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Submitted by Art Fougner MD, Mar 10, 2008 08:20

Olympic Boycotts don't work ... We learned that in 1980 and 1984. The best way to show up dictators is simply to win. In 1936, Jesse Owens smashed the myth of Aryan invincibility in a way no army could. Had we boycotted that Olympics, that statement would and could not have been made. I say we participate but perhaps honor Tibet in our uniforms in some way.

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