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blankall · 03-03-2021, 04:40 PM

I always have mixed feelings on these Olympic/sport boycotts. The whole purpose is to open lines of communication and create cultural exchange between nations, especially ones that you might otherwise see as enemies. The Olympics is also more about the populations and the athletes than the governments. If anything banning the Olympics only further helps the Chinese government in their goal of cutting off lines of communication by their citizens with the outside world.

I'd much rather see extreme action taken against China in the form of economic sanctions. I've never really felt that international sporting events are the proper forum to express international discontent.

03-03-2021, 04:40 PM	#3
blankall Ate 100 Treadmills Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I always have mixed feelings on these Olympic/sport boycotts. The whole purpose is to open lines of communication and create cultural exchange between nations, especially ones that you might otherwise see as enemies. The Olympics is also more about the populations and the athletes than the governments. If anything banning the Olympics only further helps the Chinese government in their goal of cutting off lines of communication by their citizens with the outside world. I'd much rather see extreme action taken against China in the form of economic sanctions. I've never really felt that international sporting events are the proper forum to express international discontent.