Yesterday Steven Spielberg resigned as artistic director of the Beijing Olympics, complaining about China's policy on Darfur.
The same day the Independent published a letter writen by a coalition of Nobel laureates, athletes, celebrities and politicians, urging China to use its economic influence on Sudan, to halt its genocidal policy on Darfur.
In New York the so called Olympic Dream for Darfur campaign, advocates against the so called "genocide olympics".
3 days ago I participated in a debate on universalism v. cultural relativism.
A participant from Africa told us, that Europeans have no right to condemn China about its Human Rights record cause they colonised, they massacred people and they systematically violated Human Rights in their recent past.
I'm puzzled..who can actually talk about Human Rights?How dangerous is the demand for purity?
What would the Ancient Greeks think about the use of Olympics in a campaign against China?
During the Olympic games in ancient times, wars stopped.
For me this is message that should be promoted...that's why I beleive in the idea of the Olympic Truce..
The rest seems so hypocritical to me and I cannot be part of ....
http://www.olympictruce.org/v2/index.html
The same day the Independent published a letter writen by a coalition of Nobel laureates, athletes, celebrities and politicians, urging China to use its economic influence on Sudan, to halt its genocidal policy on Darfur.
In New York the so called Olympic Dream for Darfur campaign, advocates against the so called "genocide olympics".
3 days ago I participated in a debate on universalism v. cultural relativism.
A participant from Africa told us, that Europeans have no right to condemn China about its Human Rights record cause they colonised, they massacred people and they systematically violated Human Rights in their recent past.
I'm puzzled..who can actually talk about Human Rights?How dangerous is the demand for purity?
What would the Ancient Greeks think about the use of Olympics in a campaign against China?
During the Olympic games in ancient times, wars stopped.
For me this is message that should be promoted...that's why I beleive in the idea of the Olympic Truce..
The rest seems so hypocritical to me and I cannot be part of ....
http://www.olympictruce.org/v2/index.html
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