Olympic Boycott

So now again there is a call to boycott the Olympics from the European Parliament.It seems they ruled out doing such an action. This has been done in the past and had little effect on the nations. Oh, yes I am sure the tourists from the boycotting countries will not show up but I am certain they will be replaced by individuals from the participating countries. It seems the only ones really effected are the athletes that have spent so much time and money with their quest to be the best.

Why do we have to make the Olympics a political statement? So I feel it you are really set to punish China for the violence in Tibet. Boycott China! Items of prices are kept low by starvation wages and less than humane conditions. The problem is that it hasn't been that easy to identify which products come from China. The sheer number of them will most likely surprise you. In the future maybe we should be all turning all potential purchases upside down or inside out. This is one story at FOREIGN POLICY with one family story about how difficult it really can be.


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