Saturday, April 19, 2008

Hell No We Won't Go!

Now you know i love a good boycott. something i would think chinese people would be good at, but not having a lot of practice in. the collective society they all grow up in can bring them together in a moments notice. but would they come together for something important; the right time, correct ideals and organization. maybe now we have the buddings of something.
i am sure everyone knows about this ongoing tibet situation, that has brought out many different points of view of what should be done. many of the chinese do not really seem to care too much about those crazy tibetans. they do not really know why they are angry, and if they would like to be free from china, then they can be. but of course, leave the land, the land was rightfully annexed by china. "the chinese people have helped to build up that land and bring commerce and industry there. the tibet people need to be more patient, there are a lot of people in this country". well, this post is not about that it is about protesting.
the french government said some things about china and the olympics that upset many residents of the middle kingdom. including the torch passing through paris and all of the drama associated with that. many people are trying to organize and begin a nationwide boycott on may first, international labor day. apparently this has already begun throughout china. a giant french supermarket chain called carrefour is a main focal point of the protests. many people are not shopping there and protesting out front. some have even closed down. they are saying things like boycott france and france apologize. i find myself thinking, i hope they do not find a reason to boycott wal-mart. which is not right, since i boycotted wal-mart myself back in the states. it is different here, wal-mart is a necessary evil.
well, i am interested to see what will become of this. will the french even feel any effects? one thing i do know is china has way too many people. so at anytime, they could change the world's landscape.

1 comment:

Billy said...

Hey Eddy! It's Bill. Going to any Olympic events? I was 3 hours away from Torino when I was in France and I didn't go. YOU GOTTA GO!! It's been a while since I've read your blog so I am going to go through your archives and send you an email soon. Later