White House announces US diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

[Andrew NDB]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/06/politics/us-diplomatic-boycott-winter-olympics/index.html

Why would China care, exactly? What is it with this "We can make a difference by writing a letter to the Taliban!" mentality?

[FredWolfLeonardo]

It's not even a full Boycott, only government officials are not attending while the athletes are. Typical American government, wants to have its cake and eat it too.

[The Deadman]

It's not even a full Boycott, only government officials are not attending while the athletes are. Typical American government, wants to have its cake and eat it too.

Yeah, I mean nothing spells wanting your cake and eating it too while being against a nation committing literal genocide against it's people while doing the same thing here.

Only except the American govt isnt doing what China is.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Only except the American govt isnt doing what China is.

Are you sure about that?

https://www.aa.com.tr/uploads/userFiles/d3e453f6-588f-43e5-9099-582b22558014/US-HISTORY-RIDDLED-WITH-MASSACRED-GENOCIDE.jpg

[The Deadman]

So the US govt intentionally attacked Afghan people and not the terrorists that were settled there? That's news to me. Also lol @ WW2 being on that list. Literally an act of retaliation for Pearl Harbor.

Also point out on that screenshot where the US govt is doing that against it's own people in 2021. I'll wait.

[Sumac]

Are you sure about that?
I love that your only provide of how "horrible US" are things from the past.
Also, citing so called "atrocities" of WW2 is a top of stupidity.
And none of those has anything to do with genocide, which China does right here and right now against its own citizens.

Seems another decent man was poisoned by the commie cool-aid. A pity.

Should I buy you a ticket to the North Korea, to enhance your happiness, Comrade, since you seemingly hate Democratic West?

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As for the topic at hand: I guess, its better than nothing.
Of course, ideal solution would be to put in place complete boycott, but that would be unfair to sportsmen, I guess.
As much as I hate China for being totalitarian shithole, it is a big player in a global economy, so boycotting it would hurt already crippled economy of the West as well.
It is a situation with a no good solution, I am afraid.
And all thanks to the Chinese Flu. Whether it was an accident or China "allowed" it to get outside, it is very convenient for them, at the moment.

[Bahamut810]

Going by the definition on the sheet, none of that is genocidal. The closest thing that comes to the definition would be what happened with the native americans when we were expanding and conquer land was sold and exchanged. While what happened was horrible (for example the Trail of Tears), it was not *genocidal*.

[Andrew NDB]

The closest thing that comes to the definition would be what happened with the native americans when we were expanding and conquer land was sold and exchanged.

Tame compared to the actual genocide the Native Americans were doing to each other.

[Bahamut810]

Tame compared to the actual genocide the Native Americans were doing to each other.

I wasn't going to mention any wars they may have fought amongst themselves. I don't really have data for that and the subject of the was the USA doing the thing to other groups.

Just like I didn't mention:
-100m indigenous deaths because of *Europeans* is not a US sin.
-12m Native American deaths...happen? They didn't become immortal.
-35m Slaves brought over is horrible, no one should be enslaved. Only >400k of them came to the USA.
-The American Civil wars 750k deaths was to free the above slaves (among other things). The blood we spilled for that sin.
--Subnote if you want to include Europe: The UK spilled its own blood by outlawing the practice, setting up blockades to stop new slaves and going into a debt that was only payed off in the past decade or two (If memory serves) buying all the slaves' freedom and paying off an African king to *stop the lucrative practice*.
-WWII is something we stayed out of till we were attacked.
-WWII was finished with Fat Man and Little boy to stop a larger amount of deaths, specifically american ones. A high estimate is a bit over 200k dead rather then the estimated potential millions (between American and Japanese).

ITs been a while since I have thought to read about the other conflicts, but I am sure that if the above was wrong or out of context I could find more.

[IMJ]

Are you sure about that?

That graphic is absolute gaslighting horse$#!(. Only the absolute deepest of sheep would buy into it after reading it without critical thought. It was also produced by Anadolu Agency who "is often described as being a propaganda machine for the Turkish government" and routinely demonizes democratic governments as it can. :roll:

F'n Technodromer-guy pulls a graphic with various "examples" citing stuff like the A-Bomb in WW 2 as an act of U.S. "governmental evil". :roll:

[Sumac]

Anadolu Agency who "is often described as being a propaganda machine for the Turkish government"
What an upstanding guys! Much better than US, of course!

Country ruled by stupid dictator who had ruined economy with his stupid decision, de-secularizing it, and acting like a ginormous bully on the world scene. Also, good frienemy with Putin.
Certainly a trustworthy country!

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

More countries will join the diplomatic boycott

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59582137