Shenanigans

Over 200 million people have been evicted from their homes for preparation for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Bejing.  Their houses are being torn down for the giant Olympic stadium that will be the center for most track and field events. Even after they take their homes, the government arrested everyone who even made so much as a bad comment about the evictions.  One man who tried to organize a 10,000 people protest was brutally beaten and arrested. Now there are over 40,000 people in jail, and about 200,000 people living in the streets. The prime minister of China did not see any of the 200,000 homeless during his visit to Bejing because the police kept them out of the streets.  British leaders protested to the Chinese Embassy in London about the treatment.  Steven Spielberg, who was put in charge of the artistic areas of the Olympics, quit in protest of the treatment of the people.  The Chinese government said that the Olympics would help strengthen their human rights but as we can see, it is not looking too good.

This is a very terrible and disappointing occurance that should not be tolerated.  The olympics was created to promote unity between all people not destroy their homes and trust for thier government.  I would not be surprised if some countries boycott the games this year because of the country’s actions which would definately not promote unity and wellness between countries. Whats worse is that the government doesn’t even listen to their complaints and throw them in jail the moment they try and state their complaints. With all of this comotion, there is no way that the Olympics this year will be an uneventful one.

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