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Scott M. Sandridge
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I doubt boycotting the Olympics would do much. If the Tibetans show a willingness to fight back, I'd be all for supplying them with all the equipment they'd need (after all, better to give the guns to them than our wannabe dictator "allies" who only pretend to be friendly). No, the only type of boycott that'd be effective would be one that hits them where it actually hurts: an economic one.

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Scott M. Sandridge said...
I doubt boycotting the Olympics would do much. If the Tibetans show a willingness to fight back, I'd be all for supplying them with all the equipment they'd need (after all, better to give the guns to them than our wannabe dictator "allies" who only pretend to be friendly). No, the only type of boycott that'd be effective would be one that hits them where it actually hurts: an economic one.

Sure give the Tibetans guns and watch China slaughter a few thousand at a time.
 
China would roll right over Tibet in an armed conflict.
Giving them firearms isn't the answer.
 
World condemnation of China's tactics in Tibet and even boycotting China goods will be much more effective.

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Jaqhama said...
Scott M. Sandridge said...
I doubt boycotting the Olympics would do much. If the Tibetans show a willingness to fight back, I'd be all for supplying them with all the equipment they'd need (after all, better to give the guns to them than our wannabe dictator "allies" who only pretend to be friendly). No, the only type of boycott that'd be effective would be one that hits them where it actually hurts: an economic one.

Sure give the Tibetans guns and watch China slaughter a few thousand at a time.
 
China would roll right over Tibet in an armed conflict.
Giving them firearms isn't the answer.
 
World condemnation of China's tactics in Tibet and even boycotting China goods will be much more effective.

 
At least they'll get to die on their feet instead of on their knees. I know what choice I prefer on that. While world condemnation and boycotting goods would be most effective, do you honestly think most people will stop watching Britney Spears long enough to give a crap and do it? I highly doubt it.

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maybe it's cuz i was never much of a sports enthusiast, but i think the olympics are a bunch of pompus crap anyway and among the generation younger than me, unless they are atheletes themselves, they don't give a shit either...
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I agree with most of what's been said in the thread already. I think the only way to get through to China would be with an economic boycott but that would then be asking the corporations that outsource their (cheap) manufacturing to China, and thus widening their profit margins, to find somewhere else for their plants - and in the unlikely event that ever happens, that increased cost is only going to be passed on to us, the consumer. You've only got to hear all the complaining about increasing utility costs and gas prices to know how popular that's going to be.

I don't think it's fair to ask athletes to boycott the olympics. They've been training for years for this opportunity, and for many of them, it is a once in a lifetime opportunity - the location is unfortunate, but that's not their fault. I'm not quite sure what the IOC were thinking.


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Absolutely boycott them. Look at all the earthquakes!

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cussedness said...
Absolutely boycott them. Look at all the earthquakes!

Those Tibetan mantras may be more effective than any of us thought? skull

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