The Chinese have named the famous torch relay, The Journey of Harmony. Doesn’t that sound like an old Mr. Rodgers rerun? I’m sure it does to His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. Ask the Tibetan refugees about their Journey of Harmony. Personally I think the Chinese should have hired Dick Morris to come up with some snappy slogans and press relations in general. Dick loves to eat and the Chinese are famous for their insatiable taste for anything exotic that wiggles.
The 2008 Chinese Government’s plans to welcome the world – “Beijing welcomes you!” is just one of their sophomoric slogans which has suffered from pollution attacks. Obviously, since birth control took root in China, the Chinese Government isn’t overly concerned about how many of it’s citizens die from this nightmare. I guess they figure that even if 30% of the population dies – they’ll just pass a law ordering families to have two babies per year for a year or so – to make up for the deficit.
China not only is the world’s leading manufacturer but also the world’s leading viper in the bosom. One fourth of the country is desert and more than three-fourths of its forests have gone bye bye. Each year uncontrollable underground fires, either caused by lightening or mining accidents, consume 200 million tons of coal thus making China a major contributor to global warming. Lead, mercury, sulfur dioxide and other elements of coal-burning and car exhaust hovers over most Chinese cities. Every major river system flowing out of China is threatened with one sort of cataclysm or another.
Frankly – I think if the Chinese were really serious about their Journey of Harmony, they’d have given out gas masks and a 6 pack of Perrier to everyone attending the Olympics -
