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Authorian state is going to do what authorian states always did, but better and bigger - thanks to the technology. And the western politicians along with olympic committee will shut their mouths and pretend that nothing is happening.

Even the “progressive” EU politicians can’t be bothered to boycott the olympics. Really disappointing and pathetic behavior of our spineless leaders.

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Would Olympic athletes need Chinese (Mandarin, etc) words translated to their native language or vice versa?

Because it seems the company involved makes translation software/devices, but do go on.

Looks we have a CCP shill in our midst. You don't even try to hide it.

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I was also called an "Iraq and Vietnam shill" by similar types before those wars.

>Really disappointing and pathetic behavior of our spineless leaders.

Yeah it's like 1936 and still no one has learned anything from the past.

IOC and FIFA are some of the most corrupt organizations, and even worse...supported by most country's, because it's for sport and "world-freedom"

The US is diplomatically boycotting the Olympics over "genocide and crimes against humanity" in Xinjiang.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/diplomatic-boycott-olympics....

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1076047424/china-is-demanding...

The US is sending Olympians, but not any diplomatic representation. NBC is broadcasting the games, but not sending any reporters. These are both protests, but I don't think either rises to term boycott.

> China is demanding the U.S. end "interference" in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next month, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and its allies.

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