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Thread: Chinese Tennis Star Disappears
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11-19-2021, 09:14 AM #26I have been in this State for 30 years and I am willing to admit that I am part of the problem.
"Happiest years of my life were earning < $8.00 and hour, collecting unemployment every spring and fall, no car, no debt and no responsibilities. 1984-1990 Park City UT"
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11-19-2021, 09:20 AM #27
UN has condemned the Qatar slavery practices as well.. But FIFA World Cup?? How about Russia every fucking day all day?? Sad thing is that the Olympics were supposed to be the only thing in the world that's completely apolitical from start to finish. How do we balance that aspect while boycotting over human rights violations?
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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11-19-2021, 09:50 AM #28
To be fair, you could say that about the current state of the GOP cult in this country. Climate change deniers, etc.
My take on the Olympics: boycotting them will only be a disservice to our athletes and will accomplish absolutely nothing beyond that. It would be a hollow gesture.I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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11-19-2021, 09:51 AM #29
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11-19-2021, 09:51 AM #30
The U.S. has to tread lightly when it comes to accusing countries of genocide and war crimes. The pesky last 150 or so years of history make it a bit complicated.
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11-19-2021, 09:54 AM #31
This op Ed kinda aligns with my position on these situations:
With the US and perhaps a small band of democracies making that stand, China will inevitably frame the boycotters as a small group of disgruntled outliers. Even worse if the US is by itself. After the initial embarrassment, and as the world's attention turns to the sporting contest, China will position itself as the emerging leader of the non-US aligned group of nations. Beijing is sure to emphasize that most of the latter are developing economies with little in common with the developed liberal democracies nations of the West.
The better approach would be the US and others only refusing to send leaders and senior political officials to attend and persuading other countries to do the same. This is to deny Beijing the opportunity to exploit the image it wants of graciously hosting world leaders at the same time it is systematically abusing its own citizens. Sen. Mitt Romney has even suggested that the White House can invite Chinese dissidents, religious leaders and ethnic minorities to represent the US at the event.
That cannot be all. At the same time, participation by US athletes and the accompanying media contingent should be encouraged and supported to use the grand stage of the Winter Olympics to give the world a better insight into the workings of authoritarian institutions in China and shine a light on the terrible reality of the human right abuses taking place in the country.
For example, in the lead-up and during the Games, foreign media should receive diplomatic support to break out of what will be stifling restrictions on where they can go, what they can report on, and who they can talk to. When Chinese authorities inevitably clamp down on their activities, the restrictions ought to become the story alongside reporting on the performances of athletes.
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11-19-2021, 09:58 AM #32
I was wondering when the whataboutism re: the US would pop up. Page 2 isn't that bad.
This thread is about what the party mouthpiece called their "Chinese Princess" being erased and the response from the party being, I don't know what you're talking about.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/s...20years%20ago.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/w...na-tennis.html
Same, shine a light on darkness and all that.I still call it The Jake.
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11-19-2021, 10:01 AM #33
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11-19-2021, 10:05 AM #34
If only there we had a person in power who could/would take a stand or create a policy against the Chinese govt.......
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11-19-2021, 10:05 AM #35
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11-19-2021, 10:14 AM #36
the Hudson institute, also brings such quality analysis as “legal weed is bad”
https://www.hudson.org/research/1705...ct-in-colorado
we have no appetite to care, and the redbaiting racebaiting bullshit does nothing but strengthen the CPC
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11-19-2021, 10:19 AM #37
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11-19-2021, 10:23 AM #38
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11-19-2021, 10:56 AM #39
Seems to me that when The Greatest Generation Americans had issues with the German human rights violations back in the late 1930s, rather than boycotting The Berlin Olympics, we instead went there and kicked the shit out of them in just about everything..
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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11-19-2021, 10:58 AM #40
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11-19-2021, 11:46 AM #41
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11-19-2021, 12:20 PM #42Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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11-19-2021, 02:54 PM #43
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11-19-2021, 03:08 PM #44
Read up a few posts there Ben
I still call it The Jake.
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11-19-2021, 04:18 PM #45
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11-19-2021, 04:28 PM #46
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11-19-2021, 04:42 PM #47Registered User
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11-19-2021, 04:44 PM #48
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11-19-2021, 05:07 PM #49
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11-19-2021, 05:12 PM #50
Yeah, and you arent exactly seeing a lot of that alien head of his in even the financial media these days.
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