tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923092021039414509.post4566886233843233256..comments2023-03-23T03:17:14.879-07:00Comments on It Ain't Intramurals: What to Boycott?Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935036325772067703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923092021039414509.post-46655345659481446312008-03-21T10:38:00.000-07:002008-03-21T10:38:00.000-07:00Point of clarificationa to The Straw, was the 20 y...Point of clarificationa to The Straw, was the 20 year old in a Speedo a hot co-ed, or some gangly dude with swimmer's ear? <BR/><BR/>Pagodas - with logic like that, it's CHINA that should be protesting the US participation in the games, given the US illegal occupation of Iraq, illegal murder of its citizens, stifling of dissent by clowns like Bush/Cheny, etc., ad nauseam. <BR/><BR/>I think the answer is for all athletes who want to make a political statement against China's long, disgusting list of misdeeds, to simply moon the entire nation when presented with a medal. It's the athletes, and not us passive couch potato bloggers, who should enjoy the right and privilege of such political free speech. They're the ones that trained, they're the ones that any of this means anything to, and we shoudl get to see their asses - the 20 y.o. coeds', that is, not the dudes'. <BR/> - The Camel's Back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6923092021039414509.post-72718294492544250062008-03-21T10:18:00.000-07:002008-03-21T10:18:00.000-07:00As regrettable as it is for the athletes, the game...As regrettable as it is for the athletes, the games in China should be boycotted. Why contribute to the illusion of international harmony in a country that occupies Tibet, supports (with arms) Sudanese genocide in Darfur, violates trade agreements, and poisons the environment? (List not exhaustive) <BR/><BR/>The merits of the Moscow boycott may seem dubious in retrospect: The Taliban replacing the constitutional monarchy, Al-Qaeda given carte blanche. However, Carter was 100% right. Better to keep the boys (and girls) at home than let the totalitarians re-create Berlin in 1936 ---which is EXACTLY what Beijing is doing. <BR/><BR/>Of course, what better testament to the moral bankruptcy of Bush (and the courage of Carter) than the fact that a Beijing boycott isn't even considered.Pagondashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676285138396114527noreply@blogger.com