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| Yes | 25% | 75 votes | Total: 300 votes | |
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To many people around the world, the Olympics represent the pinnacle of human achievement. For over a century, the Olympic Games have provided an outlet through which athletes f...read more
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It's not easy to understand the scale of China and the abuses that go on there. The numbers are simply not something that makes sense to those of us fortunate enough to live in ...read more
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by Matt Dubois
This year's Olympics are one of the most politically-charged in the history of the games, and in the wake of protests along the torch's relay route in London and France, the atm...read more
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by Teris
On Friday July 13, 2001 the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2008 Olympics to Beijing, China which turned out to be a lucky day for China. But was it really for the ...read more
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by Tracy Blair
THE IMAGE OF THE BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES. In 1989, a lasting image of the horrific ordeal in Tiananmen Square would have been of a single protestor standing in the path of onco...read more
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by Paul Wylie
Blood Will Fuel The Olympic Torch If allowed to continue as planned, the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in China will emerge as the most controversial since the games were h...read more
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by Stushie
2 Peter 2:2 Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. Next year, the Olympic Games take place in Beijing, China. Thousands of athl...read more
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The Olympic games are an opportunity for athletes to show pride in their countries and to be on an equal playing field with people across the world. The Olympics represent peac...read more
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by David Rainey
China has violated human rights for decades, is polluting more then any nation on Earth, and is building its army to a level that passes the point of peaceful defense. Its time ...read more
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This is not only going to be informative, especially for those who were not politically astute before 1980 and some may find it some what long. But it is a part of history. Well...read more
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by Stevie-B
Whenever we bring nations of the world together for sports it seems that politics is getting involved. The World Cup in 2006 brought about some interesting debates on racist fa...read more
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Although I am personally against China's policies and actions whether it be its arms deals with Sudan or its total disregard for human rights within its own borders especially T...read more
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There is no value in boycotting the 2008 Olympic Games. Nothing would be gained by those who support the Boycott; they would garner no more public attention for their cause. Not...read more
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The USA should not boycott the Beijing Olympics of 2008 for violation of human rights or other reasons. Boycotts in the past have never worked. Carter proposed the boycott o...read more
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by John Stall
That the question of boycotting the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is even being debated in the United States demonstrates a complete ignorance of history, and of the Games' actu...read more
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by Lady Cynthia
Sometimes people actually puzzle me. They talk of cruelty of other nations and soon we become involved. Take for instance Iraq. Mass graves are found in several locations the co...read more
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by Rex Coker
Should the United States boycott the 2008 Olympics . "No"! What happened many years ago when we boycotted the Olympics ? Absolutely nothing ! The athletes trained so hard for th...read more
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I just read a very interesting article by Chinese actress and director, Joan Chen in The Washington Post. The thrust of the article is that the current clamor for boycotting the...read more
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Should the US boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics? If the U.S. boycotts the Olympic games in 2008 the spirit of the games will once again be shattered by international politics. T...read more
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by Zach Bigalke
I am certain that most of the arguments supporting a boycott of the 2008 Summer Olympiad in Beijing center around human-rights violations and gross environmental degradation and...read more
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If United States athletes could attend the 1936 Olympics in Germany with Adolf Hitler overseeing, why would there be a question as to whether we should attend the 2008 Olympics ...read more
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Some say that the US should boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Why should they want to do that? What would it prove? I can understand that they would want to make a point tha...read more
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The United States boycotting the Beijing Olympics would be very, very hypocritical. After all, this is a nation that used institutionalized slavery to build itself. For those...read more
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by Don Carlin
Should the US boycott the Beijing Olympics? What would be the point? The Chinese will not care. Even if there is a boycott, Americans with tickets, like me, will still attend th...read more
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This is another one of those debates where it would be easy to argue for either side. Conversely, it is difficult to choose a particular side. As a quick and short answer, it ...read more
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by Cody Hodge
Without a doubt, it would be foolish for the United States to boycott the Oylmpics. Obviously, it is a shame that a country such as China would be allowed to host such a prestig...read more
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"I was in danger of losing my compassion for the Chinese." - Tibetan monk describing how he was tortured by Chinese guards. There are some good arguments for boycotting the ...read more
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No. Our country and way of life may be in conflict with a myriad aspects of Chinese policy, government, or leadership, but the Olympics are definitely not the proper place to ma...read more
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by Brian Smith
Let me make my position clear; I do not aprove of China's treatment of the Tibetan people, and I do believe action on our part may pressure China to make changes. I do not, how...read more
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