Soma

This quote has been eating at me for a few days now, so I figured I’d make sure you had a chance to read it.  On a recent trip to China (this past weekend), when asked about pressuring China on their deplorable human rights practices, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered, “Our pressing on those issues can’t interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis, and the security crisis.”  WHAT?!

What the United States is affirming here is that the stabilization of the world economy (which has been made unstable in large part due to our own greed and debt) and dealing (even though no one knows exactly how) with the issue of global warming are more important than affirming the basic rights of Chinese laborers who are being oppressed and killed.  This is an incredible world we live in.

And before anyone accuses me of politically charge comments, let me make it perfectly clear that this is exactly the same practice that has been going on for the past eight years, so this is not uniquely Mrs. Clinton’s fault…it’s the practice of our nation.

Why don’t we stand up to China?  Why don’t we care about all the people being oppressed?  Why don’t we at least say something strong enough to make a difference?  Our economic situation is the main reason, but it’s not just because we are both large countries.  We can’t do anything to upset China because they own the majority of our national debt.  Not only this, but the only way our country is going to be able to afford the gigantic “stimulus” bill it just passed is if China lends us even MORE money.  The truth is, our nation can’t do anything about the human rights atrocities in China because we are their slave not their master.  Yes, Proverbs don’t just apply to individuals.

The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
-Proverbs 22:7