Comments on: First the Earthquake and Now the Police . . . http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 9 Jan 2009 04:04:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ex aedibus http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-158417 Ex aedibus Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:03:07 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/#comment-158417 The Chinese government loves stability. The thing that they fear more than anything is any threat to stability. Hu Jintao has not been championing the ideal of a "Harmonious Society" for nothing. The Chinese government loves stability. The thing that they fear more than anything is any threat to stability. Hu Jintao has not been championing the ideal of a “Harmonious Society” for nothing.

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-158205 R. Elgin Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:37:37 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/#comment-158205 Additionally, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/world/asia/04tibet.html" rel="nofollow">the CCP is suspending licenses to lawyers who have offered to defend Tibetan protesters</a>. Regardless of how one thinks about Tibet, this sort of blatant manipulation of justice is bad for all Chinese. Additionally, the CCP is suspending licenses to lawyers who have offered to defend Tibetan protesters. Regardless of how one thinks about Tibet, this sort of blatant manipulation of justice is bad for all Chinese.

]]> By: madar http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-158191 madar Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:55:43 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/#comment-158191 You have a government enforced one child policy, parents feeling their children were killed by government corruption or mismanagement, and further feeling that their need for justice is not being met by that same government. If I was one of those parents I suspect I would be pretty close to getting a sniper rifle and popping off government officials from roof tops. China is going hard to "clean things up for the Olympics". I'd love to see it explode in their totalitarian faces. You have a government enforced one child policy, parents feeling their children were killed by government corruption or mismanagement, and further feeling that their need for justice is not being met by that same government. If I was one of those parents I suspect I would be pretty close to getting a sniper rifle and popping off government officials from roof tops. China is going hard to “clean things up for the Olympics”. I’d love to see it explode in their totalitarian faces.

]]> By: Benicio74 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-158190 Benicio74 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:49:12 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/#comment-158190 As long as there's huge piles of money to be made, there will always be corruption in politics and construction! Everywhere in the world As long as there’s huge piles of money to be made, there will always be corruption in politics and construction!
Everywhere in the world

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-158189 Sonagi Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:44:38 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/#comment-158189 A few token local officials' heads will roll, and then it'll be business as usual. When will the Chinese government learn that its kill-the-chicken-scare-the-monkey approach to corruption isn't working? A few token local officials’ heads will roll, and then it’ll be business as usual. When will the Chinese government learn that its kill-the-chicken-scare-the-monkey approach to corruption isn’t working?

]]> By: Benicio74 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-158186 Benicio74 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:08:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/#comment-158186 Anway, the headline made me think Sting, Stewart, & Andy were putting on a show in China. "Don't stand so close to me" I like to sing that while I'm at the urinal here in Korea. Anway, the headline made me think Sting, Stewart, & Andy were putting on a show in China.

“Don’t stand so close to me”

I like to sing that while I’m at the urinal here in Korea.

]]> By: Benicio74 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-158184 Benicio74 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:01:55 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/04/first-the-earthquake-and-now-the-police/#comment-158184 Wow, they really are anti-protest! Wow, they really are anti-protest!

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