http://globalizati.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/powerful-imagery/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://globalizati.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/powerful-imagery/#comment-3169 Bree Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:41:52 +0000 http://globalizati.wordpress.com/?p=371#comment-3169 Among academics and policy makers, I think people who come from a fairly conservative strategic studies background (for instance, the people who advised Bush to promise to attend) have pushed for American support of the Beijing Olympics alongside some regional experts and cultural relativists (or people who see it in a post colonial theory frame). I probably should have said two trends rather than two groups. Among academics and policy makers, I think people who come from a fairly conservative strategic studies background (for instance, the people who advised Bush to promise to attend) have pushed for American support of the Beijing Olympics alongside some regional experts and cultural relativists (or people who see it in a post colonial theory frame). I probably should have said two trends rather than two groups.

]]> http://globalizati.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/powerful-imagery/#comment-3168 globalizati Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:34:57 +0000 http://globalizati.wordpress.com/?p=371#comment-3168 I think I follow, but could you be a little more explicit in what you mean by the two groups that are pushing for American support? I think I follow, but could you be a little more explicit in what you mean by the two groups that are pushing for American support?

]]> http://globalizati.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/powerful-imagery/#comment-3167 Bree Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:59:42 +0000 http://globalizati.wordpress.com/?p=371#comment-3167 I think it's interesting how two very different sides seem to be pushing for American support for the Beijing Olympics. Overall, I think US support is driven by the fact that rightly or wrongly, we are too afraid of what China could 'do' to us to worry about what China is doing to itself. While I have no doubt some people who argue the more liberal cultural relativism/diplomatic engagement argument are sincere, I think in general this has become more of a cloak for the strategic argument. I think it’s interesting how two very different sides seem to be pushing for American support for the Beijing Olympics. Overall, I think US support is driven by the fact that rightly or wrongly, we are too afraid of what China could ‘do’ to us to worry about what China is doing to itself. While I have no doubt some people who argue the more liberal cultural relativism/diplomatic engagement argument are sincere, I think in general this has become more of a cloak for the strategic argument.

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