Comments on: The Olympic Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for Beijing http://themoderatevoice.com/17845/the-olympics-games-and-the-us-elections-bad-timing-for-beijing/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:38:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: StockBoySF http://themoderatevoice.com/17845/the-olympics-games-and-the-us-elections-bad-timing-for-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-143324 StockBoySF Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:27:01 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign/nicolas-sarkozy/17845/the-olympics-games-and-the-us-elections-bad-timing-for-beijing/#comment-143324 I don't think we should boycott the Olympics. There will always be problems and issues in the world. The Olympics show that regardless of our differences there is also common ground, this helps keep the dialogue open on the difficult issues. <br><br>The Chinese should be proud of what they've accomplished and they can do this with the Olympics. However the Olympics should not be a propaganda tool, nor should the celebration be used as an excuse to sweep common problems such as human rights and environmental issues under the rug. Other issues, i.e. political, should probably be put aside when possible.<br><br>Let the Chinese have their day in the sun, but their sunburn (i.e. human rights and environmental issues) need to be addressed, too. I don't think we should boycott the Olympics. There will always be problems and issues in the world. The Olympics show that regardless of our differences there is also common ground, this helps keep the dialogue open on the difficult issues.

The Chinese should be proud of what they've accomplished and they can do this with the Olympics. However the Olympics should not be a propaganda tool, nor should the celebration be used as an excuse to sweep common problems such as human rights and environmental issues under the rug. Other issues, i.e. political, should probably be put aside when possible.

Let the Chinese have their day in the sun, but their sunburn (i.e. human rights and environmental issues) need to be addressed, too.

]]> By: Media Districts Entertainment Blog » The Olympic Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for Beijing http://themoderatevoice.com/17845/the-olympics-games-and-the-us-elections-bad-timing-for-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-110676 Media Districts Entertainment Blog » The Olympic Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for Beijing Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:20:34 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign/nicolas-sarkozy/17845/the-olympics-games-and-the-us-elections-bad-timing-for-beijing/#comment-110676 [...] The Moderate Voice - Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporti... added an interesting post on The Olympic Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for BeijingHere’s a small excerpt [...] [...] The Moderate Voice – Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporti… added an interesting post on The Olympic Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for BeijingHere’s a small excerpt [...]

]]> By: Media Districts Entertainment Blog » The Olympics Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for Beijing http://themoderatevoice.com/17845/the-olympics-games-and-the-us-elections-bad-timing-for-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-110674 Media Districts Entertainment Blog » The Olympics Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for Beijing Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:48:01 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/foreign/nicolas-sarkozy/17845/the-olympics-games-and-the-us-elections-bad-timing-for-beijing/#comment-110674 [...] The Moderate Voice - Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporti... placed an observative post today on The Olympics Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for BeijingHere’s a quick excerpt [...] [...] The Moderate Voice – Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporti… placed an observative post today on The Olympics Games and the U.S. Elections: Bad Timing for BeijingHere’s a quick excerpt [...]

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