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Are You Planning to Watch the Olympics?
Lynne:
I voted Not Sure, mostly because I don't have a great deal of interest in summer Oympics...I might watch some of the gymnastics or track events if I run across them. I am always completely amazed by the track athletes. I am a bigger fan of the winter events, especially skiing.
It's interesting to think about whether or not a boycott of the Olympics would have any impact on China and the human rights situation. There are good arguments on both sides re: economically impacting the country versus not isolating them.
During one period of my life (the Boston years, circa 1992-1999), in the earthy-crunchy granola days, I made a concerted effort not to buy anything made in China. I still remember trying to find vegetarian shoes - i.e. non-leather alternatives...I think I was left with Keds or Birkenstocks (who had one non-leather model). ::) Tilting at windmills...
Artiste:
Merci Lynne !
May I ask isn't a decent life more important than gansters ??
Did you know that China has children as real slaves working in shops ?
So, to me, I try to purchase less ans less Made In China items; besides many are dangerous, even kids' toys !! Did you know ? Create jobs in your own country, isn't that better ?
So, maybe purchasing less and less, or no Made in China items, would be a good habit for you to continue ? And, this way, you continue your freedom ? Likewise to boycott the China 2008 Olympics !
What do you think ?
Au revoir,
hugs!
optom3:
--- Quote from: Artiste on July 25, 2008, 06:05:55 pm ---Merci Lynne !
May I ask isn't a decent life more important than gansters ??
Did you know that China has children as real slaves working in shops ?
So, to me, I try to purchase less ans less Made In China items; besides many are dangerous, even kids' toys !! Did you know ? Create jobs in your own country, isn't that better ?
So, maybe purchasing less and less, or no Made in China items, would be a good habit for you to continue ? And, this way, you continue your freedom ? Likewise to boycott the China 2008 Olympics !
What do you think ?
Au revoir,
hugs!
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I do not think I am indecent because I watch some of the olympics.I watch because my children are heavily involved in sports and I appreciate all the effort that goes in to training to that level of peak fitness.
I suspect that even if the whole world turned off their TV's all that would happen would be that ordinary working Chinese would suffer.It is hardly ever the perpetrators of the wrong doings that suffer.
Time and time again it is ordinary people who bear the brunt.The economy would suffer so badly that more and more kids would be used.I can see no good comming of a boycot.Just more innocents suffering as usual.
Artiste:
Merci optom !
May I say that it is ordinary people who can make a difference for freedom, peace, etc., by boycotting the Olympics games, especially the next China Olympics games this August 2008 !
If your children or any others watch gansters-controlled play, would you be happy ?? No ! No one in their right mind invites known criminals into their homes, right ?
The Olympic 2008 China games could have been placed elsewhere or cancelled till next year or so, instead to be in of a Hitler-like regime that China is; remember that China had murderers butchered innocent children in Africa in many villages recently, in order to get free oil !
China has tortured innocent Tibetans, and others too !!
Even young men were murdered on trump-up charges in China so it got $ for body parts paid by the wealthy who do not care about human life, like China does not like ordinary people rights within as well as outside China ! Are your kids next to be eliminated by such a regime of oppression ??
It is decent persons which can make a difference by boycotting the Olympics 2008 in China and even the next Olympics since they are anti-gay and more to be said too !!
May I say, that ordinary people would have made a difference everywhere, even in Germany in order to stop of millions of gays, millions of jews, and millions of other so-called-unwanted persons burned to death !! Same thing now is happening by China... in many ways, did you know ?
Raising decently kids is the aim of a decent person/parent/civilized country, and can be done without the China 2008 Olympics, right ?
There are other similar games of such sports in the world for you to decently educate a child with, you know ?
Au revoir,
hugs!
David In Indy:
That's like saying since I don't like the fact my next door neighbor spanks his children, I won't talk to the little kid from down the street because he's playing in their front yard.
It doesn't make sense. It's not the athletes fault!
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