Comments on: USA Feeling the Heat at the Olympics? http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/ The fluff must go somewhere Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ParisB http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-14202 ParisB Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:27:48 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-14202 <b>@xiao-dong:</b>Thanks for your comment and I appreciate hearing your point of view. My point is simply that asians are coming up in sports, even in traditionally western dominated sports and the medal tally should not be adjusted simply to accommodate the US tender feelings at being in 2nd place this time instead of at the top of the table. It was never to do with politics. Heaven knows we have enough politics in Malaysia to keep us busy. As for medals, a bronze medal is no worse than a gold. An olympic medal is an olympic medal and a winner is a winner and should be proud of it. I agree luck plays a huge role in the Games and I guess 8 is a lucky number for the Chinese this time round! :) @xiao-dong:Thanks for your comment and I appreciate hearing your point of view. My point is simply that asians are coming up in sports, even in traditionally western dominated sports and the medal tally should not be adjusted simply to accommodate the US tender feelings at being in 2nd place this time instead of at the top of the table. It was never to do with politics. Heaven knows we have enough politics in Malaysia to keep us busy. As for medals, a bronze medal is no worse than a gold. An olympic medal is an olympic medal and a winner is a winner and should be proud of it. I agree luck plays a huge role in the Games and I guess 8 is a lucky number for the Chinese this time round! :)

]]> By: xiao-dong http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-14201 xiao-dong Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:19:17 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-14201 i was born in china and immigrated to america, and i've no qualms rooting for america over china. liu si happened 19 years ago, and if people in china today were to stage a similar protest, how long would the chinese government engage the people in dialogue before the inevitable crackdown? the government in china today really isn't so different from the one 19 years ago. so, on the basis of governance, i'd be a fool to champion a country that stifles any form of true freedom of expression. but of course, your point is the people; that the chinese is finally showing their mettle after having been lorded over by the west and perhaps particularly by americans. i suppose this heralds back to days of imperialistic america, whose policies were reprehensible, as acknowledged by its own history textbooks. but i hate to divide ourselves in this way, because after all we're the family of man and so all related. as human beings, the olympics serves as a record of the feats we can physically, mentally, and emotionally accomplish. the olympics isn’t a platform for a singular country or a singular individual or a singular group of individuals; isn't the olympics really about what we can accomplish when we push ourselves to the brink, to the limit of how we presently define ourselves and see where we can go from there? besides, i'd be hard pressed to say that a bronze medalist worked any less hard than the gold medalist...sometimes it's a technicality, sometimes it's a stroke of luck that has people playing musical chairs on the medal stands. i do apologize for this rather somber response to this rather fluffy blog ;) i was born in china and immigrated to america, and i’ve no qualms rooting for america over china.

liu si happened 19 years ago, and if people in china today were to stage a similar protest, how long would the chinese government engage the people in dialogue before the inevitable crackdown? the government in china today really isn’t so different from the one 19 years ago. so, on the basis of governance, i’d be a fool to champion a country that stifles any form of true freedom of expression.

but of course, your point is the people; that the chinese is finally showing their mettle after having been lorded over by the west and perhaps particularly by americans. i suppose this heralds back to days of imperialistic america, whose policies were reprehensible, as acknowledged by its own history textbooks.

but i hate to divide ourselves in this way, because after all we’re the family of man and so all related. as human beings, the olympics serves as a record of the feats we can physically, mentally, and emotionally accomplish. the olympics isn’t a platform for a singular country or a singular individual or a singular group of individuals; isn’t the olympics really about what we can accomplish when we push ourselves to the brink, to the limit of how we presently define ourselves and see where we can go from there?

besides, i’d be hard pressed to say that a bronze medalist worked any less hard than the gold medalist…sometimes it’s a technicality, sometimes it’s a stroke of luck that has people playing musical chairs on the medal stands.

i do apologize for this rather somber response to this rather fluffy blog ;)

]]> By: cc http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-13893 cc Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:05:16 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-13893 It is really funny how they place themselves on top of the table! This is truly a nation who'll declare victory even though they loose. LOL It is really funny how they place themselves on top of the table! This is truly a nation who’ll declare victory even though they loose. LOL

]]> By: Enough of the Bashing - its the Olympics! | Paris Beaverbanks http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-13719 Enough of the Bashing - its the Olympics! | Paris Beaverbanks Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:10:06 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-13719 [...] ← USA Feeling the Heat at the Olympics? [...] [...] ← USA Feeling the Heat at the Olympics? [...]

]]> By: ParisB http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-13718 ParisB Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:11:35 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-13718 <b>Pinkelle:</b> Yeah after this they'd prob allege doping :P <b>GT:</b> Yeah silly eh? <b>rinnah:</b> Anything for a little pride. <b>Winn:</b> LOL... depends on whether the gods are in our favour I guess! <b>Cindy:</b> For me its nothing to do with being Chinese or Asian. Its just wrong that there's a lot of biased reporting in the west and there's more than meets the eye with regards the Tibetans and what is perceived as human rights violations. Still, I guess its where we are born and the environment that shapes our perceptions. Pinkelle: Yeah after this they’d prob allege doping :P

GT: Yeah silly eh?

rinnah: Anything for a little pride.

Winn: LOL… depends on whether the gods are in our favour I guess!

Cindy: For me its nothing to do with being Chinese or Asian. Its just wrong that there’s a lot of biased reporting in the west and there’s more than meets the eye with regards the Tibetans and what is perceived as human rights violations. Still, I guess its where we are born and the environment that shapes our perceptions.

]]> By: cindy http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-13717 cindy Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:46:16 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-13717 Even though I'm Asian I'm not rooting for China. I can't ignore the numerous human rights violations and attacks on Tibetans. I was born in America so I'm of course rooting for America. Even though I’m Asian I’m not rooting for China. I can’t ignore the numerous human rights violations and attacks on Tibetans.

I was born in America so I’m of course rooting for America.

]]> By: winn http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-13712 winn Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:48:46 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-13712 wah, 'kao chao' oneeee i hope china wins all the way ! go go china!! as for msia. hm...depend on fate laaa.. wah, ‘kao chao’ oneeee

i hope china wins all the way ! go go china!!

as for msia. hm…depend on fate laaa..

]]> By: rinnah http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-13710 rinnah Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:47:59 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-13710 Hahaha... I also saw that today and for a moment I was stumped because it just didn't look right. Hahaha… I also saw that today and for a moment I was stumped because it just didn’t look right.

]]> By: giddy tigress http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-13697 giddy tigress Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:46:05 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-13697 That's the first time this Olympics I have seen it *tweaked* that way...now excuse me while I go laugh :P That’s the first time this Olympics I have seen it *tweaked* that way…now excuse me while I go laugh :P

]]> By: Pinkelle http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/2008/08/13/usa-feeling-the-heat-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-13689 Pinkelle Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:28:10 +0000 http://www.parisbeaverbanks.com/?p=581#comment-13689 Hear, hear! Just compete in the sporting spirit-lah! Maybe USA should just realise that the Asians are starting to catch up to them in swimming and track! Hear, hear! Just compete in the sporting spirit-lah! Maybe USA should just realise that the Asians are starting to catch up to them in swimming and track!

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