I admit that the video I posted earlier was not objective. And that's the process I went through: first being angry about China's government, then being angry about the misleading media, and now after more knowledge trying to be fair, at least to myself. I never suspected you being paid by anyone. I totally understand that you have your own opinion. I was just protecting my own words.

TAKUAN, I don't think I have a credibility problem. My earlier post was also saying that we should look at both sides of the story. The only thing changed after my earlier post is that I gained more knowledge about the Tibet issue, and that I know it's not a simple who's right or who's wrong issue. All I'm saying is that we should be open to different ideas, and the other side of the story.

Apparently, WarLord favors one side over the other, and that's fine by me. Just wanted to let my little voice be heard as well.

For some reason I feel like Boingboing only favors one side of the story. It only picked news about people who are against Olympics, or what the Tibetan have suffered. But I didn't see it talk about how some media around the world has been using the Nepalese policemen violent videos to mislead the audience. Nor did I see it talking about what damages have Dalai Lama done to the civilian.

I could be wrong, because I only read boingboing once a day. I may have missed some update, and I meant no offense to anybody. My point is just that there are always two sides of the story.

While everyone is saying "Step up, Chinese. Don't listen to the lies from the Chinese government." I would also ask him/her to question the American media. They are not restricted by the government, they speak freely, but they are driven by sales. Bad news sells, angry comments sell, and of course celebrity dirt sells too.

Ask yourself, did I see what happened with my own eyes? Whose opinion do I choose to believe? If you were born and raised in China, you tend to believe the Chinese media. Likewise, if you grow up here, it's your second nature to believe what the American media says. It's true that all the international media is blocked by Chinese government, so how can you tell that the report you see is true? When we can't trust either side of the story completely, we can at least look at the history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9QNKB34cJo

If you still don't believe in this video, just keep questioning yourself, and stay open minded.

Another fact, my parents live in Chengdu, which is close to Tibet. They told me the protest was violent, and two Chinese people were killed by the protesters. The troops came in after that. I wonder if that'll be considered terrorism if it were in the U.S.