Perspective and Handpicked Videos

Hey guys! Thanks for all the comments. keep them coming, I love to hear your thoughts and opinions. The Olympic torch is now in San Francisco, and it's been receiving tons of media coverage. I've been browsing youtube for videos on the topic. Most of them aren't worth posting here, because they've just been propaganda. There is a video floating around that shows a Pro-Tibet protestor who appears to try to steal the torch away from a young girl with cancer in a wheelchair, the Pro-China supporters have been using this video as propaganda. I think it's retarded. It also appears that some Chinese agents of the government have actually been trying to encourage local Chinese students to go out and protest against the Tibetans. There's also been a lot of Pro-Tibet videos that are stupid, and don't take any kind of perspective into account. Some of the things the videos say are actually true(and some are complete lie), but just ignores the wider perspective. Anyway, I've picked out the videos that are fair, and educational.

The most important thing to note, is what perspective means. To be fair, you must take into account perspectives. I think America is a beautiful country, but I could basically go on Wikipedia, make a list of bad things about America, chant these out in the streets of a country that isn't familiar with America and make it seem like a terrible place.



I found this video extremely informative. I was a bit hesitant to post it, because I wasn't sure how fair it is. But I did some research on the man, and it turns out he's a human rights activist, environmentalist, and documentary maker who has spent significant time in Germany, China, and Africa, and has won many awards for his films. So he seems pretty credible. He only really presents one perspective, his goal is basically to clear up misconceptions about Tibet that seem to have developed in the west.



Ok. So I've noticed that a lot of westerners have been out protesting with the Tibetans. So I've been wondering about their motivation as well as their knowledge. Don't take this video for more than it is, but still interesting.



I found this interview very interesting and intelligent. This is a human rights activist against China who still carries the Olympic torch, and she cites her reasons. Some of which are positive hope, improvement in China, avoiding another cold war, celebrating the true spirit of the Olympics, etc.

It's good to see people who can be critical of some policy without losing all sense of perspective.