[peter12]

Originally Posted by RT14

Ok, well let's just agree to disagree and leave it at that then, shall we? In fact, I can't even say I disagree with everything you've said, but the way you said it came off quite insulting to me. Trust me, I too criticize the Chinese government and their way of doing things my fair share as well, but I also understand there is a reason behind it all and IMO, like Phanuthier said, they are at the early stages of coming out of their oppressive state and will eventually probably be the world leader in a lot of areas they are so heavily criticized for now. It takes time to do things right and while they are still in the early stages, they are moving in the right direction and I believe they have a very meticulously thought out plan on how to have things run smoothly and are patient enough to see it through. Not much pressure to make immediate and drastic changes when you know you won't be voted out in 4 or 8 years. lol Like my mother always used to say, "If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to fix it?" lol Funny how that applies to even the biggest situations.

What is the reasoning behind their oppression of the people of Tibet? Or the Falun Gong?