As China is the only country in the world that could make demands on the GENERALS in Burma should the rest of the world threaten with a boycott of the games if China does't interfere with the opresive regime in Burma ?
I think we should lobby our goverment to take more severe action !
The killing and imprisonment of the monks can't just be ignored by us ,surely !
2007-10-01 07:48:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
IMPIGER you are realy speeking from my heart .
As far as trade is concerned we are hurting the workers in China if we boycott their products .
I have been boycotting Japan and Norway because of WHALEING.
used to boycott South African Banks
because of APARTHEIT , that does'nt affect the poor in the respective countries as it would in China . Moving the games is a BRILLIANT IDEA !!!!!!!!
Thanks for all your responds so far !
2007-10-01 09:17:58 · update #1
Well, if that's the issue it will not be necessary to boycott the entire Olympics. Simply move the location of the events somewhere else. Why make the problem so complicated when there can be very simple solution to it?
2007-10-01 08:23:32 · answer #1 · answered by Impiger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are a righteous and brave person dare to speak out against the communist China while most world powers dare to do nothing.
However, I think we should boycott products made in China. It will be more effective than boycotting the Olympics in Beijing, which will deprive our athletes the opportunity to compete.
Please, everyone, be selective when shopping. Please do not buy Chinese products. Buy American. Look for "MADE IN USA"
Buying American will benefit American manufacturers, our economy. I am a naturalized American citizen originally from Taiwan. Please, all naturalized Americans, if you love America, buy America.
2007-10-01 08:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by EXTRA MILE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be much more effective to boycott products made in China... but that would require us to do research and actually LOOK at the products that we are buying. The almighty $$ is the only language that they will listen to in the long run.
Hey, it worked for the French!
2007-10-01 08:03:40 · answer #3 · answered by Amer-I-Can 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many Buddhist, feminists, and animal rights activists are.
So I'm totally in the boat.
I'm not a fan of the Olympics anyway.
2007-10-01 13:03:18 · answer #4 · answered by Reflected Life 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Olympics should not be politicized even though they have been in the past.
All it does is hurt the athletes who work hard to get this far.
We have to look to other means of support for Burma.
2007-10-01 08:00:38 · answer #5 · answered by Global warming ain't cool 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
USA cant effff with China, we need them to buy our national debt. they stop buying and we are royally screwed.
the images of what is goning on there is nothing new, you should see how they treat there dogs and animals there, humans to them are one small step up from a dog.
watch a you tube video about china and animal cruelty, they do it almost for fun it appears.
2007-10-01 07:54:08 · answer #6 · answered by Boston George 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not grow a pair and actually take some proactive measures.
-Nah....we'll just boycott the olympics. What cowards.
2007-10-01 09:45:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Boycotting the Olympics hurts only the athletes who wanted to compete.
The nation against whom you are boycotting won't care about your actions.
2007-10-01 07:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely yes.
And for the atrocities in Tibet.
And for the female infanticide in China.
2007-10-01 07:52:29 · answer #9 · answered by Noodle 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
We already know that boycotting the Olympics is asinine political grandstanding--why would we do it again?
2007-10-01 07:50:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋