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Protests Force Olympic Officials To Begrudgingly Consider Eliminating All Non-China Runs
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- bdude01.... I totally agree with you. Does everyone here know that the riots and protests in Tibet last month was extremely violent? well, you must say "oh, sure. The chinese police killed protesters." Well, but you didnt know that the protesters killed innocent ppl as well! They even killed Tibetans! I dont know why these ppl (even the monks) would kill other on the streets. Just because they are not happy about the government policy, they could kill and assault others? All the major TV networks here only showed us how the police treated the protesters, but they barely wanted to mention that protesters killed innocent ppl! Well, I am NOT supporting the Chinese government''s act, but I want you all to see things throughly and fairly. Tibet has its freedom and rights to let the whole world to hear its voice. BUT, violence is just not a solution!
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We need to support the right of people to speak freely. No doubt. But it does not justify violence. Rioters who destroy and hurt others are just as bad as the Chinese who oppress. There is no difference. Violence is wrong!
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- I would say about half or more of the people protesting could not even find Tibet on a map.
And about that same amount of people most likely don''t even know what Tibet is, or what problems they are facing.
San Francisco certainly has their fill of professional protesters, and they will all be out in full force tomorrow. But since I work in San Francisco, I will be taking the day off tomorrow to avoid all that rioting krappola. Couldn''t they have done this flaming stick march on a Friday or Monday?! Damm fools! - Reply to this comment
Sure. Its me supporting the Chinese. But its you following the mob! That is why Hitler was so powerful. He led a mob. Good for you JH6379, you don''''t need to think. Someone else will do that for you. Just hold hands and sing coombaya. Everything will be alright! Give peace a chance! ladida ladida. If it were only that easy. Do your homework.
Posted by bdude01 at 10:57 AM : Apr 08, 2008
Who does yours? Rush or O''reilly?- Reply to this comment
- Oh yes, by the way. Does anyone of you Dali Llama supporters know when the last time was that a Dali Llama was elected to head the Tibetan government? You may have guessed right, NEVER! Dali Llama''''s are not elected, they are appointed. And all of his leaders are also appointed! Hmmmmm, freedom? Free who? The people of Tibet?
Posted by bdude01 at 11:10 AM : Apr 08, 2008
And I bet you voted for Doofus twice in the Presidential elections. - Reply to this comment
- I will boycott any company sponsoring the olympics. If I even see an ad during the olympics I will take note and hold that company responsible. I was planing a trip to SF this summer but now I think I will take my Dollars else were. I''ve actually already started since I refuse to buy Lenovo Computers.
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- the torch is just one more symbol of oppression,
the wealthy conservative sports,
can any one else afford to go to china
this was a republicon parade - Reply to this comment
- I want to say something. Everyone should boycot the Peking olympics. IOC should immediately rewarded the olympic games to Frence right now. The democratic French people demand the games.
Do you know why French should be the better host for the olympic games. ''Cause French respect human rights. See, French peace loving people extinguish the torch, because it is chinese torch that made in China. Chinese are not human. Not civilize like French. They got no right. French like high priced LV torch, China made torch is not allowed in French soil. We French see this got to take it down by all means. When democratic French people see things they don''t like, for the love of freedom & democracy, we French must make a scene. The Chinese are learning the true faces of French cultivated mannerism at last.
Now, by doing all those clowning acts, for dala mama sack, or jesus whoever, it doesn''t matter, the city of Paris huge deficits need those olympic money, like, right now. - Reply to this comment
- Oh yes, by the way. Does anyone of you Dali Llama supporters know when the last time was that a Dali Llama was elected to head the Tibetan government? You may have guessed right, NEVER! Dali Llama''s are not elected, they are appointed. And all of his leaders are also appointed! Hmmmmm, freedom? Free who? The people of Tibet?
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- what we should do is pull out and then hold our own Olympics consisting of teams made up from States in the U.S.
Then hold these Olympics at the same time and air it on network TV. If you could get 3/4 of Americans to watch this instead of thre Olympics in China advertisers would take thier money away frm the international Olympics and put it inot the U.S. Olympics. THen moving formward the U.S. would always have the upper hand in placing Olympics. If we don''t like the decisions we''ll just undermind it.
Besides our athletes are better in most sports anyway. - Reply to this comment
- The Chinese have threatened to stop making cheap junk with slave labor if U.S. corporations pull their ads during the Olympics.
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- jh6379,
Sure. Its me supporting the Chinese. But its you following the mob! That is why Hitler was so powerful. He led a mob. Good for you JH6379, you don''t need to think. Someone else will do that for you. Just hold hands and sing coombaya. Everything will be alright! Give peace a chance! ladida ladida. If it were only that easy. Do your homework. - Reply to this comment
- easternview - I''m sure this is the same logic and argument the German people used while the Nazis were killing the Jews.
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- We need to support the right of people to speak freely. No doubt. But it does not justify violence. Rioters who destroy and hurt others are just as bad as the Chinese who oppress. There is no difference. Violence is wrong!
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- You can support whoever you want.... but you can''t use it as an excuse to be selfish and ruless.... protesting the torch rely can''t change anything anyway. Even if without all the teams from western countries, the Olympic would still go on right????? so, what''s the point here? All these protests would simply just upset the Chinese government, and they would use this as a "good" opportunity to tell its own citizens how bad the american or european people are. It''s just not helping!
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- Come on Americans. Don''t be outdone by the Brits and the Frenchies.
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- Free Tibet!
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But you never say from what... - Reply to this comment
- Posted by joyous88 at 09:46 AM : Apr 08, 2008
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Nothing to contribute to the world but hate. How sad. - Reply to this comment
- US scabs that send the jobs over there.
Posted by ainttaken at 09:41 AM : Apr 08, 2008
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What in the world is a US scab? - Reply to this comment
- Free Tibet!
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From What? - Reply to this comment
- who pays you? you fool!
Posted by joyous88 at 09:48 AM : Apr 08, 2008
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Why do you assume they get paid? - Reply to this comment
