tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035331389526817574.post5661325824718290064..comments2023-12-18T16:23:12.440-08:00Comments on One Pilgrim's Progress: Help the Burmese? Pressure ChinaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151361336306770322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035331389526817574.post-76739261993278419942007-10-02T19:07:00.000-07:002007-10-02T19:07:00.000-07:00You know what. I don't like my first response, it ...You know what. I don't like my first response, it is mean-spirited. I understand the joy and pageantry, the beauty of the Olympians. I remember standing with my daughters watching as the Olympic torch for the 2002 U.S. Winter Olympics passed by our house. We were excited and united, with our nation and the world. I really do get it. However, I don't believe it out weighs the suffering of the people of Burma but that doesn't mean I should be flip about it.<BR/><BR/>So, in the absence of an Olympic Boycott what do you recommend? How do we pressure China to exert its influence over this repressive regime? What are the options?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151361336306770322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035331389526817574.post-84756585773948251602007-10-02T17:48:00.000-07:002007-10-02T17:48:00.000-07:00Thats it, "We don't support boycotting the Olympic...Thats it, "We don't support boycotting the Olympics?" Give me something more, like a rational. Tell me how the years of training is worth more than human rights, how the business of the Olympics is more important than democracy for a people who have thirsted for democracy for decades. Tell me how the pain and disappointment of the athletes will overshadow the agony of brutal repression. Tell me something more than "We don't support boycotting the Olympics".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151361336306770322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1035331389526817574.post-22299633301408449152007-10-02T15:02:00.000-07:002007-10-02T15:02:00.000-07:00We do not support boycotting the Olympics<A HREF="http://olympicblogger.blogspot.com/2007/10/we-do-not-support-any-boycott-of.html" REL="nofollow">We do not support boycotting the Olympics</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095879387208949622noreply@blogger.com