Should the Beijing Olympics be boycotted because of the human rights abuses in Tibet right now?
One part of me says yes of course we should. China should understand that times have changed and human rights abuses cannot be tolerated any longer. But… The Oylmpics should also be above and beyond politics and such. It is supposed to be sport. However, I can see both sides of this questions twisting it about till it really won’t matter anymore what anyone thinks the athletes will miss out on a great sporting stage, the Tibetans will remain oppressed and abused, other oppressed Chinese will remain so, the rest of the world will go on and nothing will really change. Sorry to be so cynical but I don’t believe the Chinese can change.
Since they should not have been awarded the games in the first place yes they should be boycotted but they will not be. We all knew their civil rights record long before the award and still gave them the prize. Our Athletes should not be made to suffer. They train for four years and the smog could ruin them. I would be devastated if there were no games not just for myself but for all the athletes.
