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Old 04-07-2008, 12:11 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight View Post
That's precisesly why I think a boycott is necessary. By playing nice just long enough to win the Olympic bid, and then blatantly sliding back into major human rights abuses on the eve of being under the world microscope, they're sending a pretty clear message that they have no desire to work with the international community. If we just let the Olympics go ahead, we're rewarding them for that two-faced behavior.

Good point, but how will a boycott change their desire to work with the international community? Wouldn't that do just the opposite?
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