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Originally Posted by transplant99
Cheap.
To the point however, its not "let's do nothing", it's "there is nothing" we can do. Not that would make one bit of difference anyhow. China doesn't play by our rules, and if we want to do business with them (which is absolutely necessary at this point), then we do have to play by theirs.
If you want to get China on a level playing field, there is one way and one way only......and that is economically. Canada is in no position to do so however. We are a small fish in a great big pond.
Again...the only thing that occurs by not going to the Olympics is you hurt the athletes and coaches who have been training for them for years and years. In some cases the majority of their lives. It causes China zero embarrassment because....they don't care.
On top of which, politicizing sports is just gross.
You want to make a mark and show China their crap must stop? Get a coalition of G7 or G8+5 countries together and get them all to stop trade with them. That would actually matter and force changes.
Good luck with that.
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I completely disagree, attending a party in a Country that is in the middle of a kidnaping situation involving two our citizens is gross. I don't care if you or Pepsi Free consider it virtue signaling. You have to start somewhere.
Captain has made many great point as well. The idea that we cant do anything so we just shouldn't bother is sickening. You are correct on one thing though, if we are never prepared to do anything individually we will never get a coalition of G7 countries to take Canada seriously in anything we do. That is how we got here.