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First, the only reason there is any leverage on this issue is due to the decision of the Olympic committee, not due to an American policy. Second, the athletes are only there becasue the olympics are there. They have no choice. Third, nothing about the olympics equates with, causes or leads to murder, suppression or the other horribles that CHina is committing. In fact, if anything, having the Olympics there is only likely to help open them up more. The Olympics will go forward, with or without the american athlete. Punishing the athletes for china and the olympic committee's transgressions doesn't make much sense to me. Do you think the 1980 boycott was effective?
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China brought in the Olympics to show the world what they wanted the world to see in China. Instead, the world is telling China that what China is showing them isn't good enough. |
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Going to the olympics and saying nothing and doing nothing about human rights is de facto endorsement of Chinese policies. I already said that if athletes could protest in some way, I would probably support going to the olympics. But if they can't, screw it. |
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You also didn't answer my question. Do you think the 1980 boycott was effective?
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You still didn't answer the question. I know we took a stand, and I know what we said, but was it effective? I don't think so. A few crates full of stingers was much more effeective in afghanistan that the boycott. In Iran? You betcha.
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