On this day 20 years ago Tiananmen Square was the scene for this:
With protests for democratic reforms entering their seventh week, the Chinese government authorizes it’s soldiers and tanks to reclaim Beijing’s Tiananmen Square at all costs. By nightfall on June 4, Chinese troops had forcibly cleared the square, killing hundreds and arresting thousands of demonstrators and suspected dissidents.
Today, China censors their own People’s right to know about this. They censor Facebook and search engines. They try to hide every facet of their mistakes.
But why? And why do we continue to trade with a country whose relationships with its own people has not improved in 20 years? The Chinese economy has grown greatly in that period of time and it would make one wonder how long it will be before they once again are forced to face their people who want reform.
And what will their actions be when that happens. How long can you hold that many people down by just giving them a little more each time they want something? When will China understand that a free people give more than an enslaved people? Slavery comes in many forms and in many degrees. In another 20 years if the government stays the same, what will the size of the government be if they are required to constantly monitor and manage the thoughts of their people?
When will China release its hold on its people and understand that their greatest asset doesn’t need to be micromanaged. Where is the creativity if knowledge is stifled because the government is afraid that people will get out of hand? And we are partly to blame as we send them our work which is the same as giving them the nod and a wink towards their human relations disasters.
If it wasn’t for the fact that China practically owns us through our national debt and through our trade relations I would say that the United States should censor them for their humans rights records. But it’s purely obvious that no matter who is in office they will support China 100% because it is in our financial interest to do so. To me this is the same as a congressman who was forced to support the NRA just to get reelected.
When he was acting president he did everything he could to prove to the American public that under no circumstances will see a conservative or quite frankly a Republican. This is what happens when a person like Colin Powell, who commands respect due to his history and his accomplishments, speaks his mind without taking the party line.