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defrogI’m trying to think of something intelligent to say about the Tibet riots that have been HK’s lead story since Thursday, and which the rest of you may have seen buried in the religion/sports section of yr local newspaper or TV newscast.
And ... ummmmmm .... not really coming up with anything. Maybe it's because I'm tired and full of pork and apple juice.
One observation: I doubt an Olympics boycott would make a shred of difference, though I don’t blame anyone who refuses to go. Round these parts, we’ve known for years that China was going to have to deal with things like this, and that if pressed, it would revert to type and handle it the way it always does: with brute force, media blackouts and vehement propaganda, then explain its actions to the rest of the world thusly:
“Who are you going to believe? Me, or yr own eyes? And who asked you to butt in, anyway?”
Same as it ever was. Besides, China was removed from the State Dept’s human rights blacklist three whole days before the crackdown started, so technically, you know, they're not violating anyone's human rights. Just like waterboarding isn't technically torture when the CIA does it.
Yes. Well, fuck.
And with that, I’m off to Bangkok for a few days to see The Future. I haven’t been there since well before the coup, so it’ll be interesting to see what’s changed since then. Sadly, I won’t be visiting with my old SIU chum JNP this time – her old mobile number is disconnected, and I only had her work email before, and she’s since quit the job, so I haven’t been able to reach her.
FUN FACT: Bangkok is the only place where I’ve ever been forced to wear a house tie.
(Not the whole time, obviously. Just at this one French restaurant by the river. Snobs.)
Communications will continue as normal. Unless they don’t. Or unless there’s another coup. Won’t that be fun?
Act casual,
This is dF
And ... ummmmmm .... not really coming up with anything. Maybe it's because I'm tired and full of pork and apple juice.
One observation: I doubt an Olympics boycott would make a shred of difference, though I don’t blame anyone who refuses to go. Round these parts, we’ve known for years that China was going to have to deal with things like this, and that if pressed, it would revert to type and handle it the way it always does: with brute force, media blackouts and vehement propaganda, then explain its actions to the rest of the world thusly:
“Who are you going to believe? Me, or yr own eyes? And who asked you to butt in, anyway?”
Same as it ever was. Besides, China was removed from the State Dept’s human rights blacklist three whole days before the crackdown started, so technically, you know, they're not violating anyone's human rights. Just like waterboarding isn't technically torture when the CIA does it.
Yes. Well, fuck.
And with that, I’m off to Bangkok for a few days to see The Future. I haven’t been there since well before the coup, so it’ll be interesting to see what’s changed since then. Sadly, I won’t be visiting with my old SIU chum JNP this time – her old mobile number is disconnected, and I only had her work email before, and she’s since quit the job, so I haven’t been able to reach her.
FUN FACT: Bangkok is the only place where I’ve ever been forced to wear a house tie.
(Not the whole time, obviously. Just at this one French restaurant by the river. Snobs.)
Communications will continue as normal. Unless they don’t. Or unless there’s another coup. Won’t that be fun?
Act casual,
This is dF
