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Old 08-08-2013, 02:30 PM   #157
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Would we boycott Olympics in the USA for the same reasons? Sure, people don't get imprisoned in the US for being gay, but they can and do lose their jobs, etc.
If the USA was imposing Jim crow laws, which is the equivalent of what we are talking about here, Canada would have a moral obligation as a world leader and in human rights to boycott and call international attention to the issue.

China is such a red herring in all of this, because its not an example of being hypocritical, its yet another example of corporate interests trumping human rights.
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