Should we boycott Beijing Olympics?

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-02-2008
Should we boycott Beijing Olympics?
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Sun, 08-03-2008 - 12:47pm

The human rights need to be improved in China; The government there should talk to Dalai lama, and many corruptions there in the bureaucracy. If we look at these, we should.

On the other hand, most people in China and the world support it. Bush is on the way to Beijing too. Many events are happening around the world to support it, like the one below(a mini-Olympic event in that kids are running to get votes for their mini-Olympics like McCain/Obama in Election, without fund-raising activities):

http://futurestars.dwnews.com/?t=7&au=85&se=2

Should we boycott Beijing Olympics? The athletes who are attending will be very sad like the kids in this mini-Olympic event if the event is ever boycotted by someone. Concur?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2008
Sun, 08-03-2008 - 6:35pm
I don't believe the Olympics should be boycotted. I feel that they are providing much needed exposure to the injustices currently occuring in China, and will cause international pressure on the Chinese government to reform.
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