Boycott sentiment around Beijing 2022 olympics
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F*** off
JackSlater
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Yes LeBron James cares about issues that can help his wallet or that he read about on twitter and avoids them totally (China) when saying something would cost him money. That isn't an issue in this case because no one really cares what NHL players say, just as they shouldn't with athletes from other sports.
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Yeah, I think a boycott would just be used as proof to the Chinese people by their rulers the rest of the world are racists toward the Chinese people.
Also, with Covid, it would be a big relief for the people in charge they don't have to reduce their plans, someone else will do it for them.
It doesn't really look to me like this virus will be gone in a half year.
Also, with Covid, it would be a big relief for the people in charge they don't have to reduce their plans, someone else will do it for them.
It doesn't really look to me like this virus will be gone in a half year.
Unlike with Tokyo these Olympics will not be postponed even if the virus situation is bad. The Chinese would consider that as weakness.
However if the situation is bad it is a reason for many countries not to go to China.
However if the situation is bad it is a reason for many countries not to go to China.
Pavel Buchnevich
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China is about as racist of a country as exists. They put ethnic minorities in concentration camps, force their sterilization, and force them to breed with the ethnic majority. They also have almost no immigration of any kind to their country. They don’t believe in diversity within the population.
It may not be a concept in China, but it absolutely exists within China.
MadLuke
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Isn't every Olympics boycott in history the decision of the state representatives ? Athletes will go in Nazi Germany if the games are held there.
That said in the 2000's world reality, a state sanctioning is citizen participating like they did in the past would it be by removing their passport or otherwise is hard to imagine, so maybe you are right.
For non rich athlete, maybe they count on their state support for them too.
Not sure about if it is completely pointless (maybe Olympics are becoming irrelevant), but the amount of spotlight (specially with half empty boycott threat) usually make a nation put a little make up on is flaws.
Has for standing up to China in a meaningful way, that will require to care about those issues and we do not, at least I did not made anything different in reaction to China action and I would not want my government to take costly action, either. Cost free, symbolic gesture do seem a good avenue by those government, for the level of action their population want them to take.
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Jussi
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As a side note, Simu Liu from the upcoming Shang-Chi movie received somewhat racist comments from the Chinese movie goers for not looking "Chinese enough".
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I deal with the swedish federation that usually goes to every Olympics and they have already decided not to go.
I have been to china 3 times on business and planning a head and getting the right visa takes time.
I deal with the swedish federation that usually goes to every Olympics and they have already decided not to go.
I have been to china 3 times on business and planning a head and getting the right visa takes time.
I'd be surprised if there is even a Mandarin equivalent of the word "racist." So beyond being economically powerful, the Olympics won't be boycotted because the Chinese don't particularly care what Westerners think of them.
That's not true at all. You host the Olympics so you can put on a show for the world. China is very eager to put on a great show. Their global reputation is important to them.
The games are unlikely to be boycotted because countries want to be a part of that show, that competition. They care more about their athletes winning hockey games than they do about Uighurs being forcibly held in "re-education" camps.
To clarify, they don’t care about Westerners’ moral judgment, as they shouldn’t. Yes, I understand they want to put on an impressive spectacle.
Your spectacle isn't so impressive if half the world didn't show up. That's what I'm saying they care about.
Not caring about Westerners’ moral judgments has not cost the Chinese a single penny to date.
They do care about "saving face" though and their government is particularly sensitive about it.
