Web Letters: China's Olympic Delusion

By Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom

March 19, 2008

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  • There were indeed some so-called protesters throwing rocks to ordinary local people and sabotaging the houses of local people. Have you ever thought of that? People have the right to protest, but no one have the right to hurt others and destroy life of others. Human right is an issue that deserves concerns including concerns by China. However, adopting an extreme attitude without opening eyes to see what it exactly is will not be a proper way to solve or even discuss the issue.

    Cracking down all the protesting will be a mistake, supporting all the protesting behavior without thinking of whether it hurts others is also a big mistake.

    Claire Liu

    Shanghai, China

    03/27/2008 @ 06:55am


  • And where did the 1936 Olympics take place?

    Norman Ravitch

    Savannah, GA

    03/26/2008 @ 11:30am


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