Re: Tourists will be jailed if they talk politics in China

On May 1, 3:12=A0pm, rst0wxyz <rst0w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 1, 1:04=A0pm, "RussellT" <RussellDTur...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "Hairy Dope" <****te...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > "Might as well close the Olympic games."
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> > > LET'S DO IT!
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> > That would be counter-productive. Part of the problem is China has
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> > paranoid about the outside world and foreigners. A lot of that is not
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> > design, but because of natural physical barriers. Hard for invaders to
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> > via the Himalayas to the west. Not much threat from big societies in
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> > North. To the east, the ocean. Not much threat from smaller nations to
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> It's more of a mental barrier than a physical barrier. =A0It was a
> barrier created by Con****ius and his followers. =A0And many Chinese
> today are still holding up this barrier as a good thing to have.
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> > Let's have the games, and let the world into China, and see what that
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While in China, just just pretend like you are in a US air****t and the
denial of civil liberties will feel completely normal.