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

[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.

[jackie]

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

I had to google it to be honest.


OK, I understand why everyone is outraged about the killing of all those poor kitties, but I can't understand why that seems to bother some people more then human rights abuse. I wont be watching the Olympics, partly because I rarely do anyway and partly because I don't agree with China's lack of human rights. The slaughter of cats is lower on my list then the slaughter of human beings.

I think it is a shame that China is hosting the Olympics, but it is by far too late to do anything about it. All these people with who are doing the whole mass protests, I wonder where they were when China was only a contender as an Olympic host. It seems to be a lot of people just hopping on a bandwagon (I am not referring to this thread, but to the people who are sabotaging the torch relay, etc).

It is a sad situation overall, but if one good thing can come out of it, it is the awareness of what is happening over there.

[Catty1]

The slaughter of living beings is the slaughter of living beings. I think a stand against unnecessary killing in any circumstance is needed...picking particular classes of beings is pointless.

Besides, the way a person or a society treats animals is a pretty good indication of how they treat helpless human beings.

[caseysmom]

Well this country euthanizes millions of animals too but thankfully we do not slaughter a segment of our society that is different.