Comments on: I Have a Bad Feeling About This http://www.yanowhatimean.com/index2.php/2008/08/06/i-have-a-bad-feeling-about-this/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 25 May 2012 01:20:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Steph http://www.yanowhatimean.com/index2.php/2008/08/06/i-have-a-bad-feeling-about-this/#comment-21809 Steph Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:45:38 +0000 http://www.yanowhatimean.com/index2.php/2008/08/06/i-have-a-bad-feeling-about-this/#comment-21809 It looks like your feeling is coming true, in ever worse ways than revoking visas and being chastised for wearing masks. I just checked the news, and 2 Americans were attacked this morning in Beijing, one of them killed. Granted, the Chinese Gov't has nothing to do with it, I'm sure, but this was a place that was supposed to be EXTRA secure, and it wasn't even an Olympic venue. It was the Drum Tower, one of the few ancient structures left in Beijing...a regular tourist attraction. It's not like no one knew people wouldn't be there. It's so sad. Apparently, they were relatives of the US Men's Volleyball coach. Let's just hope and pray this is a fluke, not the beginning of a trend. It looks like your feeling is coming true, in ever worse ways than revoking visas and being chastised for wearing masks. I just checked the news, and 2 Americans were attacked this morning in Beijing, one of them killed. Granted, the Chinese Gov’t has nothing to do with it, I’m sure, but this was a place that was supposed to be EXTRA secure, and it wasn’t even an Olympic venue. It was the Drum Tower, one of the few ancient structures left in Beijing…a regular tourist attraction. It’s not like no one knew people wouldn’t be there. It’s so sad. Apparently, they were relatives of the US Men’s Volleyball coach. Let’s just hope and pray this is a fluke, not the beginning of a trend.

]]> By: Melinda http://www.yanowhatimean.com/index2.php/2008/08/06/i-have-a-bad-feeling-about-this/#comment-21801 Melinda Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:48:10 +0000 http://www.yanowhatimean.com/index2.php/2008/08/06/i-have-a-bad-feeling-about-this/#comment-21801 About six years ago, my family and I visited China. (my sister was living in SE Asia at the time.) I still can't believe the way that the Chinese government behaves, and that they were allowed to host the Olympics. They're trying to put up this totally fake, western-friendly "face" for the Olympics. But it's all a bunch of lies. They have a church in the olympic village- but they're still persecuting and killing Christians throughout the country. What about all the houses that were torn down to make room for the olympic village? They didn't even offer money to the homeowners- just, "tough luck, the government wants to tear your house down". Now they're bringing this whole political mess into it, denying visas to perfectly safe visitors. And that's not even considering the number of athletes who will be wearing MASKS just so that they can breathe during the competition. Grrr... About six years ago, my family and I visited China. (my sister was living in SE Asia at the time.) I still can’t believe the way that the Chinese government behaves, and that they were allowed to host the Olympics. They’re trying to put up this totally fake, western-friendly “face” for the Olympics. But it’s all a bunch of lies. They have a church in the olympic village- but they’re still persecuting and killing Christians throughout the country. What about all the houses that were torn down to make room for the olympic village? They didn’t even offer money to the homeowners- just, “tough luck, the government wants to tear your house down”. Now they’re bringing this whole political mess into it, denying visas to perfectly safe visitors.

And that’s not even considering the number of athletes who will be wearing MASKS just so that they can breathe during the competition. Grrr…

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