Comments on: As Games End, China's Luster Is Tarnished

Despite Olympic Stage For Achievements And Gold Medal Lead, Nation Still Faces Concerns Over Human Rights

[gotagrip]

Athletically, China is the new East Germany with their sports factories taking kids from their families to produce athletes. And notice what sports they are winning medals in? Sports that others don''t take very seriously. Many of our athletes actually have jobs to work between training for the games. They are not on the government dole. Nor should they be. Of course the pros don''t but the government didn''t train them, they worked hard on their own before becoming pros.

[gotagrip]

While the games went smoothly (not surprising in a totalitarian nation), China''s response to those who tried to express their opinions was quite telling. At least they didn''t shoot them, which is a step in the right direction. On the other hand, their responses are quite similar to Bush''s treatment of dissent, whether its what your T-Shirt says or who you voted for. We are losing our freedoms, so our government is in no position to criticize other nations. Only we free (so far) American''s have the moral standing to do so, especially this November (or will the voting be rigged?).

[formrusmcsgt]

Kim Jung Il must be happy that the IOC will award the games to totalitarian countries which show no regard for human rights, eh?

[formrusmcsgt]

As a matter of principle, I chose not to watch one minute of Olympic coverage on TV.

I''m sure that matters not to NBC or the IOC, but it matters to me.

Rewarding a totalarian regime with such a prize was, to me, inexcuseable.

[minnick8-2009]

And the world stands silent against the despicable and criminal act by the Chinese government.

Posted by incog-nito

The water for the glorious dsplay of beauty and flowers at the games as well as water for showers, baths, eating, dining, and cooking was diverted from Chinese farmers whose fields are bare as the northern hemisphere approaches fall and winter. Instead of harvesting fields of crops to feed 1.5 billion people, they have harvested a box full of gold medals. Congratualtions to China. Where will the food come from this winter when people are hungry?

[hazelknows]

The human rights abuses, leading to massive forced evictions, a surge in the arrest, detention, and harassment of critics, repeated violations of media freedom, and increased political repression will always be there, it is sad to see the world turn a blind eye to the situation and hold the Olympics in China. i.e. the "Godfather", Nothing personal, it''s business.

[foxmulder33]

The IOC and People of China did a remarkable job with the Olympics and should be commended. They were gracious hosts and did allow a lot of media coverage in places we might not usually see. It is fair now for the International community to criticize them for on-going humans rights abuses.

[minnick8-2009]

In case they need them....Wait til the Republican convention...They''''ll need a stadium...

Posted by nrgmizer

Yes, the libs do have a history of staging memborable protests. I do remember the anti war protests in Wash DC in 1969, 1970, 1971. I was stationed in Wash DC at the time when I was in the military. I also remember well, the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. I''m looking forward to the convention this coming week as regarding protests. I can''t wait to see what the disgruntled Hillary supporters do and say, and if the libs demonstrate at the RNC the week after, who will be surprised? I think I''ll take a nap.

[incog-nito]

jenny1233: So, in your world, protests should be held when and where there are nobody watching. Very effective. Who cares about human rights anyway as long as they''re out of sight, right?

[incog-nito]

"Wu Dianyuan, 79, and her neighbor, Wang Xiuying, 77, applied for a permit to protest being forced from their homes during the Beijing Olympics, Aug. 18, 2008. Chinese authorities ordered the two elderly women to spend one year in a labor camp, a relative told the AP."

These elderly people will be doing hard labor for simply APPLYING for a permit to protest. And the world stands silent against the despicable and criminal act by the Chinese government.

[jenny1233-2009]

May I say, and may I only say because I am free to do so in America, that I personally am happy that China did not allow the Olympics to become a protesters forum.

Best Wishes to London.

The games were safe in Beijing and we viewed the athletes, did we really need to hear everyone''s grievance or could we just enjoy the game.

Protest whenever wherever...... later.

[kelly1101]

We have Concerns over Human Rights in USA. Electric chair, gitmo, water boarding, dirty politics in Georgia supporting the killing of women and children by your out of control puppet. You live in your own fantasy world.

[raysimlee]

As usual the west dream out the term human right and WMD to attack now western and non white countries. Do you think you are god? What make you think you have the sole right to define what human right is? Did you consult the citizen of the world the definition of human right? Is the West so glorious according to your definition of human right?. Is torture now define as a human right issue.

Answer all the above questions before you point a figer.

[rohink-2009]

Despite Olympic Stage For Achievements And Gold Medal Lead, Nation Still Faces Concerns Over Human Rights

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You think?

[wardoglrs]

The U.S. Embassy urged China to free foreign activists jailed for protesting at the Games.

But if you go to the DNC in Denver they have a warehouse jail for protesters go figure.

[ubrew12]

Can''t we all just ''Kowtow to the Mao''?