No… Seriously…

So this will be one of my few serious posts. I promise we’ll return to our regular programming in the days ahead. Anyhow, here goes.

I am boycotting the Bejing Olympic games. I’m not going to watch them, read about them or otherwise support them. It’s too bad too since the Olympics are one of the few Sporting Events i actually enjoy. If you choose to our not, is up to you and I really won’t fault you for it.

Throughout the years the Olympics have been more than just a sporting event. It’s been a place for the world to come together in peace. In fact, the charter of the Olympics is “The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.” If that’s the Charter, then why… China?

China, while an economic and military powerhouse, still does not have freedom of the press, freedom of religion or grant it’s citizens the right to assemble. This post would get me arrested (or worse!) in China.

So at the end of the day. I can’t bring myself to watch the Olympics and I encourage you to do the same.

Some Informative links:

• Commentary: Why we protest China (Where I stole most my content)
• Senator: China orders hotels to help spy on Internet users (Hey Look! Our “Friends” are spying on us!)
• U.S. won’t confirm report of Chinese hacking (It’s Friendly hacking I’m sure. Probably registered us on Myspace as “Beans McFarty”.)
• China, Russia, U.S. focus of human rights report (Ah damn.. We’re in here too)
• China censoring Internet access at Olympics (So much for my billion fuzzyl0g1c.com subscribers in China)
• Pollution, Internet, doping dominate Olympics lead-up (Maybe if they scented the smog it would be better)
• China announces emergency Olympics smog plan (Olympians generate smog?)
• Report: China human rights have not improved (Wow… I’m stunned)
• Bush: Olympic boycott would insult Chinese (I guess I’m off Bush’s Christmas list)
• Forced labor fuels development, U.S. report finds (Just sad.)