Olympic ‘Crisis’
Austin Vowels
4/10/2008
Olympic President Calls Torch Protests a ‘Crisis’
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/world/asia/11china.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
This article talks about how the protests over China’s Human rights are a crisis. On the one hand, this seems true; a time honored tradition is being threatened and bullied by protesters, disregarding the true meaning of the Olympics, amazing “athletes and World Unity”. On the other hand, there is strong ground to disagree with Mr. Rogge’s quote on the article about how this will not affect China’s human rights record.
As the US through services and China through production increasingly globalize the economies and cultures of the world, public opinion and foreign public opinion becomes a much stronger tool. This torch running and protesting of, no doubt shows exactly what that opinion of the Chinese Government is. While, yes, this is a crisis for the Olympics, it could also be a blessing for the Chinese. The people in Tibet are strategically crying out and the world is listening.
What will come from this outcry? Hopefully, the Chinese government, who already seem to fear the Chinese public opinion will hear this outcry and their fear will grow of the world’s public opinion. They will feel ashamed or perhaps inspired or motivated to provoke a change in current human rights situation. Now, as this outcry is being heard and support behind is growing, the situation has to change, likely sooner than later. Will this be through the current Government and a change in actions or through an uprising?
While these protests are a crisis for the Olympics, they are likely to end up being a positive for human rights in China. Because of this outcry, conditions are likely to get better sooner than they would had the protest not occur, and because of the growth of the movement, the pressure is on the Chinese Government to reform or else.
4/10/2008
Olympic President Calls Torch Protests a ‘Crisis’
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/world/asia/11china.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
This article talks about how the protests over China’s Human rights are a crisis. On the one hand, this seems true; a time honored tradition is being threatened and bullied by protesters, disregarding the true meaning of the Olympics, amazing “athletes and World Unity”. On the other hand, there is strong ground to disagree with Mr. Rogge’s quote on the article about how this will not affect China’s human rights record.
As the US through services and China through production increasingly globalize the economies and cultures of the world, public opinion and foreign public opinion becomes a much stronger tool. This torch running and protesting of, no doubt shows exactly what that opinion of the Chinese Government is. While, yes, this is a crisis for the Olympics, it could also be a blessing for the Chinese. The people in Tibet are strategically crying out and the world is listening.
What will come from this outcry? Hopefully, the Chinese government, who already seem to fear the Chinese public opinion will hear this outcry and their fear will grow of the world’s public opinion. They will feel ashamed or perhaps inspired or motivated to provoke a change in current human rights situation. Now, as this outcry is being heard and support behind is growing, the situation has to change, likely sooner than later. Will this be through the current Government and a change in actions or through an uprising?
While these protests are a crisis for the Olympics, they are likely to end up being a positive for human rights in China. Because of this outcry, conditions are likely to get better sooner than they would had the protest not occur, and because of the growth of the movement, the pressure is on the Chinese Government to reform or else.
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