Chen Guangcheng Says It Best
Based on an Agence France-Presse report, Chinese democratic activist Chen Guangcheng made the following comments in Washington today:
“I urge you to continue unwaveringly from your basic principles of democracy, human rights and freedom of speech. You must not give an inch or offer the smallest compromise when it comes to these basic principles,” he said.
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Chen denounced “the barbarism of the authoritarian system” as the greatest contemporary threat, saying that such regimes do “their utmost to stop the mouths and bind the spirits of good-willed people.”
“They will ravage you at will. If you resist, they will make you a criminal; if you protest, they will make you their enemy,” he said.
“If you approach them with dialogue and reason and hope that they will give up some of their authoritarian power, you will in effect become an accomplice to their work,” Chen said."
There will always be social and international problems in the world, because none of us are perfect. But many, if not most, of our problems will be resolved more easily when the voices of nations in the world truly reflect the interests of their populations, and not the interests of the few in control.
May there be democracy in China. 在中国有民主。
May there be democracy in Syria. قد تكون هناك ديمقراطية في سوريا.
“I urge you to continue unwaveringly from your basic principles of democracy, human rights and freedom of speech. You must not give an inch or offer the smallest compromise when it comes to these basic principles,” he said.
....
Chen denounced “the barbarism of the authoritarian system” as the greatest contemporary threat, saying that such regimes do “their utmost to stop the mouths and bind the spirits of good-willed people.”
“They will ravage you at will. If you resist, they will make you a criminal; if you protest, they will make you their enemy,” he said.
“If you approach them with dialogue and reason and hope that they will give up some of their authoritarian power, you will in effect become an accomplice to their work,” Chen said."
There will always be social and international problems in the world, because none of us are perfect. But many, if not most, of our problems will be resolved more easily when the voices of nations in the world truly reflect the interests of their populations, and not the interests of the few in control.
May there be democracy in China. 在中国有民主。
May there be democracy in Syria. قد تكون هناك ديمقراطية في سوريا.
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