tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post7157358126212798032..comments2024-02-23T02:43:28.895-06:00Comments on Yellow Chair Sports: Free Tibet? OK. I'll have some.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-47180715197572610152008-04-16T18:53:00.000-05:002008-04-16T18:53:00.000-05:00Easy reason why they're throwing a stink about thi...Easy reason why they're throwing a stink about this now: TV cameras.<BR/><BR/>Look, China should have never even been awarded this in the first place in my opinion, notwithstanding the human rights issues. Consider air quality, food safety, and security alone; three issues China is going to have massive problems with. <BR/><BR/>The games should go on as they are and with us there. You boycott, and the Chinese will just dominate the medal count a la the USSR in 1980. And that furthers their propraganda points in themselves. <BR/><BR/>With the human rights issues, sponsors waffling left and right, and the inevitable ejection of foreign journalists/athletes due to pro-Taiwan/pro-Tibet positions, combined with the three issues listed above, the Bejing games will be a fiasco on their own merits. We don't need to further that by not showing up.BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817319225976994422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-69005468934302069512008-04-10T19:13:00.000-05:002008-04-10T19:13:00.000-05:00If I recall correctly there are a number of athlet...If I recall correctly there are a number of athletes "boycotting" the olimpics based on the amount of pollution in China. Those are the selfish people. Thinking only of their own health and not of the suffering of others for shame, NOT! But really there are more reasons for people to avoid the games than attend. For one, what's the point anymore? The two reasons boycotts can be effective are people care about the event and money. These two are inseperable, if people don't care people won't spend money. People don't care about the Olympic anymore. Most of the events are boring and very few get proper coverage. I'ld hope with the number of cable channels I'ld be able to see the first round of fencing, if I wanted to, all I can see is swiming. I'll boycott the Olymics not because of human rights or pollution, but because of poor coverage and event discromination.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717994816828810379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-58452953172290814562008-04-09T14:30:00.000-05:002008-04-09T14:30:00.000-05:00Having a boss who was affected by the Olympic boyc...Having a boss who was affected by the Olympic boycott in 1988 (he would have run the 800) the amount of hostility that a 2008 boycott would bring could really cripple this country. People still have not forgiven Jimmy C for his foolishness. I tell you, it has to be a wonderful feeling when, as an Olympic athlete who is proud to represent his / her country's colors, gets completely abandoned by said country. <BR/><BR/>As for the protesters, I don't get those idiots at all. Why didn't any of you assholes protest the numerous human right issues last year? Or 10 years ago? You guys looked real classy when you stampeded a woman carrying the torch who happened to be in a wheelchair. You guys are a bunch of fucking hypocrites. Trying to protest for human rights, etc and the promptly almost killing a woman. <BR/><BR/>If you want to protest China's human rights record, that is fine. But do so in a respective manner. Freedom of speech is great, but when you act like a bunch of arrogant pigs, then I have a problem. <BR/><BR/>All of that said, the Olympics should go on and we should applaud the efforts of our countrymen.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321940573509796836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-33621526864184988322008-04-08T16:15:00.000-05:002008-04-08T16:15:00.000-05:00Anonymous, I am going to have to disagree with you...Anonymous, I am going to have to disagree with you. That episode ruled.<BR/><BR/>However, on the Olympics being a haven free from politics, I'm going to agree with you. However, I think that as long as you have separate national teams competing against each other, people drawing parallels with political events is inevitable. There's a reason why no one made any movies about Team USA's game against Finland in the 1980 Olympics, but everyone knows about their game against the Soviets.<BR/><BR/>International sport will unfortunately be political as long as North Korea refuses to let the South Korean anthem be played on North Korean soil during World Cup qualifiers. It will exist as long as Iranian athletes forfeit their matches against Israel rather than recognize what their government calls an "counterfeit state." And it will exist as long as the United States refuses to let fans travel to support Team USA for a game in Cuba.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181248524843705767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-52528869954305237862008-04-08T14:10:00.000-05:002008-04-08T14:10:00.000-05:00the free hat episode sucked! Who the hell ever tho...the free hat episode sucked! Who the hell ever thought Tweak was funnier than Butters? Also Olympic boycotts are stupid and ineffective, wasn't the whole idea of the Olympics to provide a nonpolitical forum of international competition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-90189360615625416412008-04-08T12:13:00.000-05:002008-04-08T12:13:00.000-05:00By the way, your image inspired me to watch the "F...By the way, your image inspired me to watch the "Free Hat" episode right now... great episode!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334202674860129756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-56615694541017545232008-04-08T12:09:00.000-05:002008-04-08T12:09:00.000-05:00Great points. While I think protesting the torch ...Great points. While I think protesting the torch relay is silly and a bit annoying, I can understand the awareness that protesters are trying to draw to the issue. Nonetheless, if you didn't already know China is evil, then you have been living in oblivion for decades. <BR/><BR/>However, I don't think we should wrong our athletes by using an Olympic boycott to protest a country's political structure and human rights violations. I dare all of those protesters to stop buying Chinese-made clothes, electronics, and toys if they really care about freeing Tibet. (I bet half of the college hippies who say "Free Tibet" don't even really know what it means.)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334202674860129756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-81876500285738493672008-04-08T12:06:00.000-05:002008-04-08T12:06:00.000-05:00In fairness, isn't the boycott just as much--if no...In fairness, isn't the boycott just as much--if not more--about China's support of genocide in Darfur?<BR/><BR/>Regardless, an Olympic boycott may be the least effective form of protest outside of a hunger strike.Vinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11836050864225262267noreply@blogger.com