Comments on: The earthquake and the Olympics http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/ Giant on the move Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: John http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-534 John Tue, 27 May 2008 22:42:47 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/#comment-534 Barbara, Shame on you! While the whole world is talking about helping the Chinese earthquake victims, you are calling for boycott of the Olympic games. Shame!! Barbara, Shame on you! While the whole world is talking about helping the Chinese earthquake victims, you are calling for boycott of the Olympic games. Shame!!

]]> By: Barbara http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Barbara Tue, 27 May 2008 19:32:24 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/#comment-532 One thing I did forget to mention. My heart bleeds for the Chinese people in light of the horrific earthquake and its devastation and death. By participating in the Beijing Games, we are directly and indirectly supporting their Communist government...as if to say it's alright. One thing I did forget to mention.

My heart bleeds for the Chinese people in light of the horrific earthquake and its devastation and death.

By participating in the Beijing Games, we are directly and indirectly supporting their Communist government…as if to say it’s alright.

]]> By: Barbara http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Barbara Tue, 27 May 2008 19:26:39 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/#comment-531 It's been difficult for me to believe that Beijing was approved as the site for the Olympics in the first place. My reasons are obvious. Just read the news headlines! Weren't the specific details of the social, political and environmental issues taken into consideration by the committee? This is the part that is frightening. Taking everything into account regarding the country of China, it is a total mystery how such a world-wide event would end up here. Just read the news headlines! I can say that it would be an easy task to put together a "Top Ten" list of why the Olympics should not be held in this Communist country....taking into account, let's say, their unjust and inhumane history of human rights violations. It's unbelievable that we would send our athletes into harm's way on many different levels.....for what? Furthermore, it's incredible that we, as lovers of freedom, would not boycott the games. It’s been difficult for me to believe that Beijing was approved as the site for the Olympics in the first place.
My reasons are obvious. Just read the news headlines!

Weren’t the specific details of the social, political and environmental issues taken into consideration by the committee? This is the part that is frightening.

Taking everything into account regarding the country of China, it is a total mystery how such a world-wide event would end up here. Just read the news headlines!

I can say that it would be an easy task to put together a “Top Ten” list of why the Olympics should not be held in this Communist country….taking into account, let’s say, their unjust and inhumane history of human rights violations.

It’s unbelievable that we would send our athletes into harm’s way on many different levels…..for what?

Furthermore, it’s incredible that we, as lovers of freedom, would not boycott the games.

]]> By: earl bumotad http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-528 earl bumotad Tue, 27 May 2008 04:19:00 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/26/the-earthquake-and-the-olympics/#comment-528 The earthquake was like a bomb released for the entire world to stop and ponder and to bring the entire picture into perspective. Many lives were lost...innocent lives. For me, this has been the most controversial Olympics. There were social issues, political issues, environmental issues, and now this disaster. With the tragedy [and a tragedy looming ("quake lakes")], one has to ask oneself... "should we push through with the Olympics?" www.efm.lk The earthquake was like a bomb released for the entire world to stop and ponder and to bring the entire picture into perspective. Many lives were lost…innocent lives.

For me, this has been the most controversial Olympics. There were social issues, political issues, environmental issues, and now this disaster. With the tragedy [and a tragedy looming ("quake lakes")], one has to ask oneself…
“should we push through with the Olympics?”

http://www.efm.lk

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