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Originally posted by Krypton Perhaps the Olympic committee won't choose occupying countries anymore as venues. Not only is this unethical, but they are just asking for trouble...

I guess the UK should give the olympics back now.

world should boycot olympics.. and athletes should burn chinese flag.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 I guess the UK should give the olympics back now.

Come again?

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Originally posted by Krypton Come again?

London 2012 - The UK is arguably occupying Northern Ireland, among many other areas that have no geographical relationship with the country (and only have historical and societal connections because the UK occupied the territory to begin with).

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 London 2012 - The UK is arguably occupying Northern Ireland, among many other areas that have no geographical relationship with the country (and only have historical and societal connections because the UK occupied the territory to begin with).

Are you seriously joking? Iraq ok, NI don't be silly.

Troops went there first to protect the CATHOLICS, greeted with flowers you fanny.

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Originally posted by Dervish Are you seriously joking? Iraq ok, NI don't be silly. Troops went there first to protect the CATHOLICS, greeted with flowers you fanny.

greet by flowers of those who supported the troops. i don't pretend to know much about the whole NI issue, however, if the IRA agreed with your view then troops wouldn't have been necessary.

besides, my point had nothing to do with london, i used it as an example of why i don't agree with the OP.

Last edited by jerZ07002 on Mar-25-2008 at 15:44

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 greet by flowers of those who supported the troops. i don't pretend to know much about the whole NI issue, however, if the IRA agreed with your view then troops wouldn't have been necessary. besides, my point had nothing to do with london, i used it as an example of why i don't agree with the OP.

Yes yes the IRA.... but what about the UVF? As usual people only see the side they want. Ironic how "Irish Americans" sponsored terrorism by funding the IRA against their, soon to be, best ally in the "War on Terror" (and sponsored murder of their Irish "cousins").

On the main point, the Olympics are effectively giving a green light of approval in using China. But at the same time they are providing a spotlight on them which is forcing them to change also (like allowing access to the BBC News website).

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Originally posted by Dervish Yes yes the IRA.... but what about the UVF? As usual people only see the side they want.

are you kidding??? i just pointed out the other side of the argument; i didn't say anything about support. i support not giving a fuck!

No you didn't you just said a lot of rubbish which I tried to explain against.

Put it this way:

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 The UK is arguably occupying Northern Ireland

The is PART of the UK.... thats why it isn't Britain.

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Originally posted by Dervish No you didn't you just said a lot of rubbish which I tried to explain against. Put it this way: The is PART of the UK.... thats why it isn't Britain.

"The," i've never heard of the place. Is that another location the british savagely stole from its people?

So your argument as to why Northern Ireland is not occupied is because it's part of the UK and not Britian? Why can't an occupying country incorporate that area into its larger boundaries? The OP seems to think that tibet is occupied, however, tibet is clearly within the recognized boundaries of china.

In any event, as i said before, my point had nothing to do with the UK, it was a comparison of a situation similar to that of china. Tibet is part of china, and northern ireland is part of the UK. Some people in tibet think they are independent of china, as i'm sure people in northern ireland think they are not part of the UK. The fact that a country has elements within that feel they should be indendent shouldn't preclude that country from hosting the olympics. That would also preclude vancouver from hosting the 2010 olympics.

Last edited by jerZ07002 on Mar-25-2008 at 18:40

Sorry Jer, northern Ireland is not an occupied territory. They have been given a choice of union with the UK or with the Irish Republic. Tibet, on the other hand, was invaded and occupied in the 1950's, and the sovereign government of the Dalai Lama exiled. There is no comparisn here to Ireland.

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