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Should the US participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics?
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I wonder if they'll round up all the African students living in the area just before the Olympics and keep them in detention or home confinement until they're over like they did the last time because, well you know, black people are criminals and they wanted the criminal elements off the streets
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Originally posted by seanD View PostThe main point of the OP I think was missed. It doesn't really matter whether or not we care about the Olympics. Obviously china cares and to boycott would be an indictment against what the world has had to endure for a year based on their negligence (or malfeasance).
I mean, of course it would be sensible to make a statement and boycott, but I can see Joe and the sports entertainment industry cozying up to China like the NBA and MLB have done.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
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I support the boycott of the Olympics for many more reasons than just consistency. China is a walking talking human rights violation. The list is far too long to enumerate here.That's what
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostI support the boycott of the Olympics for many more reasons than just consistency. China is a walking talking human rights violation. The list is far too long to enumerate here.
It isn't just the Uyghurs.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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