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Old 01-21-2022, 09:31 AM   #1
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Winter Olympics China Feb 4-

The long awaited winter Olympics are practically here.


Interesting notes so far ...

NBC and ESPN will not send any of their announcers there (because of china virus) and they will announce from USA

many journalists are planning on using burner phones and laptops that they will leave in China when they come home

some of the events will be on man made snow/ice as their location usually does not have much snow

workers for the event in China have been in quarantine for a couple weeks already
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Old 01-21-2022, 10:04 AM   #2
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We should completely boycott it.
If we have to send a team, send Seal Team 6.
F*** China. We are only supporting authoritarians. Time for the world to cut all ties with those scumbags. All trade, all contact.
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Old 01-21-2022, 11:23 AM   #3
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We should completely boycott it.
If we have to send a team, send Seal Team 6.
F*** China. We are only supporting authoritarians. Time for the world to cut all ties with those scumbags. All trade, all contact.
Exactly, Tom. A Leading Country would do that. Unfortunately...the United States doesn't currently fit that description.
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Old 01-21-2022, 11:26 AM   #4
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We should completely boycott it.
If we have to send a team, send Seal Team 6.
F*** China. We are only supporting authoritarians. Time for the world to cut all ties with those scumbags. All trade, all contact.
yes, and everyone forgets they gave us the virus, why would would go there after that?
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yes, and everyone forgets they gave us the virus, why would would go there after that?
Maybe Biden plans on returning the favor by dropping off our own homegrown virus into their laps.
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Old 01-21-2022, 12:44 PM   #6
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The Chinese need a good kick in the nuts, but to send a real message we need to pull out all the manufacturing we outsourced to them. Why put the onus on the Olympics?
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The Chinese need a good kick in the nuts, but to send a real message we need to pull out all the manufacturing we outsourced to them. Why put the onus on the Olympics?
How do you get multinational companies to NOT try and maximize profit by minimizing costs? big import taxes?
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We should completely boycott it.
If we have to send a team, send Seal Team 6.
F*** China. We are only supporting authoritarians. Time for the world to cut all ties with those scumbags. All trade, all contact.
Agree. Russia as well.
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When does this Olympics end, I'd like to know when to watch out for the invasion of Taiwan.
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Old 01-21-2022, 03:35 PM   #10
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When does this Olympics end, I'd like to know when to watch out for the invasion of Taiwan.
It's going to be part of the closing ceromonies.
Peacock is carrying it.
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How do you get multinational companies to NOT try and maximize profit by minimizing costs? big import taxes?
It's hypocritical to say we will send a message by boycotting the Olympics yet still allow companies like Epiphone Guitars to continue manufacturing in China. BTW, I loved their high quality Kalamazoo Michigan produced guitars. They decided to maximize profits and minimize costs by shutting the plant down to build an inferior product in China. Absolute junk.
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It's hypocritical to say we will send a message by boycotting the Olympics yet still allow companies like Epiphone Guitars to continue manufacturing in China. BTW, I loved their high quality Kalamazoo Michigan produced guitars. They decided to maximize profits and minimize costs by shutting the plant down to build an inferior product in China. Absolute junk.
And the real kicker is all the Chibson come out of the Epiphone Plant... either directly or indirectly. Can blame the China shift on Norlin Era of Gibson.

Fender pulled to same Chit.
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I'll watch the ski jumping and bobsleds just to see the wrecks.
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