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Boycotts and Sport
The word "boycott" comes to us courtesy of the Irish land war in the 1880's.
Today, it's mostly being used in reference to the Beijing Olympics, and the concept that because of China's poor record on Human RIghts/Environmentalism/Pretty Much Anything, Governments and athletes should boycott the games.
Leaving aside the whole debate about it's just a bunch of over-trained, over-specialised naked apes performing for the amusement of the masses, it's unlikely that any government is going to have the cahones to actually go through with a boycott.
Which means it's up to us.
So, I personally will not be watching any broadcast of the Olympics, further I will not buy, or recommend any product from any Olympic sponsor, I will also happily tell people why I am not buying, and encourage them to join.
We might not be able to stop the Olympic Games in Beijing, but we can make it expensive for them.
The 2008 Olympic Sponsors are here.
