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Boycott the Olympics? 1 in 5 say no!

Dan Gayle

Approx 1 in 5 people think that human rights violations aren’t that big of deal and boycotting any part of the Olympics is a terrible idea.

On a completely unrelated note: 1 in 5 people on this earth live in China.

I’ve withdrawn my name from consideration for the 100 meters.

The idea of giving China the Olympics so that they would clean their act didn’t quite work. It’s easy to promise all kinds of reforms but not to do anything about them. By the time the mistake was spotted it was too late to change the location.

Kind of hard for America to point figures at this point and time as well. Tricky situation.

I would complain more, except that my country is full of morons who twice elected a guy who doesn’t really have any ground to stand on in this area. And I can’t really boycott the Olympics, because the only time I’ve ever watched them was because my boyfriend likes to ogle the male gymnasts.

>Kind of hard for America to point figures at this point and time as well. Tricky situation.

No! As an American, and as a human being, I have a right to express my disgust at the Chinese government’s rejection of peaceful protest as a lawful acti

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