The Olympics

[Muck]

Does anyone care?

[MJJ]

Nope

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

No, especially given the country that's hosting it.

[Muck]

No, especially given the country that's hosting it.

Yea I’m gona boycott it but that's easy for me to say because I wouldn’t watch even if Sweden was the host.

[Jernej Zorec]

why shoudnt they host it?

[crack]

I prolly watch as much as I can. Sport on tv > *

[tame_deuces]

No, not when it is in China. I'd usually watch however.

[Sean_in_NJ]

Curling needs to be a summer olympic sport too.

[Jernej Zorec]

u guys are morons tbh

[Kemics]

i mean in all fairness, when it comes down to it, athletics is a really really boring sport.

I might try and catch some of the boxing, judo and taekwondo

It's really hard to be critical of china when west's proccess of modernisation was the bloodiest in history, plus we cant even be critical of tibet when we occupy Iraq. Its like the pot calling the kettle black. But at the same time in our lives we are seeing genocide, which needs to be stopped. But we have to approach it diplomatically on the back foot.

forgive my speeling, im tired.

[Jernej Zorec]

if anything China has freed Tibed

and to elaborate on my previous statement,
unless your reason for not watching is China being in an unfavourable timezone, you are a complete moron and also a huge hypocrite

[Kemics]

...i seriously hope you're joking.

[Jernej Zorec]

no i am in fact not joking
before China retook Tibet, 95% of the population had absolutely no right whatsoever, if u think that that is freedom, then u can f*cking die of cancer

[Jernej Zorec]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsoc4-QnplY

[Kemics]

thats probably the most skewed piece of propaganda i have ever seen, if you believe this short of shite you should check out the third Reich’s videos about the jews, you'll probably love them.

I would like to raise a response to a couple of topics in that video.

1. Tibet was a Nomadic and tribal area, so attaching western values and idealism is pointless.

2. While i have never been to Tibet i spent a period of time in northern India in the Himalayas. During this time i lived amongst some of the Buddhist monks. They are not allowed to own any possessions, they have to beg for food every morning (sounds like an excellent foundation for a "demonist theocratic dictatorship") Do you really think they would beg for food but then condone the ownership of 'slaves'. Pretty rich accusing the Tibetans of slavery when there are slaves being found in china TODAY - -http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6733045.stm
thats the BBC, a little more respected than hearsay on some dodgey youtube video.

3. the idea Tibet belongs to china is hilarious as all the boarder disputes round the world. I believe their biggest reasons are for its occupation are its EXTREMELY relevant strategic positioning as a boarder country to India (a local super power) and its vast and rich mineral deposits.

4. Channel4 recently did a documentary in China where they found proof that the Chinese are performing anaesthetized sterilization of Tibetan women. This is not only torture it is genocide. I hope you can comprehend the horror of this. It means the splash some iodine on their stomach, then cut them open with a scalpel and then sever their reproductive organs (in a few cases they ripped them clean out by force). Not only this but Tibetian people arnt allowed to buy new property, which means all the countries 'new economic growth' is shipped directly back to china.

I'll leave you with the words of the evil dicatator the Dalai Lama


All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them...Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible