Many of you probably have heard about the recent deadly earthquake in China. I was looking at some photographs of the situation on the New York Times website. I came across this photograph of two boys trapped in the rubble. The caption for this photo is "Boys trapped under a collapsed building awaited rescue"
This photo of these two boys who are not being helped by the photographer reminds me of artist Banky's rendition of a similar theme:
Let's stop treating people--especially children--like news stories. They are humans--who are suffering and need assistance more than they need glamor shots.
This photo of these two boys who are not being helped by the photographer reminds me of artist Banky's rendition of a similar theme:
Let's stop treating people--especially children--like news stories. They are humans--who are suffering and need assistance more than they need glamor shots.
Labels: banksy, children, China, earthquake, media, New York Times, reporters, segen
China: Trade and the Urgency of Protest
19 Comments Published by Augur on Thursday, April 17 at 11:14 PM.
Yesterday the WTO recognized that China has passed the U.S. to become the second leading exporter. This is still just the beginning. China will be the most pernicious evil facing our generation. I hope every American who wins a medal at the Olympics engages in an active protest during the awards ceremony.
I wish the Dalai Lama would engage in more active nonviolent protest, with a sense of urgency to build outrage, rather than comfortably and passively praying for change. Comparing, for instance the effectiveness and urgency of Ghandi's protest to the Dalai Lama's is much like comparing a photo of Ghandi starving and the ever-cheerful Dalai Lama smiling like the Pillsbury Doughboy after a poke to the belly.
I hope all respectable world leaders boycott the opening ceremony, but more importantly, I hope we unite to toughen up our trade standards with China by demanding improvements in quality control, labor rights, and environmental protection. The Olympics are symbolic, and the Chinese would prefer we distract ourselves by merely protesting the Olympics rather than demanding changes that could dampen the growing roar of their economy. But not toughing our trade standards makes us complicit the great growing evil of our time.
I wish the Dalai Lama would engage in more active nonviolent protest, with a sense of urgency to build outrage, rather than comfortably and passively praying for change. Comparing, for instance the effectiveness and urgency of Ghandi's protest to the Dalai Lama's is much like comparing a photo of Ghandi starving and the ever-cheerful Dalai Lama smiling like the Pillsbury Doughboy after a poke to the belly.
I hope all respectable world leaders boycott the opening ceremony, but more importantly, I hope we unite to toughen up our trade standards with China by demanding improvements in quality control, labor rights, and environmental protection. The Olympics are symbolic, and the Chinese would prefer we distract ourselves by merely protesting the Olympics rather than demanding changes that could dampen the growing roar of their economy. But not toughing our trade standards makes us complicit the great growing evil of our time.
Labels: China, foreign policy, good and evil
