China greets Games with outpouring of patriotism

BEIJING-Thousands of Chinese waving national flags and chanting "Go China!" thronged main Beijing streets on Friday, greeting the opening of the Olympic Games with a huge outpouring of national pride.While the opening ceremony in the main Bird's Nest stadium may have been all about world harmony, the message on the streets was about patriotism, with the Chinese red flag much more in evidence than those with the Olympic logo."We want to show the world the real China, because a lot of people don't understand our country and try to demonize it," said Wan Qian, 23, with red "I love China" stickers plastered on her face and T-shirt, watching the ceremony on an outdoor screen.Many people wore T-shirts emblazoned with logos in Chinese or English, some reading "Listen to China's voice" and "I love China now more than ever".Liu Changqing said he was doing a roaring business selling Chinese flags near Tiananmen Square, whereas flags with the Olympic rings or Beijing Games' logo weren't selling nearly as well."Of course it's the red flag that sells best. This is all about patriotism," he said.That was a message echoed by many on the streets who had decided they wanted to show their support in public rather than watching the ceremony at home or in a hotel."It's a rare opportunity to get out like this, to get out and take part in the fun," said Wang Fang, a woman buying her child a clutch of red Chinese flags. "These are China's Olympics, so of course we want to hold the Chinese flag." To read more go to:
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PS:When you live in these type of communist regimes a very interesting phenomena happens...you end up thinking that your country is the best in the world and that the government is great and that those that protest,dont know how to appreciate what the "great leader/ers" are doing for us,and how good we have it.....It takes sometimes to leave the country and go to the rest of the world to start to understand the way we live...My ehart goes out to the chinese battered people that are to live an "illusion" during the games...a communist "utopia" that doesnt exist as long as the people still have a will of their own.....
As in the days of Noah....