Should Protests be allowed at the Olympics?

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
Ironically we only remember the ones were political stuff happened.

Like
Berlin 1936- Hitler
Moscow 1980- Noone went.
Los Angeles 1984- Soviet boycaught

Anyone remember, Athens, Sydeny, Atlanta, Barcelona etc etc...

Y-yeah? Well, I remember Sydney and Atlanta. Didn't watch Athens. And I don't really remember the ones you mentioned...I kinda wasn't born.

Besides, Atlanta had a bombing, remember?

I don´t think sports and politics should be mixed.

China may be a dictatorship, buts so´s the USA and other countries the citizens just don´t know it.

Originally posted by Bicnarok

China may be a dictatorship, buts so´s the USA and other countries the citizens just don´t know it.

China is alot worse.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
China may be a dictatorship, buts so´s the USA and other countries the citizens just don´t know it.

preposterous

http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2007/imprisoned_07/imprisoned_list_07.html

Originally posted by inimalist
preposterous

http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2007/imprisoned_07/imprisoned_list_07.html

Meh, 2 is still pretty good for a country 1/4th the size of China.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Besides, Atlanta had a bombing, remember?

W-well N-no I D-didnt...

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
W-well N-no I D-didnt...

Witty.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Meh, 2 is still pretty good for a country 1/4th the size of China.

from the looks of it, population would be very poorly correlated with journalists in prison.

blah, couldn't get the edit in time:

for instance: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=24025

America - #44, China #163

funny, Canada (18) and Germany (20) are the only G8 nations in the top 20

Originally posted by inimalist
preposterous

http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2007/imprisoned_07/imprisoned_list_07.html

Whoah, it's like China and Cuba are competing with each other.

Originally posted by inimalist
from the looks of it, population would be very poorly correlated with journalists in prison.

Of course, just saying, 2 is sill 2 too much, especially for a country that prides itself in its freedom of speech and general liberty.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Of course, just saying, 2 is sill 2 too much, especially for a country that prides itself in its freedom of speech and general liberty.

you will get no argument from me

DAMN, i've been watching the opening ceremonies and it is a stunning display. Maybe to stunning though. The guys beating on drums said enough, We are Chines and we are badass. That would have been enough, short and simple, but then they get into all this artistic expressionism shit. Short and simple is the way to do it.

I think the next time America hosts the Olympics it should be nothing but a dark arena with a few lasers flashing in synchronicity with the Rocky Theme

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
I think the next time America hosts the Olympics it should be nothing but a dark arena with a few lasers flashing in synchronicity with the Rocky Theme

Don't forget Aerosmith. What would any huge event in America be without the perpetual presence of Aerosmith?

Originally posted by inimalist
preposterous

http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2007/imprisoned_07/imprisoned_list_07.html

How the hell do you find this stuff?

I quite literally have no life

*snaps* That explains it 🙂

Originally posted by botankus
Don't forget Aerosmith. What would any huge event in America be without the perpetual presence of Aerosmith?

NICE