Normally I would never advocate something like a boycott of the Olympics.  The Olympic games are very important to me, and I don't want to rob any of the athletes of the experience.  These games are different though. They're bigger than sports, medals, glory and even honor.

It is very, very rare that we, as nations and as citizens of nations, have something to hold over the Chinese government's head.  The human rights trampling totalitarian regime has put the 2008 Olympics as their #1 priority.  Never before has there been such an opportunity to demand that they listen, and that they adhere to some standard of human decency.




I suggest that we boycott the Olympic games until China starts to respect human rights.