The American Psyche

When Choosing which article to pick, I decided to go against the theme I had chosen for the presentation, and instead pick one which interested me the most. I found his views in the article about China's oppression of the peoples in Tibet to be refreshing and going against the feeling in the international community at the time. There is a time and a place to allow differences to be set aside, and others where the world must say enough. The problem comes with China forming more power in the world, and what would be better than to have the West pour money into its industries, after all the Olympics is very expensive to put on.

'What is going on in Tibet may be seen as a form of sport in its own right, a thrilling, pre-Olympic warm-up: the Chinese beat, harass and imprison Tibetans; the Tibetans cower, run away, are imprisoned. The Chinese hit and shoot; Tibetans fall, bleed, die. Later, the world shows up in Beijing, cash in hand.'