Comments on: How the Olympic Flame Promotes World Peace http://matadorsports.com/how-the-olympic-flame-promotes-world-peace Covering sports culture and personalities around the world. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:02:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eva http://matadorsports.com/how-the-olympic-flame-promotes-world-peace/comment-page-1#comment-1350 Eva Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:57:22 +0000 http://matadorsports.com/?p=2809#comment-1350 Bah humbug! Bah humbug!

]]> By: Sam http://matadorsports.com/how-the-olympic-flame-promotes-world-peace/comment-page-1#comment-1276 Sam Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:27:11 +0000 http://matadorsports.com/?p=2809#comment-1276 The Olympic Torch relay was not an ancient tradition. It was started in 1936 by Hitler for the Berlin Games as a way of drumming up support for his propaganda games. Most recently, when China paraded it's torch around the world, it had nothing to do with world peace. It was a carefully calculated attempt to gain tacit approval for the Beijing Games as a "non-political" event. They were specifically hoping that the world wouldn't question their broken promises on human rights, the environment, and pollution. The Olympics are by definition political. And it has nothing to do with world peace! The Olympic Torch relay was not an ancient tradition. It was started in 1936 by Hitler for the Berlin Games as a way of drumming up support for his propaganda games.

Most recently, when China paraded it’s torch around the world, it had nothing to do with world peace. It was a carefully calculated attempt to gain tacit approval for the Beijing Games as a “non-political” event. They were specifically hoping that the world wouldn’t question their broken promises on human rights, the environment, and pollution.

The Olympics are by definition political. And it has nothing to do with world peace!

]]> By: Dave http://matadorsports.com/how-the-olympic-flame-promotes-world-peace/comment-page-1#comment-1251 Dave Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:10:31 +0000 http://matadorsports.com/?p=2809#comment-1251 I got to carry the Torch when it passed through Quebec earlier this month and the experience itself is simply fantastic. The hype surrounding the whole thing really builds up and you can't help but feel "special" knowing that you're the only person in the whole world, at that particular moment, to be holding the Olympic Flame. Definitely a 'proud-to-be-Canadian' moment. I got to carry the Torch when it passed through Quebec earlier this month and the experience itself is simply fantastic. The hype surrounding the whole thing really builds up and you can’t help but feel “special” knowing that you’re the only person in the whole world, at that particular moment, to be holding the Olympic Flame. Definitely a ‘proud-to-be-Canadian’ moment.

]]> By: Candice http://matadorsports.com/how-the-olympic-flame-promotes-world-peace/comment-page-1#comment-1162 Candice Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:58:04 +0000 http://matadorsports.com/?p=2809#comment-1162 It was awesome! Really made me want to quit my job to volunteer in Vancouver, hahaha. It was awesome! Really made me want to quit my job to volunteer in Vancouver, hahaha.

]]> By: Christine Garvin http://matadorsports.com/how-the-olympic-flame-promotes-world-peace/comment-page-1#comment-1161 Christine Garvin Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:18:52 +0000 http://matadorsports.com/?p=2809#comment-1161 That would be pretty sweet to see... That would be pretty sweet to see…

]]> By: Morgan http://matadorsports.com/how-the-olympic-flame-promotes-world-peace/comment-page-1#comment-1159 Morgan Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:34:42 +0000 http://matadorsports.com/?p=2809#comment-1159 So cool Candice, this sounds like fun. What good timing you had :) So cool Candice, this sounds like fun. What good timing you had :)

]]> By: Eva http://matadorsports.com/how-the-olympic-flame-promotes-world-peace/comment-page-1#comment-1158 Eva Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:39:25 +0000 http://matadorsports.com/?p=2809#comment-1158 So jealous you got to see it, Candice! It passed through Whitehorse before I arrived and Ottawa after I left. So jealous you got to see it, Candice! It passed through Whitehorse before I arrived and Ottawa after I left.

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