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To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (684)	1/21/2001 3:10:55 AM
From: Rolla Coasta	Respond to of 23908

Looks like Li HongZhi interprets a different meaning of "tolerance". And he really means "limited". Read this in chinese. smartnews.singtao.com

To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (684)	1/21/2001 9:16:40 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Let's say if you are proved to be a corrupt official, does that mean you have to go to get punished ...or not? Actually, I tend to favor harsh punishment for corruption that is obvious, and causes grievous suffering upon others. I certainly have no problem with putting a bullet through the skull of a major drug dealer. But the evidence must be irrefutable in order to prevent sacrificing innocents. The problem that I see is that NO POLITICAL LEADER in China is duly elected by the people they govern, thus making them just as corrupt as the people they are allegedly "rooting out". In its current form, this anti-corruption plan is nothing more than a convenient tool for one political faction to weaken or destroy another. It is an internal power struggle between the corrupt aimed at capturing the mantle of being called "the untouchables". And when that power struggle is over, those remaining in power will have every interest in perpetuating their own power and maintaining their own corruption. Were these leaders beholden to the people for the power they wield, having to be elected in direct popular contests, I would have far more faith in their anti-corruption campaigns. Regards, Ron

To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (684)	1/21/2001 5:18:25 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

"I keep asking you: Why do you think Falun Gong could make any political system corrupt-free ?? and how ??" 1) You don't really don't want to know. And your training won't allow you to think outside directives. 2) What you fear most is the best weapon to use against you. For the Chinese Communists Falun Gong appears to be something they are afraid of. Give the people McDonald's hamburgers and Mickey Mouse and the people will decide how they want to be reformed. To avoid the Russian mistake they should adopt British law and use sophisticated survey methods for later partitioning of lands and minerals. "I refuse to condone, by passivity, or by default, the wars which greedy men make against others...Spain and China are part of the same battle. I am going to China because that is where I feel the need is greatest; that is where I can be most useful" Dr. Norman Bethune When Bethune said those words he had been branded in Canada as a communist, what he really believed in was truth, compassion and tolerance i.e. Falun Gong. sd83.bc.ca