China Doesnt Deserve Olimpic Games Of 2008!!!

**Devastatin Dave** · 02-22-2006, 22:00

Quick!!! To the Backroom!!!
Duna-duna-duna-duna-duna-duna-duna-duna Backroom!!! Backroom!!! Duna-duna-duna-duna-duna-duna!!!! Back room, backroom!!! Bam!!! Pow!!! Clunk!!!

(sung to the tune of Batman for all you unimaginative people)

**PROMETHEUS** · 02-22-2006, 22:25

I don't understand what you meant ...

**Devastatin Dave** · 02-22-2006, 22:29

Its just that this topic is kind of political and could get heated. Instead of the Frontroom of the Tavern, it would have probably been better posted in the Backroom. No offense to you my friend, just an opinion. Have you ever seen the TV episodes of Batman. If so, you might have understood I was trying to be funny. I'm such a failure!!!

**Papewaio** · 02-23-2006, 01:03

Sure lets boycot the Olimpic Games.

China can keep the Olympic Games however...

**Beirut** · 02-23-2006, 01:03

Free Tibet!

Now that that's out of my system...

To the Backroom - and awaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 02-23-2006, 01:08

Tibet is far from the only reason to bar the Games from China.

The best we can hope for is the 'Lympics to continue to tank and that China builds a bunch of shiny new stadiums for nothing.

Of course, they could be converted to concentra- I mean, uh, re-education camps.

**Ice** · 02-23-2006, 01:34

I'd have to agree.

**Don Corleone** · 02-23-2006, 02:37

You guys really ought to go there and meet a few of them before you start with these blanket condemnations.

What they did in Tibet is certainly wrong by our standards, but to them, it's no different than the US Civil War. In their minds, Tibet is no different than South Carolina in 1864: Rebellious and keeping the nation from reaching it's full potential.

I'm not defending their view, I personally disagree with it. But frankly, a lot of their arguments ring true with me. If you want to convince Beijing that their policies towards Tibet and Taiwan are wrong (and I do agree they are) ask yourself, how would you persuade Lincoln to pursue a peaceful re-unification? As they say, they waited 120 years to get Tibet back and they've waited 50 for Taiwan. Lincoln gave it about 30 days.

Trust me, you will search long and hard before you find a friendlier and more hospitable people. Demonizing and villifying them and cutting them out of polite circles will not help, as they are a proud people as well. Given what they've given the world over the past 4000 years, I'd say they have a right to be.

**Mount Suribachi** · 02-23-2006, 12:32

Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good

Tibet is far from the only reason to bar the Games from China.

Exactly. The imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of Christians without trial springs to mind. Many of them executed. But hey, they're only Christians right? Nowhere near as trendy a celebrity cause as Tibet. Or the Falung Gong.

And before anyone asks, I've met Chinese Christians and I've met Christians who've been to China (ever been followed everywhere by the secret police?)