"Intellectuals" proved once more that they're plain stupid

[mahnmut]

Eight Nobel peace laureates have written on open letter to the Chinese president demanding action to end "atrocities" in Sudan, amid rising concern at Beijing's ties with the African regime.

How irrelevant is that!? WTF. Why China? Oh, it's because of the Olympics, stupid! I wonder what influence does China have on the Sudanese "regime". And why not boycott the European soccer tournament which starts this summer in Austria/Switzerland? Austria and Switzerland should surely take action to end atrocities in Sudan, right? But noone's talking about boycotts of Austria and Switzerland. Why? I see... they don't speak Chinese! And they're quite friendly to those who are pulling the strings. By the way, there are no celebrities of Chinese origin taking part in the boycott...

They could've just stated the awful Chinese record in human rights as a reason, this way they'd have sounded a bit less stupid. But then, we could argue about the definition of "human rights violation" in many ways... some of which would include the very country of origin of most of these dumbheads.

Some more reads:

Richard Spencer: Why Beijing should heed Spielberg Simon Scott Plummer: Olympic Games in Beijing will expose China Q&A: Why Spielberg shuns Beijing Olympics

Comments

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

If you had read the links that you gave at the bottom (Q&A), you'd have answered to yourself.

Q&A: Why Spielberg shuns Beijing Olympics

Q: What is the connection between China and Darfur?

A: China has protected Sudan from international anger over the killings of hundreds of thousands of people by government-backed janjaweed militias in Darfur. In 2004, it prevented sanctions being imposed by the UN Security Council by threatening a veto. In addition, it buys most of Sudan's oil, having used a state-run oil firm to invest heaviliy in the industry, and sells arms to the government.

Bingo!

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

"In addition, it buys most of Sudan's oil, having used a state-run oil firm to invest heaviliy in the industry, and sells arms to the government."

Oh I see! It's the OIL and ARMS, stupid! ;-)

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Yebo, they should be punished for unauthorised oil trade! >:-]

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

I applaud him too. Thats what he's been used to: applause ;)