Topic: Happy 08/08/08!

Cheers!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8

I just watched the opening ceremony for the Olympics, I have to say for a boring sports event that nobody really cares about , the opening ceremony was absolutely fantastic , well done China.

Me and my family are boycotting the China Olympics.

Free Tibet.

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

(Edited by WebShaman on 08-08-2008 17:59)

Yeah never mind what's been going on in Afghanistan, Iraq, and all that

WS: so... how does that work, exactly? Do you just not watch it on television?


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Exactly, Master Suho.

And Blaise, you are correct about that (although Afghanistan is a different matter).

Of course, the Olympics are not being held in the USA right now, are they?

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

What confuses me is -

1a) what does not watching the Olympics accomplish?
1b) how does boycotting the Olympics themselves have any bearing on Tibet? And what about all of the other egregious human rights issues in China not related to Tibet?

2) what about all of the other ways to boycott China? Do you make sure the products you buy are not made in China, for example?

I don't know, I've just been very confused by the hoards of people up in arms about boycotting the Olympics - what the ultimate goal is, and what effectiveness this approach can possibly have.

^ what he said

Being that I am just one person in the world (and my family just one among a huge sea of faces), there are little things that I can do to express my feelings against the invasion of Tibet by the Chinese.

Boycotting the Olympics is one of them.

Now, I am under no illusions that it makes a big difference - but then, that is not the point.

It makes a difference to me.

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

Does that mean I can boycott the U.S just by not watching them on Google Earth?

Well, whatever tickles your fancy.

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

Just a little 08/08/08 that made me smile...

Girl born on 08/08/08 at 8:08 am... and that's not where it ends...

personally - i might have been inclined to name her Octavia

wow ... well good thing she doesn't have 8 fingers, 8 toes and 8 eyes or smth

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Moon Dancer said:

Just a little 08/08/08 that made me smile...

Girl born on 08/08/08 at 8:08 am... and that's not where it ends...

personally - i might have been inclined to name her Octavia

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Just inclined? I would have taken that as a sign that Providence was declaring the child's name to be Octavia!

Although there aren't really any good nicknames for "Octavia." Unless she goes into the medical practice, and then you can just call her "Doc Oc"...