Perspectives on the Olympiad

Christmas Day 1979. US intel detects Soviet aircraft streaming towards the Afghanistan border. It was on that day the Soviets disastrous attempt to overtake the Afghan's and "convert" them to Soviet ideology began. The war would last a decade and cost tens of thousands of lives. It also spark a worldwide protest, particularly in Hungary, that foresaw the end of the mighty Soviet Empire 10 years later. 1979(also a good pumpkins song) was also the year before the USSR was to hold the Olympics. They were to showcase the "brilliance" of communism in this Olympiad. They were going to show the world how far they "advanced" since Stalin's Reign of Terror. Fortunately, this invasion of Afghanistan finally struck a chord in minds of people in America, which led to a much needed boycott of murderous regime formerly known as the USSR.
Fast forward to 2007, the news headlines are filled with reports on Tibetans protesting the forthcoming Olympiad held in communist China. We here cries of protest for the US to withdraw. It seems on deaf hears this news falls, as we wouldn't want to offend the slave-supporting, truth-repressing, back-stabbing murders in the aristocracy of China. Truth be told the Olympics is to be a showcase of the world's greatest amateur athlete's. It is a showcase of the grandiosity of country. It is a showcase of unity worldwide.
Public policy in China shows these commie bastards to be none of the above. Their athlete's are frequently embroiled doping allegations. The pollution in Beijing is so bad, world class runners are either dropping out or considering breathing apparatuses while they compete. An undisclosed amount of workers have been killed in a hasty attempt to build the venues at breakneck speed. It leads the world in human trafficking, piracy, computer hacking, and forced slave labor, among other things. On the unity front, China despises Taiwan. So much so, they have threatened to take them off the map. Tibetans are very nearly treated as the Jews were in Nazi Germany. They are a continual supporter of lunatic regimes in Iran, Syria, and Russia to name a few. Lest we not forget, Chinese fingerprints are all over the carnage in Darfur.
When you watch the Olympics in a couple of months think on this. The nice leather coat you go to work was more than likely made by political prisoner or a Christian whose beliefs are criminalized. While you look like a stud, their ass is getting beat into the mud with butt end of an machine gun. But, hey, at least you look cool and the chicks dig you.