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The 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin were supposed to be the showcase for the Nazi concept of Aryan supremacy. That was dashed in about 10 seconds when black sprinter Jesse Owens took the gold medal. We need that kind of moment for the upcoming Summer Games in Beijing. Just as Americans debated whether to attend the games 72 years ago, we are confronted with the same problem: are the Olympics purely an athletics event or is it an opportunity for the host country to show its wares? This year, China’s support of Sudan and its human rights violations against the Tibetans give us pause as to how we approach the games. Hindsight has shown us that boycotts – such as the Moscow games in 1980 because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan—aren’t helpful and often create a backlash. As… read more