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I missed the torch because it changed route. I took a two hours lunch to show my support (boss didn’t show up at work) and confronted with a Caucasian couple on the topic of Free Tibet. I told them that Tibet has been part of China for more than three hundred years which is longer than the entire U.S. history (everybody knows what European did in this land to the native Indian when they “discovered” this land) and China will be as united as in the present in the foreseeable future as will the U.S. I also questioned them if they would come out to protest for a free ffice:smarttags\" />Quebec or a free Northern Ireland if Canada or the United Kingdom is the host of the Olympic (玲珑, I have nothing against you). ffice ffice\" /> I walked along the Embarcadero in these two hours and saw many verbal fights but in peace on different subjects, such as Tibet, human rights, and even free Burma (缅甸). What that has to do with the Beijing Olympic?! I felt great and happy about us – American Chinese. We are no longer a silent group or a group that can be ignored. Nobody afraid to voice out and stand strongly on their belief and rights. I even saw a Chinese girl yelling at an American guy: You only know English. You don’t know Chinese. You know nothing! And I also feel good about the freedom of speech here. A lot of confrontations involved the expression of different opinions except for with the Tibetans. After “the talks”, some people shook hands and had a little talk on other subjects before leaving. A lot of American people are very simple minded or IQ零蛋 toward international affairs (ask your American colleagues if they know where Tibet is). They trust 100% those brand name media, such as CNN, New York Time and Washington Post. They believe whatever those media say is true. We might not be able to convince the other side but at least we opened up their vision and gave them a different angle to look at the issues surrounding China and Tibet, so they can think twice instead of being misled by when they listen to or watch news from the western media, such as CNN. Although I didn't see the Torch, this was a great and a very rewarding experience. Proud to be part of the moment! | 
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