EveryJoe » boycott http://www.everyjoe.com Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:03:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Does an Olympic Boycott Make Sense? http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/does-an-olympic-boycott-make-sense-92/ http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/does-an-olympic-boycott-make-sense-92/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:13:48 +0000 Sandy Mitchell http://www.lightthetorch.net/2008/does-an-olympic-boycott-make-sense Post from: EveryJoe

Does an Olympic Boycott Make Sense?

]]> As the Olympic torch makes its way around the world, amid much demonstration and protest, there has been an increasingly vocal discussion about whether the United States (and Canada…and many Western European countries) should boycott the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics or even the games entirely.

The United States boycotted the Games in 1980, to protest the Soviet Union’s involvement in Afghanistan and robbed hundreds of atheletes of the chance to compete for an Olympic medal. History reminds us that few situations are as black and white as they may at first seem. (e.g. In 1980, the US was already planning its own covert operations in Afghanistan, activities which helped lead to the downfall of the Soviet Union.)

San Diego journalist, Tom Shanahan discusses the 1980 Olympic boycott in a thoughtful piece in this morning’s “Voice of San Diego.”

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Does an Olympic Boycott Make Sense?

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