Tibet, China and the Olympics

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   Every other country competing in the games should have a "Free Tibet" patch sewn to their uniforms.

Poll Question: Should there be a boycott on the Olmpic Games in China?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	4	[14.81%]
No	4	[14.81%]
That wouldn't help the people in Tibet	4	[14.81%]
The Games are about sports, not politics	6	[22.22%]
Participants could show solidarity with Tibet	9	[33.33%]
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bhikkhu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 06 2006 Location: A² Michigan Status: Offline Points: 5109	Posted: March 19 2008 at 14:02
	Every other country competing in the games should have a "Free Tibet" patch sewn to their uniforms.
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Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429	Posted: March 19 2008 at 13:20
	My first reaction would be to choose the first option, but I am afraid this is a clear-cut case of locking the stable after the horse has bolted. Everyone in the West knows what China is like as regards human rights (including workers' rights) - nevertheless, they were given the Games, for obvious reasons of financial gain. Boycotting now would be, in my humble opinion, an act of hypocrisy, and not solve anything at all. We have all let China become more and more powerful, closing our eyes to everything that happened here... Unfortunately, I think there is very little to be done now, when they have us by the attributes in so many respects.

stonebeard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057	Posted: March 19 2008 at 11:24
	China is destroying a culture of peace in the name of modernization. Forceful modernization. China is power-hungry, and seeks domination in the shrewdest and least sympathetic way. The only reason we let China get away with this sh!t is that our economy would get a righteous fking-over. But what does it say for us when the wealth of our economy depends on another country? I think China should be boycotted in every possible way. At least our figurehead of a leader should not dole out wimpy, half-assed comments about dissatisfaction or whatever about China. Have some balls for once in your life you yellow b*d, Bush and condemn China for its awful actions. But then again, with you fking over your own country and the world so much, that would reek of hypocrisy, wouldn't it? Edited by stonebeard - March 19 2008 at 11:27
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Norbert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 20 2005 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2506	Posted: March 19 2008 at 10:47
	The Olympic Games should not have been given to a bloody dictatorship. The people of Tibet(and other minorites) and all opposition movements are brutally surpressed. Mao 's regime is responsible for the death of at least 35-40 million people and the portray of Mao can be still seen on the central square of Beijing. I don't want to say that the western democracies are close to perfection, they are actually very corrupted and materialistic but the maoist regime is one of the worst on Earth. Edited by Norbert - March 28 2008 at 11:22

Petrovsk Mizinski Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210	Posted: March 19 2008 at 07:56
	I can't even to vote on this. Every option is equally important to my mind. We boycott, and the west stands to potentially lose economic ground with China. As an Australian at least, I can see the economic importance of China to Australia, and I would imagine it's not much different for the US and Canada. We don't boycott, our weakness for standing against the Fulong Gong killings and the world in general will possibly view each other as less humanitarian. The games are about sport and coming together as a world to celebrate sports, so it's of social and cultural significance too. But as for not helping the people in Tibet, I disagree. How can a whole world of competing nations boycotting the games not have any impact on this?


Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630	Posted: March 19 2008 at 07:53
	With all the air pollution in Beijing, some athletes might want to consider a boycott simply for health reasons.
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Guzzman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 21 2004 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 3563	Posted: March 19 2008 at 07:06
	For a couple of days now we hear about the uprisings/demonstrations in Tibet and how China is responding. Due to the violent strikes Chinese "security units" blow, a discussion has got on the way whether or not the Olympic Summer Games in Bejing should be boycotted. Please vote and tell us about your decision. Thanks. In my opinion participants should show their solidarity and sympathy for the people of Tibet while taking part in the Games. There even might be a chance to bring the issue to the knowledge of some of the Chinese. Yes, I know that I'm a dreamer.
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