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I think health comes first. If you need to wear a mask wear a mask. I think the Aussies are distributing them to their team in their Olympic Kits. Lots of athletes are staying outside of China (Korea, Japan) to wait for the last possible minute before arriving in Beijing.
I feel like the Chinese government is in denial. They had years to take care of their pollution problems. There's no ideology here - just look outside. But instead, they waited until the last possible minute and it's still no guarantee. In some ways I hope for epic failure, not to humiliate the Chinese people but to hopefully get the government to see that they need better long term planning and not smoke and mirrors. I realize this is supposed to be their coming out party but I feel like it's been in bad faith. But that could be disastrous and counterproductive too. A success, while nice, could just reinforce the government's tactics and policies.
There's an outside chance that the skies could clear in time too. But I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
And no, spitting is not racist, it's just gross.
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