of the USA were to have anything happen to him in China?
Speak'
Originally posted by ANOK
Even if they are monks, violence is sometimes necessary. Or is it only government allowed to use violence?
You want us to condemn people for using violence with out us considering why they're being violent? When people get angry, because some self appointed outside entity that wants to impose their authority on you, they tend to get violent. Would you just sit by passively and let your country be overrun with what you don't want?
Governments will never be honest with you if they know by lying they will get want they want. It's just like here in the US, you believe you represent your government, and your government represents you. But the reality is the governments of the world represent a few elite wealthy families and you mean nothing to them. To them we are a commodity to be used as needed, if that means use ends with death there's plenty more lined up behind to take their place. So why do you believe what they're telling you?
Originally posted by pityonu
One exact description to this event is "Criminals must to punished" You don't need to exculpate for crimes by raising this up to a political height.
Originally posted by matth
The thing that really has me scratching my head is the fact that the Chinese riot police almost look to be cowering from the unarmored "Monks" and their sticks...wouldn't you be fighting back against the "Monks" to restore order, especially considering how unarmed they are?
Either this picture is being displayed seriously out of context by the Chinese government, or they're just plain lying and those people aren't really Monks at all...I would say both are very much possible.
AND I don't know why I didn't catch this now as it's obviously out in the open (blame it on my brain farting), only one of the "Monks" appears to have any type of weapon, and it's a stick...so did a bunch of "Monks" armed with their fists and one stick take on Chinese police, and did they provoke it? I hardly doubt it....but then again maybe I'm just dumb and stupid,
[edit on 27-3-2008 by matth]
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by pityonu
One exact description to this event is "Criminals must to punished" You don't need to exculpate for crimes by raising this up to a political height.
I don't mean to be an ass but it seems a little fishy that with the broken English being employed that a word that few English speaking people know would be employed here.
I'm not saying anything, but..............
Originally posted by pityonu
I'm sorry for that ,as a nonnative english speaker, I would like to learn some real English here, thanks for pointing out
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by pityonu
I'm sorry for that ,as a nonnative english speaker, I would like to learn some real English here, thanks for pointing out
No, you missed my point. How would someone that isn't a native English speaker even know that word? I've been studying my own language for over 40 years and had to look that one up.