guess it all depends on the context doesnt it.....the fulan gong member was making a legitimate protest about china's (rather dodgy) human rights record - which is rather convieniently brushed under the carpet on both sides of the Atlantic due to China's huge economic clout. So this shouldnt be an issue of what the fulan gong do or do not belive - but rather an issue of why it takes some "nutjob protester" to raise the issue in the first place. The administration were pretty belicose over human rights abuses in Iraq and are happy to berate countries like Iran and Cuba for not giving their citizens the same democratic freedoms as are enjoyed in the US (sic) but as soon as economic considerations are brought into play, any moral posturing is quietly dropped.....

unless there is a truly free media then you are going to force people to more extreme actions to make their voices heard.....US media is so kowtowed to the republicans that it doesnt provide any genuine pressure valve for dissent...