No Dog Meat for Olympians?

This is a great article I read "courtesy of hatsumomo on the WWGym board For those calling for a boycott of the 2008 olympics Shut up. Just...shut up. Now I'm not saying this because I disagree with your sentiments. I do agree. I honestly do think that Tibet is an important issue that needs more media attention. But calling for a boycott isn't the way to do it. Why? Because you're essentially asking the estimated 600700 athletes that the U.S. believes will be competing to sacrifice their childhood dreams the years they spent training and sacrificing many aspects of their own lives. Fuck you. Think about the athletes please. Take gymnastics for example most of these gymnasts don't have another four years of dieting strenuous training 2536 hours a week intense competition schedules a few of the U.S. gymnasts just went through a series of PanAmerican Games Nationals training camp and World Championships in a span of about six weeks injuries and recovery training camps etc. on top of schooling and trying to stay on top while new and younger talent is coming in in them. And that would be on top of the massive disappointment you hit them with. Talk to the gymnasts who were pumped for the 1980 Games only to find out that the U.S. was boycotting. Many of them have said that there is a hole in them because of a dream unfulfilled.No. If YOU believe in something so much then YOU sacrifice yourself for them. Don't ask others to do it for you. That's supremely unfair.The Olympics aren't the podium for politics. 1972 1980 and 1984 taught us those lessons. Any and all politics between the U.S. and China will be symbolically played out in the medal counts. A boycott wouldn't accomplish much anyway because not enough countries would be willing to participate for it to make a big enough dent. Wouldn't the U.S. beating China in medal counts on their home turf pack a more powerful punch than any boycott would? I can guarantee that both countries are working their athletes much harder because both want to top the other. I can also guarantee that there will be athletes who agree with your sentiments but will not say anything publicly because they know they will face a permanent ban from China therefore ruining their Olympic dreams. They probably also think that beating China on their turf will show more than a boycott.And please George Bush will never call for a boycott. And if he does it won't be because he cares about human rights or Tibet.Not only does one need to learn to pick and choose their battles they need to learn to pick and choose when they will fight their battles and who is going to do the necessary sacrifices for them."

I am so horrified at the thought of dogs and cats plus other animals skinned alive for their fur and just abused horricaly. that I am going to boycott the olyimpics I will not watch one secend because its in a conuntry known for their lack of respect to animals I hate china!!!!!

To put it simply on the issuse dog eating in china As far as im concerned anyone who wants to eat our best freinds dogs and cats can be no freind of mine would you be freinds with somebody thst wanted to eat members of your family thats how most people see thier pets as members of the family NOt to even mention the increadible caulous cruelty the way animals are abused there To put it mildly I can be no freind to China

Bet you dont need to put people down to make a point. It only hurts your credibility. I can see why you believe China is rich. But the economy alone is not the only indicator of wealth. China may have the fourth largest economy in the world but its also the worlds most populous nation. We all know that when more people share a pie each person gets a smaller slice. If we compare USA and China by per capita income we see a completely different picture. Chinas per capita income the average income per person in 2007 is $2000 which is significantly less than USAs $38611. Many products we buy are made overseas in sweatshops. Im sure you are aware of the terrible conditions at these places and China is famous for them. Do you believe a normal person would WANT to work there unless he faced extreme financial difficulty? You mention that in the west cows and pigs are frequently stun before they are killed. It is seems that you are suggesting that the West is never responsible for animal cruelty and mistreatment. In that case what are your thoughts on bull fighting scalding live chickens keeping animals confined in small filthy cages their entire lives castrating bulls and other heinous acts?

having forged ahead in technology commerce industry modernity wealth.. etc etc.. it's v. evidently obvious what is still sorely lagging far far behind.. in terms of humane treatment of creatures or animals and not regarding them as merely a kind of living breathing commodity only 'to be used'.. as they wish or please and abused horrifically short of saying.. unbelieveable cruelty I feel their minds in this respect is still a good many decades if not centuries behind.. what was all the teachings of Confucius and Lao Tze?.. didn't kindness come in somewhere there?.. respect for elders.. I know was one important teaching.. what about respect for ANIMALS?! as the saying of Gandhi goes.. 'you can tell the greatness of a country by the way it's animals are treated'.. I'm not sure if htat is an accurate benchmark rule to ascertain the greatness of a country.. but kindness and compassion to animals all creatures.. and humane treatment of them. surely has to be a good thing.. in anyone's eyes..