SUNDAY COMICS: Brave New (Western) World? HA!

 Madame B. finds it hysterical that the Government of China has defended themselves of their Human Rights Crimes by saying that Human Rights are a "Western Concept" and that they should not have to accept them because of course, they are clearly "Eastern". 

REALLY? Do these people even glance at Historical Records?

Western Ideology was also once a believer in VERY limited personal freedoms.  The Western World has, in the past,  trampled over millions -- for Sport!  Remember the Starve-Out of millions in 1933 under Stalin? How about The Holocaust? What about the policies of "The West" that made thousands hop on boats and cross The Pond to this completely wild patch of land that I now proudly call home? And Slavery? And The Serfs? That's just touching the surface on the once brutal Western Ideology.

The Chinese can make no claims that "Human Rights" are simply a 'Western Ideology' being forced upon them, but of course they can make a claim that it is an EVOLVED HUMAN IDEOLOGY.  The same Evolved Human Ideal rooted right there in the 5000 year history of Buddhism -- which, Oops! China has been trying to suppress among its people since it's First Emperor!

Here's A Thought: Rather than China being forced to evolve to our "Western" ideas, how about China just evolve to the very Eastern Ideas in Buddhism, where of course you are supposed to harm no other sentient being? How about they just evolve to be Humane? LOL!