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Double rally on the Wisconsin Capitol steps: Free Tibet + Pro-China.

By Ann Althouse

At the top end of the steps, there were amplified speakers denouncing China to a crowd waving the Tibet flag. At the lower end of the steps, there was a silent crowd waving the Chinese flag, the Olympic flag, and the American flag.

There were some Free Tibet protesters at the lower end too. One man in particular shouted his criticisms at the pro-Chinese flag bearers. The pro-Chinese group was extremely well-focused on being quiet and polite. I'll post a couple videos, but unfortunately, I botched a recording that showed the pro-Tibet man yelling and two Chinese students turning to talk to me very politely trying to explain why the criticism was not fair.

The first video surveys the scene:

The second video shows a man on the "Free Tibet" side shouting "Freedom of speech! Freedom of Religion!"

Full post as published by Althouse on April 19, 2008 (boomark / email).