
Boycott Beijing 2008!
There are many people that state that you should not mix politics and sports, but I think that is a load of crap. If Iran was hosting the games I am 100% sure that most countries would boycott the games. But as usual it's all about money and power: China is a super-power and an important investor in the US. Heck; if it wasn't for China, the USA would have been bankrupt already!
The Olympic Charter says sport must be “at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.” I say that all athletes should look hard and long at what is going on in China and then should decide to at least make a statement in which they speak up in favor of those dissidents and in favor of democracy.
Anyway: if you like to make a statement of your own, you can sign these two cyber-petitions to let the Chinese government know what you think of their politics:
Boycott of opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Action on human rights before 2008 Beijing Olympics




