tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053132667255985616.post2108517281007237587..comments2023-08-17T22:31:01.528+10:00Comments on Our Journey to Alice: More on the OlympicsCristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349475564492494156noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053132667255985616.post-90174985539217007182008-08-15T07:05:00.000+10:002008-08-15T07:05:00.000+10:00I hear you, and that is why while I love the Olymp...I hear you, and that is why while I love the Olympics, I am also torn. I want to teach Emi to love China, and I will. But not the way the government makes their decisions. But then, I am not always thrilled with what the US does either. <BR/><BR/>Yes, China is getting better. The human rights needs to be better addressed (or even addressed!), and until that is I don't think that the rest of the world will feel a whole lot differently about China. They put on a good show, and continue to, but at what cost? Now I know (thanks to your blog). <BR/><BR/>I am also with CTG and Louanne, the money that was spent on the Olympics could have gone a very, very long way in China. There again, the money that the US spent for the ones we hosted could have also. <BR/><BR/>I love the fact that while we may have differing views of things, in essence we are thinking the same things. Very interesting. <BR/><BR/>Always food for thought my dear, that's why I love you. Oh, and because you make me laugh. A lot. :)<BR/><BR/>Kiy<BR/><BR/>P.S. Tagged you!Kiyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267811425878761240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053132667255985616.post-90063159924476836962008-08-11T12:03:00.000+10:002008-08-11T12:03:00.000+10:00Hey Cristina! First this is your blog and you shou...Hey Cristina! First this is your blog and you should get on your soapbox anytime! Second - I have to agree with you about the human rights abuses. This has made me crazy for years. And it is overwhelming the amount that China has spent on the games...the displaced people thing made me think of when they built the 2 gorges dam and all the people that just got booted out whose families had lived in the same villages for centuries!! Whoa.<BR/><BR/><BR/>ps. I deleted the 1st post for misspellings.Louannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314945140193369797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053132667255985616.post-47542281135017591592008-08-11T12:01:00.000+10:002008-08-11T12:01:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Louannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314945140193369797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053132667255985616.post-56159112090484190782008-08-11T03:08:00.000+10:002008-08-11T03:08:00.000+10:00Hi Tassie,I left the first comment yesterday and f...Hi Tassie,<BR/>I left the first comment yesterday and forgot to put my initials (yup CTG). I think China is changing...perhaps not at the rate we would like to see...but it is happenning. I too feel ambivalent about the Olympics...but I have felt this way about the Olympics when they have been held in democracies too...because there have been abuses there too. I think what bothers me the most is that all the $$$ that are spend on the Olympics could be used to feed the hungry. I respect the athletes for working hard and competing and for fullfilling their dreams of competition, I just wish it could be done in a way to benefit the more needy. And I just don't see it happenning. <BR/>Respectfully CTGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com