Today, N. reminded me that this week is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre that occured before he was born.
This is our rememberance of the Lone Rebel and our reminder of the cost of liberty...
Their actions clearly showed that their desire for power was greater than their concern for the future.
This is why we are 'boycotting' the Olympic Games this year. We will not watch them, nor will we participate in the hoop-la associated with them. We will not purchase anything from the sponsors of the broadcasts during the Games.
Perhaps our action is meaningless in a larger sense.
But we cannot look at that picture of the Lone Rebel and not be ashamed if we do nothing.
As for our nation's participation in the games, I fear we have sold our birthright of liberty for a mess of pottage in the form of credit for consumer goods.
Is the liberty this Lone Hero offered his life for really worth so little to those of us born in a land "conceived in Liberty?"
Addendum 9 June: Dan over at the Edge of Reason has written a post about the courage of the Unknown Rebel in which he says: "Heroism is not restricted to characters in stories..." I enjoyed his very thoughtful post.
7 comments:
"As for our nation's participation in the games, I fear we have sold our birthright of liberty for a mess of pottage in the form of credit for consumer goods."
I'm going to get all Yankee for a moment and just say, "Ayup."
Wow, that brings back memories. This reminds me a bit of when Nazi Germany hosted the Olympics. Many difficult moral issues here.
I learned something from this post. And as far as me personally is concerned, I will be boycotting with you.
As a young professinal at the time, I was in Beijing a week before this event. I felt lucky to be home when it happened, but you could feel the electricity in the air. I was at the Univeristy of Beijing on that trip. They were exciting times.
The Travelin' Homeschooler
While we wish the athletes the best, we will not be watching the olympics this year either. That idea also ties in with our conscious purchasing in day to day life as well.
That was one of those big events in which I remember where I was and what I was doing at the time-I was in Chicago and was so ill I was pretty much in bed that entire week, and therefore saw so much news coverage...
Thanks for you kind comments about my post.
--Dan Edge
You are most welcome, Dan!
I hope some readers of my post will head over to yours.
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