Should Protests be allowed at the Olympics?

considering that protestors, peaceful or otherwise are routinely brutalized and slaughtered in china, i would certainly advise against it.

Originally posted by KidRock
Protests should be allowed..why not.

Except for the hippy liberal college protester whining FREE TIBET! Those shitbags should get an ass kicking.

Do you even know where Tibet is?

Protesters should be allowed anywhere, as long as they keep control of themselves.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
What do you guys think? Should politics and propaganda be allowed in this global sporting event?

What about other events like the World Cup...or the World Series...or Superbowl...or the NBA finals...or...oh, well, you get the idea.

If the Chinese Constitution allows the right to assembly.

Originally posted by red g jacks
my favorite was the time when those black competitors threw up a "black fist" after they won their medals and that white dude was stuck standing there like .......

Yep, Mexico City 1968. I have the photograph hanging in my office and the whiteboy standing on the 3rd place spot looked pretty damn uncomfortable.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
If the Chinese Constitution allows the right to assembly.

Yep, Mexico City 1968. I have the photograph hanging in my office and the whiteboy standing on the 3rd place spot looked pretty damn uncomfortable.

That's right.

Dude should have thrown up a white fist.

Originally posted by Bardock42
2nd place if I can read correctly.

2nd place is for the 1st loser....313

Well China shouldn't even have been given the olympics in the first place imo, however I doesn't think a boycot is the way to archive better human rights and a larger degree of independence for Tibet. imo a Boycot against a given country when OL oriented is depending on two things, that's it a unified world performing the boycot and that the majority of the native population is aware of there being a problem, The first criteria isn't forfilled, The second is hard to gauge based on the level of information controlling from China but my assumption would be that the criteria isn't forfilled either, and if I remember correctly the only time where a Boycot have actually had a visible effect was in Southafrica

Protests however is fine by me, but the type of demonstration that the world have seen lately, with the flame being stolen ore extinguish and the sportsmen being covered with a ring of Policemen doesn't quiet illustrate the original idea with the olympic games.

Originally posted by Robtard
Do you even know where Tibet is?

Sure do you?

Originally posted by KidRock
Sure do you?

Bordering SW of China.

Originally posted by Robtard
Bordering SW of China.

Very good Retard! Very good!

Hey, at least I knew.

Originally posted by Robtard
Hey, at least I knew.

Yes, and we are all very proud of you for knowing.

Originally posted by KidRock
Yes, and we are all very proud of you for knowing.

Here, let me spell it out for you: I was accusing you of lying about knowing.

easy, ladies.

Just to make clear what has happened in tibet
It was independent from1911 to 1950 .In 1951 the chinese army started to invade.
THe Bejing government regards it as a province not an independent country,
in more recent years, they have encouraged settlement by ethnic chinese in overwhealming numbers.

So, are we proposing to take Tibet from China and install absolute Dalai Lama rule again?

Can we buy Tibet from China?

No, seriously...no joking...can the European or the US government can offer to buy the nation's indepence from China?

Can such a thing be done?

Even if it sounds stupid. Can it be done?

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Can we buy Tibet from China?

No, seriously...no joking...can the European or the US government can offer to buy the nation's indepence from China?

Can such a thing be done?

Even if it sounds stupid. Can it be done?