Alphi wrote:
We’re broke and they know it.

They own us.

This is pretty much the sentiment of people here in Shanghai, PRC. They will tell you that America is finished as a SuperPower just as easily as you would tell someone the sun rises in the East each morning. They don’t try to argue the point, it’s just the common beleif by people here.

Start calling it PEKING again.

Beijing Duck sounds like a tumorous disorder.

Second step:

Have all of the athlethes COUGH whenever on camera.

(To emphasize the rotten air quality of this kleptocratic state.)

Third step:

Surreptitiously drop PING PONG balls everywhere with the words FREE TIBET on them.

(Let the Chinese pirate that!)

There should never be a boycott; it would be against the true spirit of the Olympics. –budorob

What’s against the true spirit of the Olympics was the asinine decision by the IIOC to award the Olympics to the human-freedom-hating Chinese regime in the first place!

Via Instapundit this link.
Moves to punish China over its handling of violence in Tibet gained momentum Tuesday, with a novel suggestion for a mini-boycott of the Beijing Olympics by VIPs at the opening ceremony. Such a protest by world leaders would b…

With the recent violence and Chinese crackdown in Tibet, thoughts inevitably turned to the Beijing Olympics. Some would argue that a full boycott should occur, yet the example from Moscow in 1980 hardly gives a successful precedent.&l ……

That include this one and all parallel ones.

Yeah, that’ll learn ‘em.

*sigh*

America’s economy depends on Chinese money to stay afloat.
alphie on March 19, 2008 at 11:47 AM

Are you Drum’s boyfriend?
Just asking.

But why the Europeans didn’t do anything about Darfour or is not speaking up now against Islamic atrocities against the Infidels around the world and in some Islamic nations?

Unlike who?

JiangxiDad on March 19, 2008 at 2:41 PM

Yes. I enjoyed it. Have a good day.

p40tiger on March 19, 2008 at 2:28 PM

I respect and admire the Chinese people a great deal. However, you are right in saying we have the best country in the world, without a doubt.

p40tiger on March 19, 2008 at 2:28 PM

I also respect and admire the British, and the Germans, and the Columbians, and the Norwegians, and Israelis, and Japanese, and Taiwanese and Tibetans and Indians, and Canadians. Plus about 12 others.

But I’m glad we agree that by far, Americans and America is the best. It’s been nice chatting with you.

JiangxiDad on March 19, 2008 at 2:20 PM

I’m not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but I’ll take you at your word. Part of the reason I came was for their benefit.

I respect and admire the Chinese people a great deal. However, you are right in saying we have the best country in the world, without a doubt.

p40tiger on March 19, 2008 at 2:14 PM

All your comments remind me how lucky I am to live in the greatest nation on earth, the USA.

I’m sure you can’t wait to get back here. I’m sure you’ll be of great help to those two innocent nieces of yours, what with your great expertise on China. How lucky they are to have an uncle like you.

Why do you respect her if she didn’t want her twins?

JiangxiDad on March 19, 2008 at 2:07 PM

Because an abortion costs about $30 U.S., and has no social stigma.

JiangxiDad on March 19, 2008 at 2:03 PM

The one-child policy goes against Chinese culture (which is that more babies are a blessing), and has caused a lot of social problems in China (such as extreme selfishness of the after 1980 generation), and will have long-lasting effects on the future of China (like not being able to pay for all the old people who will outnumber the young, and having way too many boys, since girls are not valued as much by countryside people). It became necessary after short-sighted Mao decided that more people meant more power, and encouraged the population explosion.

It will be seen by history as a big mistake, I believe, and has caused a devaluing of human life in China. I can understand why it was started, but the long-term consequences and results are not good.

I have great respect for my nieces’ anonymous birth-mother who had the courage to carry unwanted twins to term when an abortion would be so convenient and easy to get.

p40tiger on March 19, 2008 at 2:02 PM

Why do you respect her if she didn’t want her twins?

p40tiger on March 19, 2008 at 1:59 PM

The gov’t was wrong with its one-child policy?

Most obvious, the “one-child policy,” and all that comes with it (excellent birth, excellent life (social engineering)) (forced abortions (though they aren’t as common as before)) (abortions so common as to be like getting an aching tooth pulled) etc.

p40tiger on March 19, 2008 at 1:59 PM

I have great respect for my nieces’ anonymous birth-mother who had the courage to carry unwanted twins to term when an abortion would be so convenient and easy to get.

JiangxiDad on March 19, 2008 at 1:55 PM

Most obvious, the “one-child policy,” and all that comes with it (excellent birth, excellent life (social engineering)) (forced abortions (though they aren’t as common as before)) (abortions so common as to be like getting an aching tooth pulled) etc.

It is our hope that they love the Chinese culture and people, while at the same time seeing the evil policies that caused their birth mom to have to give up two sweet little girls.

p40tiger on March 19, 2008 at 1:48 PM

which policies?

JiangxiDad on March 19, 2008 at 1:44 PM

Don’t know what that is supposed to mean. My nieces are also adopted from China, and we also have to prepare for their inevitable questions about their origins. It is our hope that they love the Chinese culture and people, while at the same time seeing the evil policies that caused their birth mom to have to give up two sweet little girls.

Hening on March 19, 2008 at 1:35 PM

Absolutely. I never have and won’t deny the good we’ve done around the world. But nor will I only refer to that when talking about America’s foreign policy.

I’d refer you to some books, but I figure you only read Rush/Fox/Weekly Standard approved literature. Moreover, even when faced with ugly aspects of America’s foreign policy you’ll also probably resort to the standard line of “it was all in the their own best interests” or “it wasn’t all bad.”