Would you remember those who lost their homes in unfair “deals” to make space for the Olympic venues?

Would you remember the “undesirables” who were removed by force so that the city would look beautiful when the IOC visited before the Games was awarded to us?

Would you sympathized those whose only hope to get justice is to have their voices heard in the capital city, but that channel is shut so that the society is to appear more harmonious?

Should I continue to list?

Different opinions should be eradicated so that the people can be better united around the leadership of the party.

Those who voice their different views should be removed so the social stability can be maintained.

We are getting along with such governance fairly well. For many people the life is a lot better than what was used to be. Opportunities to excel are abound for the privileged and the wealthy. We should be content. We should be happy that the glass is at least half full. Or should we?

Is our society really harmonious? Is your poor neighbor as happy and content as you are? Is the neighboring town, city, or province as lucky as yours? Do we really have the Great Unity of all the ethnic groups?

Are you really happy? Is the air you breath fresh? Is the water you drink clear? After you finish a day’s of hard work to get rich and richer, can you stretch out and say, “I am I; and no one can force me be anyone else”?

Are the corruptions of those in power and miseries of those at the bottom the necessary evil of a country on the road to a brighter future? Would you buy the theory? Why after more than seventy years the beautiful countries described in Lin Yütang’s essays are gone; and the evils of the society are running just as rampant? Was not a “New China” built some fifty-nine years ago? Is the modernization with the socialist characteristics really working?

Do you really believe that today’s China is as glorious as it appears during the Olympics? Don’t you think there is much more to be desired? Do you really love China? Are you going to just happily go along with the next month’s extravaganza? Have you thought about what you could do to make China a truly civilized great country?