FREE TIBET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I <3 WorldWarCheese).

I agree with Phrost and the people who keep using that argument 'oh America (insert whatever Western country) does x, y and z, they should just shut up', need to face the topic rather than skirt around it. If you want to start a thread about the cover ups that other countries do go post a thread on Sociocide. Fuckers.

Also, where the hell is Sun Wukong to run in and tell us about how good China is?

Most parents won't run disobedient children over with tanks.


No but they will force them to participate in a sport which will irreparably affect their morphological and physiological development and lead to severe physical problems that will manifest before they're thirty (and brainwash them into thinking it was their conscious choice, made before they could form coherent sentences).


The 1976 Olympics were a bit before my time, but how seriously do you think we (read: Canada) took it? On one hand, we had three hundred and ninety-one athletes competing, but on the other, we didn't win a single gold medal.

And since then your country has been one of the biggest competitor for hire nations around.

"Working" the closing ceremonies.:ohyea7qh:



Also, where the hell is Sun Wukong to run in and tell us about how good China is?

I agree with Phrost and the people who keep using that argument 'oh America (insert whatever Western country) does x, y and z, they should just shut up', need to face the topic rather than skirt around it.

Recognizing hypocrisy is skirting an issue? Interesting.
I say screw the whole thing and restrict the olympics to track, swimming and combat sports anyway.

No but they will force them to participate in a sport which will irreparably affect their morphological and physiological development and lead to severe physical problems that will manifest before they're thirty (and brainwash them into thinking it was their conscious choice, made before they could form coherent sentences).

Right, and and the tank tread greasing chinese government does all that plus physical abuse, threats and coercion. Again, I'm not defending US practices in the arena, they suck, but you claimed that they were equally as bad and that is not a defensible position.

You're smart enough to realize you're conflating two issues in a very tenuous manner.

And since then your country has been one of the biggest competitor for hire nations around.

More than you know. The CFL actually has to have rules mandating that teams field a certain number of Canadian players. That said, I'm pretty sure that getting shut out in the '76 Olympics didn't ruin Canada's plans for world domination.


Recognizing hypocrisy is skirting an issue?

It's a variation on the tu quoque fallacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque). Arguing that other countries are no better than China is not only wrong, it's beside the point. And other countries have pulled the same stunt with underage gymnasts. Again, beside the point. China did it. China did it in August 2008. This is the August 2008 Douchebag of the Month thread, and China has earned every day of it.

You're smart enough to realize you're conflating two issues in a very tenuous manner.

No, I'm just calling you on some exuberant overstatement. I'm mostly on your side, but I'm perverse that way.

Recognizing hypocrisy is skirting an issue? Interesting.
I say screw the whole thing and restrict the olympics to track, swimming and combat sports anyway.
I can get behind this; hell, I'll carry the flag.

I can get behind this; hell, I'll carry the flag.

Next, we go after track and swimming!

Next, we go after track and swimming!

Oh no, not swimming.

though I think that they should get rid of olympic TKD.

though I think that they should get rid of olympic TKD.

I heard boxing isn't going so well... and no love for field events? Jumping and throwing stuff is pretty sweet.

Get rid of :

TKD
Handball
Shooting (unless they make it a shoot off with live targets)
Synchronised swimming
Long distance walking
10 year old gymnasts

I heard boxing isn't going so well... and no love for field events? Jumping and throwing stuff is pretty sweet.

Well, I've been a swimmer all my life, so I'm way more interested in swimming, Plus Michael Phelps, though I like watching Field stuff, and certain track events.

Though I think we should keep shooting, boxing, and wrestling, for me only because India actually got a medal in those these years, and I like seeing my motherland get atleast one medal, especially since this year in shooting, India got it's first individual gold medal.

But I think that any even that has the word syncronised, should be tossed out. along with walking.

It's a variation on the tu quoque fallacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque). Arguing that other countries are no better than China is not only wrong, it's beside the point. And other countries have pulled the same stunt with underage gymnasts. Again, beside the point. China did it. China did it in August 2008. This is the August 2008 Douchebag of the Month thread, and China has earned every day of it.

The problem is the reasoning for the honor.
You can be damn sure you won't see the next few months dedicated to similar douchebaggery.

Also, by not phrasing it as "I know you are, what am I" you've earned your own douchebag nomination.

You can be damn sure you won't see the next few months dedicated to similar douchebaggery.

Yeah, the next Olympics aren't until Vancouver 2010.

/ argumentum ad latin dictionarium
// i can haz pedant tag?