The Chinese dilemma !
If you were watching or reading the news recently, you may have noticed the international protests against having the 2008 Olympics in China. It all started with ” China doesn’t not respect human rights” and ended up with the recent violent actions by the Chinese army towards the citizens of the Tibet.
It is nice and all to have protests and rallies against unfair powers. But we need to start using our common sense more often. Going in the streets with banners and signs, talking on the media about boycotting the Chinese Olympics and all such activities are useless. The reason is simple. China got us by the neck. China export all sort of products to almost the whole planet. They are in the power seat. Unless we stop using their products, we will be wasting precious time protesting on the streets. Money talks. Money is economy. Economy is the Spinal cord of any nation. The more of it, the more powerful the country becomes. And China is making a hell of a lot of money.
I bet you that we were still funding the Chinese products by all these protests. I mean the materials used to make the banners and the signs, are probably somehow made in China. The Pens and tools used in writing on the banners, are probably also 75% made in China.
We, or most of us, want as much as we can get for as cheap as possible. China did that. Gave us all sort of needed basic products ( and even foods and drinks) at a very affordable cheap costs. We got sucked into this scheme to the extended, that we are addicted to “made in China” products. I don’t even think that we can boycott Chinese products now. There aren’t enough alternatives to them, and if there is, the price is too high.
It is a dilemma, I agree. But are we ready to do anything about it? Are you going to give up buying the inexpensive electronic parts for your PC that are made in China? Are you going to throw away your trendy stylish Jeans that is made in China? Are you going to save your country from being in debt to China?
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