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Originally Posted by dda
Does it make any sense to any of you that a protest of a sporting event would in some way effect China's policy re Tibet?
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Well it's a symbolic gesture against a symbolic event. This ensures that virtually no one will actually be inconvenienced.
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Hillary Clinton has urged a boycott of the Olympics by the United States.
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I believe she has only called for a boycott of the opening ceremonies (specifically, she's asked President Bush not to attend the opening ceremonies).
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