LXB/Liu Small Wave Tribute

This by far, one of the more memorable photos from 2010.

Liu Xiaobo's empty chair, along with his award and metal. His picture is in the background.

Instead of a speech, actress/director Liv Ullmann read from one of his writings:

I have no enemies and no hatred. Hatred can rot away at a person’s intelligence and conscience. Enemy mentality will poison the spirit of a nation, incite cruel mortal struggles, destroy a society’s tolerance and humanity, and hinder a nation’s progress toward freedom and democracy. That is why I hope to be able to transcend my personal experiences as I look upon our nation’s development and social change, to counter the regime’s hostility with utmost goodwill, and to dispel hatred with love.

The Central Government referred to LXB's award as a farce, its awarders clowns, and is delusional in its belief that the world supports this, when in reality, 16 countries ultimately chose to support the Chinese boycott, probably out of fear of what the Central Government would do with relations between them and affected countries, and as not to offend the Central Government.

The Central Government needs to learn these lessons: a) the more you yell and scream, the more you make jackasses of yourselves. Are you trying to learn techniques from North Korea?; b) they are bullies that cannot tolerate dissent, even though it is part of the Party principles; c) the world is watching, so learn to play fair with the world and your people, and d) the sooner you realize that you are a bunch of hypocrites and liars, just like you accuse the west of being, the faster you can correct your mistakes.

I write this, hoping that this will make it through the censors when people search through this seemingly innocuous blog post, they will be able to read the truth, and not what the Central Government wants them to think.

I have no problem with the Chinese. See my Facebook page, filled with friends and people I have worked with in the past. I have issues with the Government and the people who have the power and control.