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Olympic Protest

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in China, Sports

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The lighting of the Olympic flame in Greece was disrupted today by human rights protestors. We can only hope to see more peaceful demonstrations against China as the torch travels to Beijing.

If the Chinese are going to use the games as an opportunity to present themselves as a global power, the rest of us have an obligation to use the games as an opportunity to speak out against Chinese human rights abuses. I don’t believe in punishing the athletes by boycotting the games but I do believe in using the event to shine intense light on China’s dark secrets.

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3 Responses to “Olympic Protest”

Carlos de paula Says:
March 24th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
The coward way we support China because of economic reasons is equivalent to the way we supported Marcos, Suharto and a number of other dictators for political purposes, in the 60’s and 70s.
Jimmy the Dhimmi Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Imagine if the USA was hosting the olympics now. More countries would boycott than attend.
joseph Says:
April 6th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
hey guys,
have a look at our website and join our mission.

best regards

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