When the Olympic games were in Moscow in 1980, half the world boycotted them, because of the Afghanistan war. The constraints and dependencies of today’s globalized economy forbid such a stance. President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies and McDonald’s is busily sponsoring the games, as are others from around the world.

Economic interests have never been in the best interest of Human Rights.

My family and I will boycott the games. Although we are sports fans, we will not watch the coverage and we will not buy products from sponsors. This will have little impact, of course, but they say the movement of a butterfly’s wing can cause a hurricane.

Watch Amnesty International’s video:

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