tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post8555023858492046744..comments2023-11-02T05:43:24.814-04:00Comments on Dick Mac (alive!): In Case You Needed Another Reason To Boycott the 2008 OlympicsDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17250985156512363664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post-39342488831436436042008-08-11T04:32:00.000-04:002008-08-11T04:32:00.000-04:00LOL that is funny. You will like this site too! 20...LOL that is funny. You will like this site too! <A HREF="http://www.xxixbeijingolympics.com" REL="nofollow">2008 Beijing Olympics</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post-62925013658282922022008-08-07T11:17:00.000-04:002008-08-07T11:17:00.000-04:00It comes down to whether your conscience or your p...It comes down to whether your conscience or your pursuit of glory matters more. The athletes have made their choice, the latter. I will not be supporting nor watching one single second of the Olympics and I hope that some athletes take a stand during the competition. We'll see how the Chinese authorities react then. <BR/><BR/>Shame I'll miss the footy but the principle is more important to me. A City player is there, Jo, playing for Brazil. I will support him when he returns, not when he's there. <BR/><BR/>My crisis of faith regarding Thaksin has returned with a vengeance also, sad to say. I've cancelled my subscription to the City site and will no longer be listening to commentaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post-52146576212209170842008-08-07T09:45:00.000-04:002008-08-07T09:45:00.000-04:00My concern about boycotting -- in whatever form th...My concern about boycotting -- in whatever form that takes -- is about its adverse message to all athletes who have worked toward these Olympic moments, wherever they take place. The IOC deigned to hand the ceremonies to China notwithstanding common knowledge of its repressive regime and horrible human rights practices. <BR/><BR/>Among the conditions that China agreed to -- "open" press among them -- did the IOC REALLY have to obtain China's explicit agreement that it would not extend its repressive tactics to non-citizens. This is not a subtle abuse, one of culture or manners, but one that should be decried and condemned in every possible way. It's still difficult even symbolically to turn completely away from the achievements of the athletes, but I would advocate a strong, visible objection that embarrasses the Chinese government and, yes, its people.<BR/><BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post-34059999962204021722008-08-06T11:18:00.000-04:002008-08-06T11:18:00.000-04:00I don't know about boycotting the games as much as...I don't know about boycotting the games as much as I just don't find them very interesting to watch. The games just don't mean as much to me as they used to. They used to be special and an event to show off the best athletes in the world and now it has become a media circus where people are made homeless, persecuted for their faith and denied even to be able perform in the games because they want to stand up for people in the world without a voice. In my opinion, Joey Cheek is the only gold medalist this time around.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614435122768314831noreply@blogger.com