While it is commendable for Spielberg to protest China’s lack of action concerning a truly reprehensible situation (that once again involves the religion of peace), I do not know if the Olympic Games are the appropriate venue. The Games are supposed to be a break from the contoversies of the world, not an opportunity to showcase them.
Despite the economic and foreign policy diasasters, Jimmy Carter still had a shot at a second term until he decided to boycott the Moscow Games. I believe that, more than anything else, ended his political career.
There will be two Olympics this year: one is for sports competition, while the other would be for dissidents. Chinese political activists are gearing up for it. Especially those outside China.
I think two will go at the same time. Just as Gorbachev's visit to China set the stage for Tienanmen uprising in 1989, this Olympic could do the same. However, Chinese regime will also do their best to head off any such developments. It is interesting to watch the cat and mouse game between Chinese securities and dissidents/protesters.
Inside China, there would be a lot of "preventive detention." There are many Chinese who want their plight to be publicized.
No. The Olympics are a chance for a dictatorial regime to show it’s “benign” and “sporting” side, while in the background the persecutions and killing are planned.