Thai Olympic torchbearer withdraws to protest China’s crackdown in Tibet
Thai Olympic torchbearer Narisa Chakrabongse showed true moral conviction by withdrawing in protest over the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown in Tibet.
To Ms. Narisa Chakrabongse: thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are a hero to the Tibetan people.
From the IHT:
One of Thailand’s representatives in the Olympic torch relay has withdrawn in protest over China’s recent crackdown on protesters in Tibet, a statement said Sunday.
Narisa Chakrabongse — one of the country’s six torchbearers — said in an open letter that she decided against taking part in the relay to “send a strong message to China that the world community could not accept its actions.”[...]
“The slaying of the Tibetans … is an outright violation of human rights,” Narisa wrote. “It happened two weeks before the Olympic torch leaves Athens and five months before the Olympic Games. This reflects the Chinese government’s negligence of world sentiment.”
This is only the start of the global backlash against the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown in Tibet. There will absolutely be much more to come, among athletes, spectators, Tibetan activists protesting in Beijing, and at the possible boycott of the opening ceremonies.
The Chinese people should be outraged at their government. Their government’s actions in Tibet are bringing shame and condemnation on the Chinese nation. Until Tibet is free, this will continue. 中国人民应该表示愤慨，中国政府。中国政府的行动在西藏带来耻辱，并谴责对中华民族。直至西藏是独立的，这将继续下去。
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I encourage everyone to boycott olympic. So hopefully the chinese government can finally understand they shouldn’t give shit to what the f*uk the fools and hypocrites on this board think and simply learn from how the us dealt with native indians, so that tibet won’t be a problem after 10 years.
To jimmyleeca:
You sound like a really great person: in favor of genocide. If this is your best argument, then it is even more clear that Tibetans have the moral position.
Lhasa Rising
If Tibetan slaver can represent all Tibetans, then “Tibetan” definitely has the moral position. But face the fact: what happened to all the natives on american continent when they also had all the moral position? If your western master don’t behave like idiots and hypocrites in cornering chinese government and people, while themself sitting on native indian corpses eating fried chicken, maybe your moral position will win you something, anyway, chinese people isn’t as artifical and cruel as your white masters, but with all the uprest and all you bloody tibetan slavers portraying yourself as tame lamb in front of your western masters and help them to tear china apart, I am sure you won’t be treated any better than how indians got treated by your masters. But fortunately, your group is no more than 5% in tibetan population, the rest were slaves, who benefitted greatly from our liberation, and will live peacefully and prosperously with other chinese races. My sympothy is with you, but my heart is with my country. By the way, how did a slave girl taste?
To jimmyleeca:
I’m sorry you sound so angry. It might be hard to bear, but Tibet will break free from China.
You may think it’s only 5% of Tibetans who want freedom. An oppressor often tries to justify their position by claiming the “natives” want to be ruled by outsiders.
I suppose it makes no difference to you that so many Tibetans are risking their lives right now to demonstrate for freedom right now — knowing that the Chinese government could imprison and torture them (maybe you’d say it’s justified).
You obviously have an emotional attachment to the idea of China “owning” Tibet. I suggest that you try Buddhist meditation on non-attachment. It will make it easier when Tibet gains its freedom.
I have nothing more to say to you. Good bye and thank you for your comments.
Sincerely
Lhasa Rising
Hello! I find it interestng that some of the first comments are from a “native american”. I myself am a Yaqui Indian. In fact, I used to know a “jimmy ” and a “lee” a long time ago. I hope you are not who I think you are. ANYWAY, I am completely impressed with Narisa Chakrabongse’s brave act in boycotting the Olympics. I am telling everyone I know to boycott them and so is my boyfriend. We think what the Chinese government is doing to Tibetans and to Darfurans is absolutely atrocious, and when I saw on the news the results of the recent Tibetan demonstrations I was horrified. I can’t think of anyone else in the entire world right now that is even taking such a stand against the desperate people of Darfur (besides savedarfur.org and other small orgs), so when I heard Tibetans were marching for Darfurians as well as themselves, my entire being swelled with pride for my Tibetan brothers and sisters! Hooray for you! It takes immense courage, strength, and power to do that in front of the whole world, and the world would be so much better with people like you, who are willing to stand up to a power greater than them in the name of freedom and justice! My tribe is undergoing many problems, and my and a few other concerned citizens are waging our own protest against our own tribal government, here in the U.S.! The people of my tribe are being treated unfairly, and there is a lot of corruption and unjust treatment of Indians in my “country” (reservation) concerning our multi-million dollar casinos, but I am trying my best to do what I can for my people; reading articles like Narisa’s actions only gives me hope for our own organization, and I will draw upon her strength and transfer it to the rest of my group with her story of her brave action concerning the Olympics. If you can, please let Narisa know that what she did has at least inspired and empowered a young Native American woman halfway around the world, and for her to keep up her brave fight against an unjust system! Thank you, Narisa!
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