In the name of thousands of cats, PLEASE BOYCOTT THE BEJING OLYMPICS!!

[moosmom]

Okay, maybe I'm a little confused. Okay, so I'm ALOT confused. But it DOES burn my a$$ that they are planting a Chinese flag on Mount Everest, a ground which I consider sacred, afterall the people who died trying to summit to the top of the world.

[caseysmom]

Okay, maybe I'm a little confused. Okay, so I'm ALOT confused. But it DOES burn my a$$ that they are planting a Chinese flag on Mount Everest, a ground which I consider sacred, afterall the people who died trying to summit to the top of the world.

Mt. Everest is in Nepal and much closer to China than to us, why would you care? Actually China borders mt. everest.....

[moosmom]

I know all about Mt. Everest. It's the PRINCIPLE of the thing that gets my gord, that's all. I'll shut up now.

[caseysmom]

I know all about Mt. Everest. It's the PRINCIPLE of the thing that gets my gord, that's all. I'll shut up now.

You don't need to shut up now Donna, I am just interested in how you feel, it sounds like you know more about mt. everest than I do, I thought anyone reaching the top puts a flag up there, not sure why they are doing it now except maybe in honor of the olympics.

I am not defending china, they have lots of human rights issues that are horrible, one of them being Tibet. I just don't see the olympics as a venue to protest and thats just my personal opinion.

[kittycats_delight]

not sure why they are doing it now except maybe in honor of the olympics.

IMHO I don't think it has the least to do with with 'in honor of the olymics'. I think it is more a political statement to Tibet afterall Nepal is in Tibet. I think they are using something as 'powerful' as the coverage of the Olympics to say to Tibet 'We own you and we have the world's support too. So what are you gonna do about it?' The fact that the chinese flag would be places is a slap in the face and a kind of 'F You' to Tibet.

Just my personal opinion.

[jackie]

IMHO I don't think it has the least to do with with 'in honor of the olymics'. I think it is more a political statement to Tibet afterall Nepal is in Tibet. I think they are using something as 'powerful' as the coverage of the Olympics to say to Tibet 'We own you and we have the world's support too. So what are you gonna do about it?' The fact that the chinese flag would be places is a slap in the face and a kind of 'F You' to Tibet.

Just my personal opinion.

Nepal and Tibet are two countries. Nepal is not in Tibet.

[caseysmom]

Thanks for clarifying that Jackie, that is what I thought.

[kittycats_delight]

Nepal and Tibet are two countries. Nepal is not in Tibet.

Ooops...I need a kick in the pants for that error. Sorry guys.

[RICHARD]

Mt. Everest is in Nepal and much closer to China than to us, why would you care? Actually China borders mt. everest.....

On one of the ridges you can technically have one leg in Nepal and the other in China. And depending how a man 'dresses' he can split his manhood between either.

Climbing to the summit from the north requires a 'passport' and that has to be purchased from the Chinese government. They have been very AH-ish to outsiders wanting to make that trip and the climb.