Article:Bejing Games or score one for the commies?

Why did the committee give the games to China in the first place? That is the question that only they can answer. China's politics are one of the worst in the world of really crappy governments and dictatorships. Even Cuba with Fidel has a better human rights situation then China. They have continued to kills thousands or maybe milliions of people that are asking or demanding more human rights and better living conditions for themselves and there families. Life in China really doesn't mean what it means here in the free world. In the United States we have the freedoms that no other country in history has had and trying to compare us to them is like comparing meat and potatoes to beans and rice. In my years of traveling around the world I have had the unpleasant duty to visit China more than once and the people are the same as anywhere being the only difference is the governmental system and power controls that the communists have on the country. No rights, tremendous amount of poverty and unemployment regardless of what the government tells the outside world life isn't easy anywhere in China unless you are the small few who control the money and power of the nation and sit on high enjoying yourselves without any regard for the general public. With over 4 and a half billion people it really seems unbelievable that the control of the nation is held by less than 2 per cent of the people. China may pull off these games but I would be willing to bet that a lot of problems are going to arise that will make these games unforgetable for all the wrong reasons. There is so much pressure on the Chinese participants to success that I wonder what the Chinese will do to make sure that they win more than their share of the medals. I am not pointing any fingers at them, but the facts remain that in the pass 3 games their contributions to the medals have increased at such a high percentage rate that it makes you wonder how and why and whatever. East Germany did it in the 72 Games and most of their coaches and doctors are living and helping and training the athletics in China since they were forced to leave East Germany due to the steroids scandal that was discovered after the fact. I was there in Munich when the East German girls started coming out to swim and was floored at the differences from only 8 or 9 months since they appeared in the last world contest. Kolb was at least 30-40 lbs heavier and looked like an outside linebacker on an American college football team. I was yelling then and again now. The IOC is a joke and has let politics interfere with the basis for the games. I can only hope that nothing like what happened at the Munich games happens in Bejing but with the problems and troubles that the China government has had these last years I can see something on the horizon starting to take place. As a complete supporter of the games for years and I have attended since the 56 games I would love to have these games remembered for being something special and without the politics of any government or dictatorships. If the communists have any success then the proproganda that will come out of them will be seen around the world that the communist system works and all the people are doing well and the government should be given credit for it. But believe me this system does not and cannot work. It this particular case the haves have all of it and refuse to give any of it up'. Just once I would like to see the games without any political aspirations what so ever and just let the individuals have there time in the sun and the praise of the people enjoying the games for what they should be.