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08-03-2008, 07:04 AM | #1 |
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I will boycott the Olympics
I know my tiny little amount of spending power is not going to worry anybody, its the thought that counts.
I think the Olympic industry did some dirty dealing with China to get the games. I think China should remove all restrictions on the Internet, I mean imagine how your rights would be impaired if you could not get access to , porn sites, The Cellar and just stuff like that. No kidding I will turn it off from radio TV and I wont read about it in the paper. |
08-03-2008, 07:08 AM | #2 |
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The Chinese have plenty of access to the Cellar.
9 out of 10, of the spammers signing up, are in China
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08-03-2008, 07:57 AM | #3 |
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I won't be boycotting. I think the individual participants are more important than politics. However, the exposure to first world values has already got the Chinese thinking about their air quality and limited internet access.
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08-03-2008, 08:00 AM | #4 |
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If they could only get a handle on those pesky monks.
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08-03-2008, 08:57 AM | #5 |
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Me watching the Olympics isn't going to make one damn bit of difference to China one way or the other. I'm not going to be buying anything that is advertised, and besides, the money is paid already.
As to the effects of the exposure, I agree with Griff. Th eyes of the world are on them, and so far, the world has been totally bitching at them to get their shit together. I don't see that letting up once the games are over. China is changing, and changing *fast*.
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08-03-2008, 02:56 PM | #6 |
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It's true that the Olympics are sponsored Episode, but there is never any adverising allowed at any of the venues. A stance that impresses me.
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08-03-2008, 04:09 PM | #7 |
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I believe the Olympics is about all nations putting aside their political differences and coming together in the spirit of good sportsmanship and fair competition. I am disgusted by those protesting the Olympics in China. Their own actions are more offensive than those of China's government.
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08-03-2008, 05:46 PM | #9 | ||
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The party is not the most controlling government, when it comes to the internet. Check out the posts by Billy. If he was complaining about the Party, or being critical of their tactics, I'm sure they would know and probably act on it. But, as long as their citizens are using the internet for something other than an instrument of protest, or embarrassment, against the Party, they have pretty much free access.
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I've lurked here alot before starting to post, so I recall some of Billy's posts. I differ with you that refraining from speaking out against one's government is being allowed "freedom." The term is more closely described as reign of terror through enforced silence. |
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08-03-2008, 06:37 PM | #11 |
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I never claimed the Party remotely considered giving the citizens of China, what presumably you, and admittedly I, consider "freedom".
But if you wish to rail about the Party's mistreatment of Chinese citizens, don't get off on the tangent of internet censorship. While we might deem that an important point, globally, you won't garner that much support, because internet censorship is more common than not.
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I think they have a very rich history of human rights abuses. |
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08-03-2008, 10:28 PM | #13 |
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08-04-2008, 12:58 AM | #14 | |
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Notice I never do. My mind is evidently better than yours, and the evidence does nothing but pile up, Paul. Communists' behavior has been massively bad, from the beginning all the way to the end. That's one huge, industrial-scale heap of "offensive" to outdo, Paul, and you really shouldn't be trying to miscompare these boycotters' action with the proven savagery of Communist tyranny. Above all I caution you against trying to be the apologist for leftist tyrannies -- don't turn into tw right before our eyes.
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