human rights
China is a sick country
- Posted by Rob (#1) on February 12, 2008 17:59 CET
Sure, I eat meat and support fox hunts etcetera.. but this is even to sick for me: lions on horseback. Offered by your friends in China. Of course it's no surprise, people who don't respect human rights also have trouble respecting animals.
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Boycott China, all of it
- Posted by Rob (#1) on November 28, 2005 15:36 CET
Sir Paul McCartney boycotts China (like me). Good job, Sir Paul:
Sir Paul McCartney has vowed never to perform in China after seeing secret footage of cats and dogs being slaughtered for their fur.
He urged his fans not to buy Chinese goods and to boycott the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Describing China's treatment of animals as 'uncivilised', he compared it to the treatment of black people in apartheid South Africa.
Although a victory for PETA and their friends, I think this sort of reasoning is a bit harsh on mankind. Wouldn't it be easier and better to compare the treatment of animals in China to.. the treatment of people in China?
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Boycott Bejing 2008
- Posted by Rob (#1) on November 21, 2005 11:55 CET
Neil says we should boycott Bejing 2008 and links to a nice parody of the "Five Friendlies" mascottes. A bit of torture here, some censorship there.
I fully support a boycott for political reasons alone, but even more so because one of my close mates might very well be competing and I would be concerned for her safety in China. I hope she and can wait for gold until 2012, close to home in London.
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