Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

So like, now its all fun and games that the olympics are starting.

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU
 
Smith_3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-23-08 04:24 AM
Original message
So like, now its all fun and games that the olympics are starting.
Are the human rights issues actually still being discussed at all?
:shrug:

Seems like now that everyone had his little anti-chinese moment, people are going back to looking forward to the games, advertising their products, looking forward to making money off of it. Where is the enduring movement to expose those games as the hoax that they are?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-23-08 04:34 AM
Response to Original message
1. I'm personally boycotting the Olympics
Not a second of them will grace my television. Then again I always boycott the olympics.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
tomg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-23-08 05:41 AM
Response to Original message
2. I have never missed the Summer
Olympics, particularly the track and swimming, since I was a kid ( I still remember Ali and the Rome Olympics). This is the first time I simply won't watch any of it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
aspergris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-23-08 08:26 AM
Response to Original message
3. The games are not a hoax
They weren't a hoax when they were in Nazi germany either.

Supporting the athletes =/= supporting the heinous Chinese regime.

I have a friend who is on the Olympic Team, and there is nothing hoaxlike about her and what she went through to make the team.

I will watch it, and simultaneously condemn the Chinese Govt.

But they aint a hoax

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Fri Apr 19th 2024, 01:56 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC