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Friday, August 08, 2008

My boycottz, let me show you them

I hope every athlete who deserves a medal or a PB at the Beijing Olympics gets it, especially the Australians. But I won't be watching. China's human rights record is appalling (see Tibet, Falun Gong) and they should never have been allowed to host. Call it pathetic, but my one-man protest is to avoid the entire coverage.

2 Comments:

At 1:35 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Considering your devotion to televised sports and the fact that it's gonna be on TV 24/7 in Australia, this is a strong position to take. Bravo!

 
At 10:07 AM, Blogger Addster said...

I'm sure I'll find plenty of other stuff to watch, mate :-)

It's probably worth pointing out that I'm not just protesting against the Chinese government, either. I think the IOC also has a lot to answer for.

 

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