People of Earth, I have a gripe! I am a little curious, no make that really curious about how it is OK to shake the hand and smile in the face of one merciless oppressor and yet then to accuse another less merciless (more merciful?) dictator of murder and violence and then attack his country?

This is my major malfunction people.... On the one hand we have China, a mighty and violent country run by a group of imperialist aggressors who subject their own people to oppression and invade neighbouring countries and murder and pillage for all they're worth. We in the west, seem to think that this is OK with us and we do business with these people on a grand scale. The main reason I can find for this, is that China is a massive market place, that on the one hand provides us with an enormous market potential and on the other hand provides us with cheap labour for all our manufacturing needs. Does that make it OK with you?? It doesn't for me! The people of Tibet have been abused, pillaged and killed for 60 years, suffering at the hands of these murderers, while the whole world turns it's back on them and walks quietly away whistling into the air and pretending we didn't see a thing.

The Chinese are a lovely people but their government is repressive and evil. We must make a stand people or they will keep going and one day fulfill their stated aim of "bringing the west to it's knees."

 IT IS NOT OK TO BUY GOODS MADE IN CHINA!

If those same goods had been made in Iraq or north Korea, we wouldn't buy them would we? Of course not, there are trade embargos in place to stop us. Lobby your local member of government to make a stand on these issues and show the money hungry private sector that they cannot over rule our morals for their profits. the governments of the U.S, Australia and the UK have folded their deck chairs and left the field of battle to the business interests. These are the same business interests by the way, who make a zillion dollars profit from the war in Iraq by grabbing rebuilding contracts and oil production shares from the US government. NB: I say the government not the people.

If you are lucky enough to live as I do, in a free (-ish) and democratic country then make your voices heard, make a protest to your local representative and stand up for the freedoms the Chinese and Tibetan peoples deserve and are denied. Do not forget Tien-En-Mihn square, do not forget Tibet and do not forget your morals.

The people of the U.S, Australia and the U.K are better than this aren't we? Surely we aren't all just profit motivated.

OK, that's my personal bitch for the day.