Excellent Post Ozy and really a great decision by the IOC to give the games to Beijing. The hosts wanted to present China to the world, well its happening! But not exactly like they planned it. The issue of Tibetan autonomy and the survival of Tibetan culture has received very little news coverage, people are being made aware of this serious movement.
Although, I'm a big fan of the Olympics, the host nations tend to use them for propaganda purposes. They should take this further, although I'm not a fan of boycotting the games, not participating in the opening ceremonies would be a nice statement to send to the host country. It is being discussed in the European community meetings.
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