A pinch of irony
From an article at Phayul.com:
"It is ironic that China, a country that does not allow the operation of a free press, should accuse the Western media of bias in its coverage of the dramatic events in Tibet, including the use of double standards" - not the words of a Western journalist but of Frank Ching writing this week in the South China Morning Post.
"It is ironic that China, a country that does not allow the operation of a free press, should accuse the Western media of bias in its coverage of the dramatic events in Tibet, including the use of double standards" - not the words of a Western journalist but of Frank Ching writing this week in the South China Morning Post.
posted by Rudy @ 2:38 PM
1 Comments:
At April 6, 2008 1:34 AM ,
Sogyel said...
Eight Great Ironies to the Current Situation in China and Tibet
1) The Dalai Lama is blamed for masterminding the recent violence,
when he's been directly advocating nonviolence and seeking open
dialogue with China for 50 years.
2) Tibetans are portrayed as the aggressors, though they are the
occupied people.
3) Tibetans are accused of wanton violence, though – unlike many
occupied peoples -- they've only risen up twice in 50 years.
4) China whines about media bias, but won't let any reporters or
independent monitors into Tibet to see what the situation is really
like.
5) The International Olympic Committee claims to be apolitical, yet thinks that supporting a totalitarian government running the Olympic Torch through an occupied territory in the middle of an uprising is somehow removed from politics.
6) The nation that promised an open Olympics with free press has put a media lock down on the nation and resorted to Cultural Revolution-era
rhetoric.
7) The 'journey of harmony' torch relay has only been 'harmonious' in countries where free speech is outlawed.
8) The world's second biggest economy is a totalitarian nation. Oh wait, that's not ironic, just frightening.
Written by an SFTer.
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