Comments on: The Beijing Olympics ‘One Dream, One Nightmare’: Protest in London, 8 August 2008 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1459 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:20:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: AA http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1459/comment-page-1#comment-271671 AA Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:58:38 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1459#comment-271671 How about one for Palestine people as well, and Chechens, and Kashmiris, and Thai Malayians, and Iraqis, and Afghanis where people are actually dying instead of dying for freedom ... I think not ... no one complained in West when Bosnians were ethnically cleansed.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271671','AA'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271671','AA','How about one for Palestine people as well, and Chechens, and Kashmiris, and Thai Malayians, and Iraqis, and Afghanis where people are actually dying instead of dying for freedom ... I think not ... no one complained in West when Bosnians were ethnically cleansed.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> How about one for Palestine people as well, and Chechens, and Kashmiris, and Thai Malayians, and Iraqis, and Afghanis where people are actually dying instead of dying for freedom … I think not … no one complained in West when Bosnians were ethnically cleansed.
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]]> By: Sage http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1459/comment-page-1#comment-271652 Sage Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:48:13 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1459#comment-271652 The power of the media is focussed IN China right now, but let's hope that at least the BBC, Reuters and the Independent Television News will cover what is happening on their doorstep. I read an article in an economics magazine that states by 2010 China will effectively 'own' 60% of the resources of continental Africa. That is devastating as I don't think the influx of money ever reaches the ordinary people. In Zimbabwe, it is incomprehensible that the Chinese are now paying more for the copper, but the people are even having their 'nothings' taken away. With that statement I mean that the currency has become so devalued that even the zeros are chopped by the ten from the notes. That's 'milliards' or 'billions' of devaluation. Let us hope that enough attention can be focussed on the embassy. The BBC's Broadcasting House is at the end of Portland Place/Regent Street. Perhaps a relay of placards might get their attention. The Peoples of Tibet, Burma, Sudan and Zimbabwe have a common cause for concern - China. It may not happen soon enough, but there will be a time when these Human Rights atrocities will only be history. This protest could help that day arrive sooner. If you can, exercise the free rights you enjoy to protect the rights of others.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271652','Sage'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271652','Sage','The power of the media is focussed IN China right now, but let\'s hope that at least the BBC, Reuters and the Independent Television News will cover what is happening on their doorstep.\r\n\r\nI read an article in an economics magazine that states by 2010 China will effectively \'own\' 60% of the resources of continental Africa. That is devastating as I don\'t think the influx of money ever reaches the ordinary people.\r\n\r\nIn Zimbabwe, it is incomprehensible that the Chinese are now paying more for the copper, but the people are even having their \'nothings\' taken away. With that statement I mean that the currency has become so devalued that even the zeros are chopped by the ten from the notes. That\'s \'milliards\' or \'billions\' of devaluation.\r\n\r\nLet us hope that enough attention can be focussed on the embassy.\r\n\r\nThe BBC\'s Broadcasting House is at the end of Portland Place\/Regent Street. Perhaps a relay of placards might get their attention.\r\n\r\nThe Peoples of Tibet, Burma, Sudan and Zimbabwe have a common cause for concern - China.\r\n\r\nIt may not happen soon enough, but there will be a time when these Human Rights atrocities will only be history. This protest could help that day arrive sooner. \r\n\r\nIf you can, exercise the free rights you enjoy to protect the rights of others.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> The power of the media is focussed IN China right now, but let’s hope that at least the BBC, Reuters and the Independent Television News will cover what is happening on their doorstep.

I read an article in an economics magazine that states by 2010 China will effectively ‘own’ 60% of the resources of continental Africa. That is devastating as I don’t think the influx of money ever reaches the ordinary people.

In Zimbabwe, it is incomprehensible that the Chinese are now paying more for the copper, but the people are even having their ‘nothings’ taken away. With that statement I mean that the currency has become so devalued that even the zeros are chopped by the ten from the notes. That’s ‘milliards’ or ‘billions’ of devaluation.

Let us hope that enough attention can be focussed on the embassy.

The BBC’s Broadcasting House is at the end of Portland Place/Regent Street. Perhaps a relay of placards might get their attention.

The Peoples of Tibet, Burma, Sudan and Zimbabwe have a common cause for concern – China.

It may not happen soon enough, but there will be a time when these Human Rights atrocities will only be history. This protest could help that day arrive sooner.

If you can, exercise the free rights you enjoy to protect the rights of others.

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]]> By: Ndaba http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1459/comment-page-1#comment-271650 Ndaba Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:56:43 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1459#comment-271650 I applaud those organizing the 8th August protest. I would urge that as many people as possible initiate their own personal online campaign, via email, suggesting that friends and family etc don't watch any of the Olympics on T.V. - Email your friends and family a personal commitment to make your own personal boycott in this way and state clearly your reasons why - eg. China's ongoing support for Mugabe and his thugs! And I would further suggest anybody participating copy their email also to the Olympic Organizing Committee in China (2008@beijing2008.cn) and the Chinese foreign ministry (info@mfa.gov.cn). Peoples power can be mobilized online!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271650','Ndaba'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271650','Ndaba','I applaud those organizing the 8th August protest. I would urge that as many people as possible initiate their own personal online campaign, via email, suggesting that friends and family etc don\'t watch any of the Olympics on T.V. - Email your friends and family a personal commitment to make your own personal boycott in this way and state clearly your reasons why - eg. China\'s ongoing support for Mugabe and his thugs! And I would further suggest anybody participating copy their email also to the Olympic Organizing Committee in China (2008@beijing2008.cn) and the Chinese foreign ministry (info@mfa.gov.cn).\r\n\r\nPeoples power can be mobilized online!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> I applaud those organizing the 8th August protest. I would urge that as many people as possible initiate their own personal online campaign, via email, suggesting that friends and family etc don’t watch any of the Olympics on T.V. – Email your friends and family a personal commitment to make your own personal boycott in this way and state clearly your reasons why – eg. China’s ongoing support for Mugabe and his thugs! And I would further suggest anybody participating copy their email also to the Olympic Organizing Committee in China (2008@beijing2008.cn) and the Chinese foreign ministry (info@mfa.gov.cn).

Peoples power can be mobilized online!

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]]> By: True Grit http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1459/comment-page-1#comment-271646 True Grit Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:05:04 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1459#comment-271646 Sokwanele, here's hoping you will be able to get hold of the picture of the masked figure representing Mugabe bowing down/kneeling before the Chinese figure, and post it on This is Zimbabwe.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271646','True Grit'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271646','True Grit','Sokwanele, here\'s hoping you will be able to get hold of the picture of the masked figure representing Mugabe bowing down\/kneeling before the Chinese figure, and post it on This is Zimbabwe.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Sokwanele, here’s hoping you will be able to get hold of the picture of the masked figure representing Mugabe bowing down/kneeling before the Chinese figure, and post it on This is Zimbabwe.
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