Isn’t it great to wake up to news that President Xi Jinping of China has allowed Vladimir Putin to turn the Olympic Games into a giant PR stunt, with China and Russia issuing an edict condemning the expansion of NATO and re-affirming the Chinese claim that Taiwan is part of China? Doesn’t it make you wonder whether the United States and other free nations should be taking part in the games at all?
Russia, is threatening to invade free, democratic countries in eastern Europe. Taiwan and Japan, are under constant threat from China. Should the free world be playing games with these countries, or should we be doing everything we can to produce our own consumer goods here on U.S. soil, rather than depending upon a Communist country to sell tons of mostly consumer crap we don’t really need to us while they join forces with other international bullies to try and push us around?
Think of Hong Kong and Taiwan and the conditions being imposed on Uyghur Muslims attempting to survive in China. Think of those who oppose Putin, being murdered or thrown in prison. Think of more than 100-thousand Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, threatening to invade. Should we be playing games with these people or is it time for a reality check? Since the games originated in the birthplace of Democracy, perhaps only nations that practice democratic principles should be allowed to participate?
Is the “goodwill” the games generate really worth it, or is that mostly an illusion, providing political advantage to autocrats who are out to destroy us while international clubs of billionaires sit back and reap the economic awards, claiming no responsibility for the outcome?
Enjoy the “games.”