Is an Olympic boycott in order?

[ben_meyers]

Olympic kow tow as British athletes are forced to sign contracts banning criticism of Chinese regime
By ROB DRAPER and DANIEL KING

British Olympic chiefs are to force athletes to sign a contract promising not to speak out about China's appalling human rights record – or face being banned from travelling to Beijing.

The move – which raises the spectre of the order given to the England football team to give a Nazi salute in Berlin in 1938 – immediately provoked a storm of protest.

The controversial clause has been inserted into athletes' contracts for the first time and forbids them from making any political comment about countries staging the Olympic Games.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=513362&in_page_id=1770&ct=5

National disgrace: In a picture from a German archive never before published in Britain, the England football team give Nazi salutes in Berlin in 1938

Jimmy Carter called for a boycott of the 1980 Games, I wonder if it should be done again?

[madrchsod]

1. yes and just not for this....

but the good ole usa will be there

[Skittles]

2. I would never sign such a thing

it is a disgrace

[MikeNearMcChord]

3. I would love to see a repeat of the Black power salute

that was done in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. This time in solidarity with the people of Tibet. Or somebody unfurl a Tibetan flag.

[ChazII]

4. Or a Jesse Owens

moment. What would embarrass or tick off the Chinese?

[otherlander]

5. I like the way you think.

FREEDOM!

[RuleOfNah]

6. "Raise your flag! Higher, higher!"

:patriot: