London Olympic relay runs into Tibetan protests!

The Chinese automatons running alongside the Olympic flame looked more cheesed off than worried. Demonstrators have been out in force in London trying to promote awareness of Chinese brutality in Tibet.

My take on this is that the Chinese have no business in Tibet. It's not their country! Tibetans are not Chinese and the Chinese are not Tibetans. On top of that, there is a total lack of democratic accountability. People are being abused, culturally isolated, and generally being "controlled".

I have heard it said that the Olympics should not be about politics, and that would be fair enough if we lived in a world where everyone was able to live without torture and terror. However, the Tibetans are not so free and easy. China may not like this but they are going to have to live with it. Some of us can't stomach what they are currently serving up!

We in Britain, just as in other Western countries, have to consider every day what we are buying. You can't go into Argos now without buying something "Made in China". I reckon they've got 100% made there! The same goes for loads of other retailers. If we buy stuff from China, are we to put our consciences in a box by the door? I would hope not!

China can't try to manipulate the world's economy without those on the receiving end having thoughts about what's going on. Despotic and undemocratic regimes are going to get more of the spotlight put on them. Better those spotlights are not made in China, but their dark corners are now being exposed to the light!