In China, there is an alternate universe where every thing Olympic is just peachy.
In “that other universe” a beautiful and talented child is made to sing off the camera because she had less than perfect teeth and that’s OK. Pastor’s are arrested on their way to worship, and that’s OK.
It’s also OK to lie and use computer generated fireworks to “protect the stadium” on opening night.

In China you do what you’re told, when you’re told or you face the very real consequences.
Like you get detained, and then pretty much you disappear, until such time that China feels its attempts to re-educate you have worked. Or you have died, depending.

You can be sent for re-education any time the communist powers that be decide that your not playing nice. That is to say by their rules. You have to be a certified lunatic to know which rules apply, or be a minister in charge of who’s-on-first.

Because you see the rules thing in China shifts fairly rapidly.
It’s OK to falsify age records of underage gymnasts to make them eligible to compete-after all win at any cost right?
Ugly buildings no problem just like in the old west movies, you build artificial facades to hide the ugliness.

Or take for instance the three parks set aside for lawful protest during the Olympics. This is how it’s supposed to work; you fill out a form; you get a protest in the park sticker that says you get to protest whatever particular your complaint may be, and in China, they are myriad. You hold your protest and you go home, feeling much better, not that you changed anything, but that you had a lawful opportunity to protest.

But wait! Of the 77 brave souls who applied for permits to protest were either withdrawn or rejected. Seventy-seven requests received no one got a protest in the park sticker, and those that pushed the issue, including two seventy some year old ladies, got an invitation to spend a delightful year at Government expense, doing hard labor while being reeducated.

Go China…..

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Hua Huiqi, a Christian considered a “religious dissident” was arrested on Sunday on his way to a church service at Kuanjie Protestant Church, an officially sanctioned church, where President Bush and his family felt perfectly safe to worship.

Mr.Hua Huiqi escaped from police custody. He now fears for his safety. His mother has been imprisoned, his land seized, his brother also arrested but released.

Meanwhile President Bush and his family enjoyed the service where a children’s choir sang “Amazing Grace” in English and Chinese.
I couldn’t help but wonder if President Bush was as saddened by this as I was, or if he even knows the history of this heart wrenching song.

For those of you who don’t know, the song amazing grace was written by John Newton a British slaver who had come to accept Jesus Christ as his personal savior. He left the sea and became a teacher of The Word Of God.

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me,
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come.
‘Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

A tad bit more than a small contradiction between China’s claims of religious freedom and the reality lived by Chinese citizens.

Qin Gang, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, continues to insist Chinese citizens have complete religious freedom.
Slavery comes in many forms.

Yes China, you can be proud of the religious freedom you offer to your citizens.

From a personal perspective the Olympics might just as well be on Uranus.
The BengalBrats and I are personally boycotting them.
Yes that’s right. We are ignoring, boycotting the glorious 35 billion dollar Chinese Olympics.
The IOC itself negotiated and allowed censorship. Free communications Tiggers butt.

China, the country that last year turned a blind eye as Chinese-made pet food additives
sickened and killed who knows how many cats and dogs?

Then, the US Product Safety Commission recalled about 30 million toys made in China last year after discovering that they had been decorated with colorful but deadly, banned lead paint. Just this past May, Earth 911 pointed out yet another recall for poison toys.

Don’t even get me started on heparin that killed some 81 American citizens, while China shrugged and said oops. Or tooth paste, cough syrup, medicines; baby formula…the list just goes on and on.
Oops, oops,oops, oops.

Fair trade, you know the idea that it’s a win –win situation? Perhaps on the far side of Uranus, certainly not between the USA and China.

Human Rights

(Ummm remind me to send this essay to his honorable Chinese Mr. Suck It Up and his side kick Mr. Who Cares)? China has the right to imprison or kill at will. Don’t like it, Tough.

Can’t stand the thought of babies being aborted and then murdered during live birth, certainly you won’t want to read this.

Children sold openly as slaves?

Organ harvesting for profit…Come on I know they are just Falun Gong prisoners after all…

Oh and did you all notice that while Beijing made a big production about taking dog meat off the menu. No one mentioned cat meat, or for that matter rat meat.

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