Pros+and+Cons+of+Boycott+4

Kate Marani Katrina Hazim


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1. "http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0607/4525.html 2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/3824087.stm 3. picture- pro http://www.flickr.com/photos/raquelness/464420715/ 4. picture- cons http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwactionpixsmarukocom/929070830/ 5. picture- cons http://www.flickr.com/photos/chijs/533266226/

__**Pros**__

1. China is violating human rights and if the United States boycotts the Olympics it would make the Chinese realize that what they’re doing is wrong. China would lose it's opportunity to host the Summer 2008 Olympics which is not what they want to happen.

2. You want to send china a message, cut them off economically, or start to make punishing tariffs.

3. China's communist leaders will use the games to showcase their country's booming economy, but at the same time they will go to great lengths to hide their human-rights abuses.

4. The Olympic games should only be given to countries that respect human rights.

__**Cons**__

1. We have had problems in the past with having the Olympics in certain cities, but it was never stopped. The Olympics is supposed to be about people who love a sport and are trying to win for their country. The Olympic games should not be used as a political tool. In 1936 the Olympics was not stopped even though there was some controversy. This year, it is no different.

2.The people participating in the events deserve the chance to show there skills.

3.Boycotting the Beijing Olympics would only make the United States look narrow-minded and bad-tempered.

4.Boycotting the Olympics does not stop the genocide in Tibet and Darfur.

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