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Sunday, April 06, 2008 

Current mood:  hungry
Category: News and Politics
I’m sure it’s no surprise to any of you that I don’t care for the Chinese government and their practices, but I have no beef with the Chinese people.  I’m in a tough spot with my view on the Olympics being held in Beijing.  My first thought is that I wish the U.S. wasn’t participating in the Games there at all and that other nations would join us in not being a part of them.  I know that politically it would stifle any progress that may have been made in relationships with the Chinese government, but I’m not sure that I care about the ramifications that follow.

It’s obvious that the Chinese government has no intentions of changing.  They’ve continued to be arrogant and stubborn.  Their behavior and treatment of the Tibetan monks has been extremely appalling.  Their attempted vilification of the Dalai Lama is almost humorous, it’s so absurd.  I don’t want to punish the Chinese people by not participating, but I feel the leadership in that country needs to feel the weight of world-wide pressure.

I also don’t want to be un-supportive of the Olympic family.  It’s difficult because I want to support my country in the Games... but where does one draw the line?  I’m not one to cry "boycott"(i.e. Disney and the Southern Baptists), but I feel like the U.S. should take some kind of stance to show we won’t tolerate the violation of human rights.

What are your thoughts?
11:00 PM
 
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street name:MOMMA JONES

 
i concur with your thoughts on this...
another observation in this on a different angle...in several different reports on the olympics it is being said the air polution is so bad there that the athletes peak performences will be compromised....WHY DO THEY EVEN SELECT A COUNTRY WHERE THEY ALREADY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM ....seems to be yet another reason why we shoud not have had them there .
not to mention the lead in all our toys from their factories...hhhmmm?

ok i'm done
 
Posted by street name:MOMMA JONES on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 12:34 AM
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The Big Hairy Beast

 
I agree that the Olympics should never have been awarded to China. Umfortunately, because its almost always awarded to the country that greases the most pockets, China got it.

But the Olympics should not be a tool for politics. Take away China's most favored trading status and other perks our government gives them. Hit them in trade, commerce, the poliotical field. But the games shouldnt be about politics.

The people we would be hurting most would be our own athletes. We have people who have dedicated their life to getting to the Olympics. We shouldn't take it away a mere months before they get to go. That would kill some people. If you dont believe look up some of the old interviews with those who didnt go to Moscow in 1980.

Let them and pray that kick Chinese butt so hard they will be eating out of a straw instead of chop sticks.

Then after the Olympics, hit them in their trade and give some more weapons to the Tiawanese.
 
Posted by The Big Hairy Beast on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 3:05 AM
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Eddie Christy

 
I think the reason we are trading with them is to goad them toward better policies, as Amy mentions below. Personally, I wish we did not trade with them for many, many different reasons. But, I guess there's a reason I'm not a president, congressman, or senator.
 
Posted by Eddie Christy on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 5:06 PM
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The Big Hairy Beast

 
I apologize for the typos. Its right before bed and I hate proof reading!
 
Posted by The Big Hairy Beast on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 3:07 AM
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Amy Courts

 
add to that their continued support of and aid to the sudanese president who's been committing genocide for the last 10 years, and you've got one devil-like situation.

i agree with you on one hand...i wish the US & other countries would boycott the olympics to make an open statement against the activities of the Chinese government. but i also understand that the POINT of giving china the olympics in the first place was the hope of inspiring some changes: with the world watching, Chinese officials COULDN'T commit the atrocities they've been committing.

it's a catch 22. if having the olympics inspires serious change, that's good - but is it lasting? and why should it take such a massive responsibility to force those changes?

i see that it's a very "Christian" standpoint...to raise the bar, give China incentive to change, rather than using punishment (in the form of international boycott) to inspire change. it's punishment vs. reward...and when we were young, which was the real motivator? for most of us, the promise of a cookie was a better motive for good behavior than was the threat of punishment or banishment to time-out.

indeed...catch 22. :(
 
Posted by Amy Courts on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 2:58 PM
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Eddie Christy

 
I think China has proved that they CAN commit those atrocities no matter who's watching... followed by press releases of their version of how things are. Either way, I hate what is happening. I fear the monks will continue their protests and the Chinese government will deal with them in a blood manner, more so than to date.
 
Posted by Eddie Christy on Monday, April 07, 2008 - 5:11 PM
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