Is The Olympics A Sporting Or Political Event?

No doubt you are all aware that President SarkozyOlympic games and everything associated these
and the French Government are refusing to rule outmoral and ethical individuals have to be careful of
a boycott of the Olympics games in Beijing on thebeing hypocrites.
moral grounds of China's involvement with Tibet asI don't see how snubbing the Olympic Games will
well as the same moral dilemma that has afflictedresolve or expedite a solution. Isn't the Olympics a
millions of people, regarding carrying the Olympicsporting event not a political event, I think that
torch throughout London. Including an open letter bypolitics should play no part in a sporting competition.
Nick 'Cleggover' Clegg, to the Prime Minister urgingHow can these Olympic snubbers ignore the other
him to reconsider and boycott the welcoming of theelements of China in their lives and not snub those? I
torch into Number 10.can guarantee the same people who ostensibly do
There are protesters that include snubbingnot endorse the Olympic Games, happily spend their
personalities, who oppose China's atrocities in Tibetpounds buying cheap clothes and cheap toys; plying
and Darfur. Of course; any scrupulous and balancedthe Chinese Government with billions to invest in
individual would be outraged by China's human rightsmaking the Games a reality. For example; why
record and the events they are responsible of inhaven't France imposed an embargo on Chinese
Sudan and in Tibet; but while snubbing the Beijingproducts?