Hail Of A Day

I remember reading nearly a year ago that the Olympics in China would be a potentially disastrous PR bomb for China if they didn’t get the pollution under control.  The problem with China is that they want so bad to be recognized as a superpower, that is as technologically and industrially advanced as Europe, Japan, and America, that they’re willing to run factories and build buildings at levels that create massive amounts of emissions.  On top of that, the volume of cars on the road has more than doubled in the the last 5 years.  So the air is so bad that it actually causes long-term damage to athletes who have to breathe quite a bit of it for sustained periods, such as the cyclists in this article.

Several athletes, including a notable American female runner has pulled out of the Olympics due to this concern.

There are so many things wrong with China hosting these Olympics that I don’t even no where to begin. I’ll be highlighting some of the absurdities that emerge over the coming weeks. I want to go on the record with a prediction…

Before the Olympics is over with, the Chinese communist government will commit an act that is so outlandish and infuriating to the rest of the world that it will cast a large pall over the whole memory of this event.  All the pieces are stacking up for this to happen.  At a breakneck pace, they are revoking press credentials and freedoms that were promised to journalists years ago when the Olympic selection committee decided to give them a chance.  Additionally, they are cracking down heavily on ANYONE who speaks out on China’s role in Darfur or any of their humanitarian blunders.  One of the American gold medalists, Joey Cheek, just had his Visa revoked because he is a spokesperson against the atrocities in Darfur.  Can you even believe that they have the gall to not allow a gold medalist into their country because of his beliefs? He is not a terrorist, just a well meaning guy that has compassion for a group of oppressed people.

Just wait and see.  I promise this will be eye opening to the world.  Communism doesn’t work and it certainly doesn’t lend itself nicely to freedom of speech, freedom of press, and cooperation with other countries.  Get ready to watch China make a fool out of themselves to the rest of the world.  It will certainly be more compelling than synchronized swimming.

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