The Olympic Question.
I know no one reads my blog, but I figured I’d ask a question and maybe get a few responses.
The Olympic torch is being barraged and extinguished at every stop along its tour. Pro-Tibetan and Human Rights protestors continue to fight against the summer Beijing Games.
Should China, with its human rights violations, be allowed to host something as symbolic as the Olympics?
Should the Olympians really suffer because of a Nation’s misdeeds?
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I say no. Right now, I’m mad tired and can’t articulate my feelings, but Olympians work their asses off for a once-in-four-years opportunity and to have squabbling countries compromise that is heartbreaking. I understand that the point of the protests is to champion human rights, but you have to be able to do it without dashing other people’s rights to their pursuit of happiness.