Despite the Crap We’ve Put Them Through, the UK Is Still Our Best Ally

BoJo: UK honchos a no-go to Beijing Olympics – HotAir

The diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics picked up speed overnight as three US allies joined Joe Biden. Boris Johnson became the latest to join, announcing a few minutes ago that the UK would not send any ministers to the Olympiad in protest of China’s genocidal policies. That would be “effectively” the same as the US diplomatic boycott, Johnson said:

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, calling it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott.

China’s annoyed. Good. Let them try to kick us out completely.

The IOC really should just move the event. They won’t. But they should.

Prediction: They Won’t

GOP Congresswoman Tells Woke Corporations Sponsoring Olympics To Call Out China’s Atrocities | The Daily Wire

Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) is calling upon the corporate sponsors of the 2022 Winter Olympics to reveal human rights abuses inflicted by the Chinese Communist Party.

I’m glad someone is calling for this, but I doubt it’s going to be successful.

Steel observed that the companies are eager to point out purported social justice issues in the United States. She therefore encouraged executives to do the same with China’s persecution of the Uyghur ethnic minority via “forced sterilizations,” “labor camps,” and “murder.”

Many of the companies who are sponsoring Team USA and the 2022 Winter Olympics felt compelled to speak out over the last year in support of political and social protests. Coca Cola spoke out loudly against laws passed in Georgia. Visa said, “Change starts here” and highlighted their focus on “global acceptance.” Airbnb condemned “racism, bigotry and hate.” But where are your statements against the human rights abuses happening right now in China? How can we support sending our athletes — the best of the best, who have worked so hard for these moments — to a country with a backdrop of abuse and violence?

Ah, but it’s okay for lefties to criticize America. They won’t dare criticize China.

We used to do that sort of thing. We were first in line to scream about human rights abuses around the world. It’s sad. Lefties scream about “greedy capitalists” all the time. And ignore true examples to its. These companies won’t dare criticize China because doing so would cost them too much money

Translation: IOC Kills Women’s Sports

International Olympic Committee Says Biological Male Trans Athletes Should Not Have to Lower Testosterone to Compete in Women’s Events (dailysignal.com)

And 50+ years of progress in women’s athletics…pffft…wiped away with the stroke of a pen.

The International Olympic Committee recommended that sports organizations allow biologically male, transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports without lowering their testosterone levels.

The committee stated that no athlete should be excluded from competition based on unverified, alleged, or perceived unfair competitive advantage due to biological sex in a Tuesday report. The report says athletes should compete in sports based on their self-determined gender identity and should not be subject to “targeted testing” to determine biological sex.

If you’re a male athlete who desperately wants to compete in the Olympics, but you’re just not quite good enough, declare yourself trans, enter the women’s events. The gold medal is yours.

“Athletes should not be deemed to have an unfair or disproportionate competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and/or transgender status,” the report said.

But they do, and to deny that is to deny reality. You can’t change truth because of your beliefs. Women’s sports will suffer horribly for this. And it’s not even a matter of time. They’re already suffering, and it’s going to get dramatically worse quickly.

I Don’t Have a Problem With This

Olympic Diver Tom Daley: Nations That ‘Punish Being Gay With Death’ Should Be Barred From Olympics | The Daily Wire

But it would mean that many of the Left’s favorite countries wouldn’t be able to attend.

I’ll just let you think on that for a moment.

On Wednesday, while accepting Attitude’s Sport Award, British Olympic diver Tom Daley used a significant portion of his speech to decry the fact that certain countries that punish homosexuals with death are allowed to participate in the Olympics.

Daley, who won a gold medal in the 10m synchro in Tokyo, as well as a bronze in the 10m platform, said in part:

… there are still ten countries that punish being gay with death, that were still allowed to compete at the Olympic Games — and I think that is quite shocking to a lot of people.

He makes a great point. He’s going to try to make it happen for 2024. I wish him luck.

A Communist Dictatorship Doesn’t Want Anyone to See Their Country. Is Anyone Surprised?

No One Outside Of China Allowed To Attend 2022 Winter Games In Beijing | The Daily Wire

The IOC should step in and say that the games will have to be held elsewhere then.

Oh, wait. There’s a problem with that.

The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday that the only people allowed to attend the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, China, are those who live in China.

“Tickets will be sold exclusively to spectators residing in China’s mainland, who meet the requirements of the COVID-19 countermeasures,” the IOC said. “Specific requirements on COVID-19 countermeasures for spectators from China’s mainland and the details of ticketing arrangements are under discussion and development, and will be released to the public in due course once they are finalized.”

This is with the full cooperation of the IOC. That’s BS.

This May Be The ONE Thing That Biden Does Right In His Time In Office

Biden Not Considering Boycotting Beijing Olympics, Despite China Issues, After Supporting MLB Boycott | The Daily Wire

I know some conservatives think that we should do this, but I’ll stick to my principles. I’ve said for most of my life that President Jimmy Carter’s (D-USA) pulling out of the Moscow Games in 1980 was incredibly stupid.

I’m not going to change my mind on that just because a new Democrat is in the White House.

The Biden administration said Tuesday evening that their position on the upcoming 2022 Olympics in Beijing “has not changed” and that they have not discussed any boycotts.

The State Department issued a statement saying it was not considering a boycott after spokesman Ned Price suggested earlier in the day that one was possible in response to China’s human rights abuses.

The only victims of a boycott would be the American athletes who have trained their entire lives for this moment. China won’t suffer by us not being there. In fact, they’ll likely pick up a lot more medals. And they won’t have to deal with the American press nearly as much. It’s a total win for them and a total loss for us.

No, no, no, a thousand times no.

February 22, 1980

“11 seconds. You’ve got 10 seconds. The countdown going on right now. Morrow…up to Silk. 5 seconds left in the game. Do you believe in miracles? YES!” – Al Michaels

The Miracle on Ice!

No, I Can’t Get on Board with This

GOP resolution demands boycott of Beijing Olympics | One America News Network (oann.com)

I have felt for over 40 years that boycotting the Moscow Games in 1980 was the dumbest thing that President Jimmy Carter (D-USA) ever did. And that is setting the bar incredibly high, because I actually can’t think of a single smart thing he did while President.

So, sorry. I’ll pass. Don’t make the athletes who have been training their whole lives for this become pawns in your games. Instead, go and beat the holy crap out of them.