Should China Olympics be boycotted in response to Tibet crack-down?

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Avatar Image   Started by MDAdams MDAdams has 6,220 Grupie Points 8 months ago         Comments 7 Comments

Over 80 in Tibet killed during Chinese crackdown on protestors.
"The Dalai Lama on Sunday called for an international probe of China's treatment of Tibet, which he said is causing "cultural genocide" of his people."
http://www.cnn.com/2...ss_topstories
http://news.yahoo.co...s/china_tibet
AP reports China blocks Youtube to suppress news of violence.


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They shouldnot have gotten the Olympics in the first place.

It has never been a decent country, and it was not going to be 6 years ago. Not a fun place for a sports festival.

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No

the more cameras and reporters there, the more the nation will be put in the spotlight, the more we are aware whats happening there

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The threat should be there

China have spent a lot on the games and have a lot vested in them, maybe we should blackmail/coerce them into doing some good? ... [show more]

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Skrrrriti 8 months ago

related
http://www.boingboin...blocks-y.html

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MDAdams 8 months ago

Good link! These reports provide a reminder that China is still a bad place for dissidents.

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MDAdams 8 months ago

"Chinese troops parade handcuffed Tibetan prisoners in trucks"
http://www.timesonli...le3566647.ece

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Ferre 8 months ago

In my opinion, China should not have been given the Olympics in the first place.

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Gaz_Watson 8 months ago

I agree totally and can't understand how they managed to get it. You'd think they'd have a list of do's and dont's for possible locations to hold them. And human rights violations should be right at the top of the Dont's list. Although I would also have capital punishment on the top of that list as a big don't too, so the States would also be out of the running, which obviously wouldn't happen.

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hobbit 8 months ago

above comment made me chuckle... in a sarcastic sort of way... :)

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holotone 8 months ago

International Torch Relay May Be Scrapped
Protests Force Olympic Officials To Begrudgingly Consider Eliminating All Non-China Runs
http://www.cbsnews.c...World_4000707

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