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Reader comments
San Francisco bracing for protests on Olympic torch route

russ | 5:51 a.m. April 9, 2008

China has problems: mostly with freedom loving people. Wish I could join the protesters. It is something worth standing up for, or sitting down.

Way to go Tibet!!!

more excusese for name-calling | 7:10 a.m. April 9, 2008

Unfortunately, there are those in the U.S. who would call anybody who protest anything, "hippies," "commies," "trouble-makers," or "liberals."

Anonymous | 7:34 a.m. April 9, 2008

oh the irony, flamers attempting to put out the flame.

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more of the same | 11:27 a.m. April 9, 2008

Yep, more name-calling. (see post 7:34)
That's all these types can realitically contribute to anything.

YouGoFirst | 11:34 a.m. April 9, 2008

Where were the protests when they were awarded the Olympics? I am not against the protests, just the stupidity of the protestors who have waited until now to make this a big deal.

Anonymous | 12:16 p.m. April 9, 2008

YouGoFirst -
Personally I have more respect for protestors for whenever time they choose to protest than for those who sit back, do nothing and give a thumbs up or thumbs down to the protestors.

Whatever... | 12:34 p.m. April 9, 2008

Yes, what China is doing to Tibet people is wrong, but I agree with "YouGoFirst" Why wait til now to protest the Olympics??

Let the Olympics go on!

YouGoFirst | 12:39 p.m. April 9, 2008

To Anonymous, I have more respect for protestors who protest at the beginning, not just waiting until it becomes the "popular" thing to do. By waiting until the torch relay, the protestors look like a bunch of attention seeking idiots who didn't realize that China won their bid for the Olympics years ago. Personally I wouldn't trust somebodies motives if they are only going along with the current popular opinion.

Jon W | 1:03 p.m. April 9, 2008

Where were the protesters when China was given the Olympics? By Googleing "China awarded Olympics" I came up with an interesting NY Times article from July 14, 2001 (when the decision was made) that brought up the subject of international concerns and yes, protests. So they were there. The hope was that China would improve her human rights record because of the increased visibility brought by the Olympics. So far that hope has been largely in vain, as evidenced by the late crackdown in Tibet which has sparked most of the present protests.

Anonymous | 2:50 p.m. April 9, 2008

Well, the Chinese just need to borrow Dave Chekkets. He'll stop the protesters, just like he did when some fans showed up at his soccer game with Tibetan flags.

Pause | 3:22 p.m. April 9, 2008

Most of us would simply jump on the band wagon to condemn China on anything reported by the media with the latest example being the Tibetan Crackdown. How many of you have formed your opinion based on hard evidence? There is a fundamental difference between crackdown and law enforcement. After watching some of the videos on Youtube that showed Tibetan mobs killing innocent people, looting and burning in Tibet, I think they deserved the government action that followed. What the Chinese government did in 1989 in Tiananmen Square is a bloody crackdown, but this time in Tibet maybe they had the right to enforce its laws. I don't know if the video I saw is authentic or not. Go check it out and judge for yourself.

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Jeff Chiu, Associated Press

Tenzin Sangmo, 18, from Salt Lake City, takes part in rally on Tuesday at U.N. Plaza in San Francisco with other Tibetans and their supporters. They oppose China's policies in Tibet.

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