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Old 04-18-2008, 12:02 PM   #3
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As much as I don't like Anders... and I really don't like Rob Anders... in raw numbers, since the Communists have taken over China, there have been more deaths and atrocities than Nazi Germany of the 1930s before their Berlin Olympics. Whether these are worse in scope or execution is debatable.

He's technically right even though he's a ######bag. I just think people don't want to lump China's tyrannical regime with Adolf Hitler's because China is economically tied to the West so greatly. If China had the economic contribution of New Zealand or Nigeria, there's no way anyone would come to these games, and there's no way they would have been awarded these games to begin with.

This is appeasement for economic gain and nothing more. This is a country that isn't ready politically or socially to be accepted into the International Community while they commit so many atrocities and human rights violations. Tyrannical country with growing economic might and rapid industrialization with boasts of being a better land for all... it really is a familiar tune with one particular Olympic Games...Berlin, 1936.

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