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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
The last time I sat in a Chinese restaurant or had a takeaway was in 1980; I have not indulged in any of their food since, in protest at the occupation of Tibet. Now, I do realise that not everyone has the same liberal, idealistic outlook on life as myself but it would be nice to see the whole of Accy Web boycotting the Peking Olympics. You will feel alot better for it.
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I would hazzard a guess that no one on AccyWeb supports the Chinese in Tibet, but I don't think everyone would feel better about boycotting the Olympics. The Games are an international event and in a sense they are more important ... esp. to the athletes ... than where the games are held. One could also make the point that the Chinese already know that many in the world are pi**ed off at what they are doing in Tibet, an international boycott would not bring it home any harder to them. Boycotting Chinese imports would perhaps be better (altho' one has to be quick before they are recalled for containing too much lead
) And I will still eat chinese food ... the Chinese restaurants in my community are owned by second and third generation Canadians ... hell they are rmore Canadian than I am ... Just an aside: when PM Jean Chretien refused to join GW's dirty little war in Iraq, many Americans boycotted Canadian Club rye, and Canada Dry Ginger Ale ... ironically both products are manufactured by British owned companies, and the Brits were the only real allies the yanks had. Could never understand why Britain joined in
... the Americans, ok, people who could be persuaded by Clinton to believe that a blow job is not sex, could easily swallow (oops) the lie about weapons of mass destruction ... enough wandering, I'm outa here.