Enough

If you're in China, you probably aren't able to read this blog, mainly because of what I'm about to write next.

When is enough enough? China was awarded the Olympic games seven years ago despite being one of the worst violators of human rights around. Protestors get shot and human rights lawyers are arrested and "disappear". The only news you can get is the government controlled official news, which is only what they want you to hear. If you're on the internet there, you're blocked from any sites that the government doesn't want you to see. That includes Amnesty International, international news organizations, Wikipedia, and others.

Part of the committment that China made during the Olympic bid process was that they would make improvements. They would do much better at human rights. They would allow reporters and others covering the games in China free access, and without censorship. So the committment is made, they get the games, and then this. And if you're staying in a hotel China for the Olympics, they're watching you. The government is requiring hotels to install monitoring software and hardware that will let them see everything you're doing. They'll be able to see anything you do, including emails or any websites you visit. Link here.

For those of you (Spaced Ghost) who don't have a problem with this, how would you feel about being arrested for something you posted if the government thought that it was against national policy?