CK_John
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Sun Apr-06-08 06:33 PM
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Each candidate should state his/her position on going to the Olympics or not. This is a campaign tie |
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breaker and will show the mind set of the nominees. IMO, the candidate to first address this issue will decide the nominee and the GE.
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Sun Apr-06-08 06:35 PM
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1. Olympic boycotts have always sparked revolutionary changes. |
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I'd ask them what substantive steps will they take to bring China in line with worldwide labor standards. instead.
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Sun Apr-06-08 06:41 PM
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4. Notice I did not advocate a boycott, but said they need to show leadership and address the issue, n/ |
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Sun Apr-06-08 06:45 PM
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6. True I think I read into it because of a wider discussion. |
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Sorry.
I want them to dig beyond the Olympics to the issues at hand. I don't want to get into tit-for-tat 1980 vs. 1984 Russia, U.S. b.s. People blow their dreams trying to reach those games.
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Sun Apr-06-08 06:38 PM
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2. That's a good point. I've been wondering when it will come up. |
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Which is sort of a pity, because it's a tricky issue. The Economist happened to have a reporter in Tibet at the time o the violent outbreak but their reports got very little coverage. It seems the Chinese were actually very hands of; at least half the deaths were due to fires lit in Chinese-owned shops by rioters (eg in one fire a whole family hiding upstairs burned to death).
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Sun Apr-06-08 06:41 PM
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3. I agree. If anything, this forum needs more stuff to argue about. |
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Sun Apr-06-08 06:42 PM
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5. The Olympics are about athletics |
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Not politics. In 1980 we boycotted the Moscow Olympics because Russia invaded Afghanistan. Now look where we are. Olympics are not the right venue for protest. JMHO
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Sun Apr-06-08 06:45 PM
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7. Inserting head in the sand will not avoid an international decision. n/t |
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