Posted by
AmericanMind on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:56:48 PM
Any other Americans fed up with China? Not the people of China, of course, but the illegitimate government of China. They’re often seen pretending they represent China at the UN, in the Sudan, in currency markets, at climate change talks, etc… At the APEC summit in Sydney last year, Bush met with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
But Hu’s a fraud.
Hu leads the Communist Party of China (CPC), which represents only 5% of the population. The CPC dominates the other 95% using an effective mix of propaganda, intimidation, harassment and torture. Why should we care? Because helping a billion oppressed people is cool, very cool. Other reasons:
China pollutes big time. A W.H.O. air quality report says 7 of world’s 10 most polluted cities are in China. One Chinese factory pollutes more in a year than a million U.S. cars. If Al Gore really wants to stop global warming, he’dl lead a boycott of China.
China enables genocide in Darfur. China buys most of Sudan’s oil, sells Bashir weapons and uses its Security Council veto to prevent U.N. intervention. If Angelina Jolie really wants to stop the genocide, shed lead a boycott of China.
Nothing will get the attention of Hu and his CPC thugs like a U.S. boycott of “Made in China”. It has the added benefit of keeping us safe from anti-freeze in our pet food and lead in our children’s toys. Not too shabby. Let’s start it here, in Vermont - a boycott heard ‘round the world.