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Or pulled pork barbecue, etc., when Islamic Olympic athletes/spectators are here in the US.
That's what I'm saying. If you disagree with the cuisine being served, don't patronize the restaurants/vendors. Simple solution.
Very good example. I agree. (Could you imagine all the wingnuts going crazy if we stopped serving pulled pork to appease Muslims. EXCELLENT example! Should be no different in reverse.)
It was the South Korean government who initiated this. They are a democratic country. Nobody forced them to do this. Apparently there are significant number of South Koreans who are embarrased by this "custom".
Just saying.
A quote from the article I read. I believe they (restaurants ) were also encouraged to do this for the 1988 Games as well.
"But despite being urged by local authorities, many business owners don’t feel as though they should have to change their menus just to accommodate the foreigners."
Regardless, there should be no reason for them to change. Their house their rules.
South Koreans apparently eat over a million dogs a year and have quite a few restaurants that specialize in this sort of cuisine. The South Korean government asked these restaurants in Pyeongchang to stop serving dog during the Olympics this year, which formally open in Korea on Friday.
The dog meat restauranteurs in Pyeongchang have refused, and are quite offended that the government would try to threaten their livelihood in this way.
Do we stop eating cows and other animals because some people don't agree?
Why shouldn't Korean restaurants be allowed to continue serving whatever they have before?
If find it very interesting how SK private businesses were able to rebuff the government.
When China held the Olympics that sure wasn't the case.
Just a parallel as to where those two countries are in terms of the rights of private ownership.
South Korea and China are very different. In spite of all the "feel good" about China and business, the fact remains that they are still a Communist country. Businesses there have few rights of private ownership.
South Korea on the other other hand is a democracy. Therefore, the government can't dictate to a private business, for the most part.
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