According the American Heritage dictionary, fascism is a system of government marked by 1) centralization of authority under a dictator, 2) stringent socioeconomic controls, 3) suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and 4) a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. The Chinese autocratic regime gleefully fulfills this definition.
Showing posts with label protest. Show all posts
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Friday, April 18, 2008
United States Should Boycott Olympics: Send Message to China and World
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Merely Symbolic Protest
[Note: This post was originally published on Shafer's new blog twiceinfinity.wordpress.com, which feature news commentary, essays, etc.]
I found this cartoon on Digg.com. (this is the Digg page about it; this is its original URL).
It makes a good point - all the Olympics protests are symbolic. The American consumer has the potential to make a much stronger statement against China's numerous human rights abuses.
It makes a good point - all the Olympics protests are symbolic. The American consumer has the potential to make a much stronger statement against China's numerous human rights abuses.

This isn't one of those protectionist "BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS ONLY!!!!!" rants. Free trade is a wonderful thing, even free trade with China. And the current situation shows us another way in which it's a wonderful thing - it allows us to make powerful statements.
But only if we want to.
When we have the opportunity to buy Chinese products (as we do), refusing to buy such products would send a powerful message - a message much more powerful than that conveyed by picketing torch-runners.
It's a message we can easily send -
- but only if we want to.
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