One human being stops tanks
in Tiananinam Square I have a friend that gets very upset whenever I speak of China, calling it ‘communist’, which it is, or ‘totalitarian’ which it is. My friend admires the economic greatness China is achieving but, in my opinion, neglects the means by which it is doing it.
Every day there is news of repression in crackdowns of human rights in China. Just today on public radio I heard of a famous sculptor artist being taken by police in China and disappeared. Artist around the world are concerned since no one knows where he was taken and he has never been charged. Artist from around the world are trying to organize a one day shutdown of all museum to protest his disappearance.
Also today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a person I seldom agree with, spoke of the ‘deplorable’ human rights conditions in China and was quoted as saying about China’s concern about the democracy movement in the Arab World: “They’re worried, and they are trying to stop history, which is a fool’s errand, They cannot do it. But they’re going to hold it off as long as possible.”
Two other examples: Nobel Peace Prize Winner from China was in prison during award the ceremony for his leadership in the pro democracy movement; China is the only country that will not allow the Pope of the Catholic Church to appoint Bishops. They have started their own Catholic Church and the government appoints the Bishops.
Yes China like India is making great progress in economic growth. However, the Dali Lama, leader of Tibet, lives in India and cannot live in his own country which has been taken over by China. China holds him in contempt while the rest of the world, including India, claims him a great man of peace.
Sorry dear friend the US Empire based on militarism and greedy capitalism will fall. China based on government control, even how many children a couple may have, may rise to replace it. But it too will fall. As we now see around the world, the human spirit, in the end, striving for rights and freedom will eventually overcome greedy capitalism or ‘totalitarian’ communism.
Like a worm the human spirit is adaptable and will outlive the powerful dinosaurs of capitalism and communism.
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