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The Genocide Games Big Winner: China

Athletes Unwitting Witnesses to the Most Morally Compromised Olympics Since 1936

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Johanna Neuman
Feb 03, 2022
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If history is any measure, Beijing will put on a spectacular Olympic opening ceremony — with pageantry, technological wonder and an astonishing display of regimentation.

Behind the scenes, the games will be as morally compromised as any since the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. That year, African American athlete Jesse Owens defied the Aryan arrogance of Germa…

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