Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet
Given the resurgence of interest in the Chinese occupation of Tibet (one of the great injustices which helped me become politically aware), I am listening to an album by the great Japanese psychedelic band/community Ghost. The album is Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet.
They’re a great band, influenced by the Krautrock of Can, the space rock of Hawkwind and west coast psychedelia, so they’re right up my street.
Here’s a video of the band performing live in Berlin.
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April 11th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
The ability of leveraging China to move in a more humane direction is one of the benefits of having diplomatic relations with the most populous nation in the world. We should not, and must not abdicate our role on the world stage. There is an old saying that “the road to the East runs through the West.” If the United States uses the clout we now have on the world stage, and in conjunction with our European allies, we can set again a tone and series of expectations about Chinese foreign policy. There are rules that govern civilized nations, and the world community.
We have the ability to do this, since our primacy on the world stage is not in doubt today. But with China growing in economic and military power, that chance will not be forever ours to take. By banding together with leaders such as Prime Minister Brown, and French President Szarkozy we have an opportunity to make a statement about what we think is most important in the world. As China rises as a world power it does so at a time when open and democratic nations rule the world. To not coerce China to play by the international rules will set up a world struggle that we will soon regret.