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[Linda Shewan <linda.shewan@bryn.com.au>]

Wait a few months - they've been waiting for decades... every time they try 
to get news out to the world about what is happening there, they get 
slaughtered, as is happening now.

If the Tibetans do not get an international hearing now ie. while China has 
international focus and may be feeling slightly pressured politically through 
hosting the Olympics then they have no chance - as they have had for over 50 
years. Warring states are very different to ethnic cleansing don't you think.

This attitude of

'the poor athletes have trained so hard for this, lets support them'

as opposed to

'the Tibetans have been killed and tortured and had their basic human rights 
denied for over 50 years, lets support them'

highlights one of the real issues in our world. Athletes/sports people (and 
actors and singers also) are considered more important than everyone else - 
we make them out as kings and have all news taken over by their concerns - 
while the real world and real issues are swept under the rug.

South Africa only shifted their policies because of international pressure, 
with sports being a major factor. China has so much power we watch all the 
world leaders acquiesce to their requests because they don't want 'trade' to 
be affected. The Olympics is the only chance for the Tibetans. They need a 
chance, and they need our support.

Linda








-----Original Message-----
From: Charles de Matas [mailto:cdematas@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, 20 March 2008 8:24 AM
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [permaculture] Boycott the Olympics ....


In ancient Greece warring city states suspended their disputes in order to 
participate in the Olympic Games.  Presumably when the games were over they 
went back to killing each other.  I think that the protestors in Tibet should 
wait until the Olympics are over to do their protesting.  It's not fair to 
the athletes who have trained for 4 years to have to be distracted by all of 
these political issues.  In the past athletes have even been killed while 
participating in the games.  I'm sure that the organizers of the games would 
want the Olympics to be a time of peace, and a universal ceasefire.  The 
problems in Tibet are not going to be solved overnight.  They can wait a few 
months.    Charles.
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