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thoughts on the 2008 olympics(Beijing,China)

mr orionmr orion Posts: 61
edited February 2008 in A Moving Train
When I heard the olympics were taking place in China, I was apalled.It has one of the worst human rights records in the world and feel it shouldn't be allowed to hold such a world event. In the spirit of the universal declaration of human rights created 60 years ago, we should stand with the people of China and maintain they are human beings, who are entitled to a life of equality and freedom.
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  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    what i find interesting is the waivers athletes are required to sign in order to participate - more proof, its all a sham ...
  • OutOfBreathOutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    Are anyone still under the illusion that the olympic games are anything but a money-making media-machine? If the olympic games ever had a meaning, it has been throughly lost along the way. Now it's just a big sports event among others, only with higher ratings.

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    Dan
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  • even flow?even flow? Posts: 8,066
    polaris wrote:
    what i find interesting is the waivers athletes are required to sign in order to participate - more proof, its all a sham ...


    The faces on the marathon runners is what I want to see when the event goes down.

    Nothing like some solid yellow air in the needy lungs while performing at the top of your game. ;)
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  • NevermindNevermind Posts: 1,006
    Im more interested in the 2012 olympics. They should be good.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    even flow? wrote:
    The faces on the marathon runners is what I want to see when the event goes down.

    Nothing like some solid yellow air in the needy lungs while performing at the top of your game. ;)
    Glad I'm not a world-class marathon runner looking for Gold, Silver or Bronze...this could be a death march instead of a race. :(
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