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Pledge “Nolympics”

"I will promise to not watch ONE second of the China Olympics but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— GRAHAM WOODS

Deadline to sign up by: 7th August 2008
67 people signed up (17 over target)

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I don't really need to say why do I?
After what is happening in Tibet, AS WE SPEAK, and China's past record, we should use the Olympics as a way of showing our disgust at their nasty, oppressive standards.

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  • Yes, and they're locking the Chinese people out from their internet, and striking deals with Google(?) , Microsoft(?) and other big corporations that care only for money and their contact with these oppressors.
    nick, 3 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • I also pledge to find out as much as possible about what is happening in China!
    (I don't really know for sure what is happening)

    Don't forget the pollution which might damage the health of our athletes either. (Although that's probably not as major as the Tibet thing)
    Andre, 3 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • I hope this means that everyone who signs this pledge will also boycott the 2012 London Olymics as a protest against the UK's complicity in extraordinary rendition, Guantanamo Bay and the farcical quagmires that are the wars in Afganistan and Iraq.
    Alastair Binnie, 3 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • I don't think it is fair for those athletes who deserves the focus of all your people and the expectation of the Chinese people. Even if the government indeed have some problemes, that is political.For sports and sportsmen, they are innocence. For Chinese people you have deprived their rights to be focused.
    Bryan Bai, 3 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • Do you know how hard it was to keep this pledge last night? Michael Phelps was only making history. But, I did it. Because standing up for human rights is more important than seeing a few minutes of guys in speedos swimming.

    I will admit, I did surf the web trying to find the results. But, I did not watch the actual race on NBC, MSNBC or any other related station.
    EP, 3 years ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • I didn't watch one second either!
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Current signatories (Green text = they've done it)

GRAHAM WOODS, the Pledge Creator, joined by:

  • moxie
  • Lianne Barrett
  • David Wilson
  • INSPIRE
  • Heather
  • Sarah Fawcett
  • Tom Mellors
  • Hannes KoPP
  • katie lulu
  • Visvaldis Valtenbergs
  • Lara
  • joginder singh foley
  • Adam Schmalhofer
  • Alice Burns
  • Katryn John
  • rob cooper
  • Alastair Binnie
  • Jason Stobbe
  • Jennifer
  • Mickei Archie
  • EP
  • Dari Bartz
  • Guillaume Rodier
  • Fred
  • Emmy Gregory
  • SANJEEV MOHAPATRA
  • angela<Enter your name>
  • Mary Walters
  • Akash
  • Vickram Jain
  • Heidi Davies
  • Anthony Martin
  • Robert Doel
  • weak
  • Sheff Dizzle
  • Carmel Strickland
  • natalie
  • stepher
  • Cindy Carlson
  • David Brookes
  • tina schilawski
  • Albatross2147
  • Lee Durham
  • Axel Rousseau
  • Andre
  • Tigz Mordan
  • Gudrun Pfeffer
  • 12 people who did not want to give their names, 5 of whom have done the pledge
  • 8 people who signed up in Facebook

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