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Tibet & Keith Locke
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I've aired my views on Keith Locke on here before. But with this current Tibetan issue, I say to Keith Locke - keep going and keep the pressure on our Governement. Your attitude in this topic would get my vote alone as you have been consistant over this issue for a number of years. If you were in the Heretaunga/Rimutaka electorate, I'd vote for you.
 
Red Helen has been well known as a Chinese fan for many years going way back to her communism days. A muted response because of impending trade deal? WTF?? Some things need to be stood up for Helen and let's be honest, the trade deal will heavily favour china otherwise they wouldn't sign it. On the global theatre, NZ is a mere dot, China will not be brought to it's knees by NZ however as with other countries already voicing their outrage, numbers can make a difference.
 
I say to Helen Clarke and the new labour leader in waiting - Phil Goff, grow some balls and join the rest of the international community in condeming the chinese actions in Tibet. At least then you might sleep well at night. Unless of course the chinese government have you in their back pocket already??
 
Well done Keith Locke. I give you new respect for your condemnations!
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helen has come out today and condemned it

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She has issued a "muted" response because of the forth coming trade agreement. perhaps she should tell the chinese the deal is off unless China sorts their sh*t out. The only losers would be places like The Warehouse and $2 shops.
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What would you like her to do? Send in the airforce?
 
Oh wait, thats right. We don't have one.
 
(N.B. Personally I can't stand Keith Locke. But that has more to do with the Taser issue). 
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Goff is making an arsehole of himself on TV1 trying to appear agressive . Red Helen doesn't want us to have an Air Force.
 
I agree with you about the Tazer issue, rather tazer someone than shoot them, although shooting them  would stop the offending cycle for sure.
 
Lonegunmen2008-03-18 19:17:19
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LG, at the start of this thread you have said that you wish for Cleake and Goff to "grow some balls and join the rest of the international community by condeming these actions".

But they have condemned the Chinese actions. Can you pleaee specify what action you would like them to take?

Personally (and I hope this doesn't sound like I'm trivialising the issue) I can't help but think that the media has pumped this story up for more than its worth simply because the Olympics are approaching.

Then again, perhaps this is a great time to advertise the free Tibet issue and we should be getting in behind LG and the Greens. I just don't feel like being a tree hugger today, but I do applaud you LG.

  

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certainly tibet will get more coverage this year because of the olympics and i think it should. the olympics are a little bit more than sport, spreading goodwill and all that crap. i think the ioc hoped the olympics might be a good vehicle to drive reform but that isnt happening as yet which is sad.
i guess the myanmar thing last year got big coverage and they werent having no olympics

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Hammer Head wrote:

LG, at the start of this thread you have said that you wish for Cleake and Goff to "grow some balls and join the rest of the international community by condeming these actions".

But they have condemned the Chinese actions. Can you pleaee specify what action you would like them to take?

Personally (and I hope this doesn't sound like I'm trivialising the issue) I can't help but think that the media has pumped this story up for more than its worth simply because the Olympics are approaching.

Then again, perhaps this is a great time to advertise the free Tibet issue and we should be getting in behind LG and the Greens. I just don't feel like being a tree hugger today, but I do applaud you LG.

  

 
I'm certainly not a Green Party fan. far from it, I think they're a party of flakes.
 
 I'd like Clarke and Goff to tell the Chinese that until they (The Chinese) change their attitude to Tibet, that any trade deal will not take place. We might lose some dosh but we'd win global appreciation for standing up and being counted.
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The interesting thing, for me, about political leadership is that balancing the multiple policies of a nation state must be extra-ordinarily demanding. If China becomes our dominant trading partner over the next century, as it it is may well do, the extent of the response becomes a huge issue, hence her eventual, 'muted' response (presumably the event has become so public now, it has forced her hand).

It's easy for us to make statements about social justice and human rights in another country, but we are not the ones that that are at the political coalface. I presume you are not going to buy anything from China until these injustices end, LG?   HarryHotspur2008-03-19 17:06:52
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You're right Harry, was Rice from China or Japan?
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