$0.02 worth of stirring the pot (not been trying to, it just happened)-
opening ceremony, when China was marching round and all that in the parade of nations, and even while they were standing in the gathered mass of all the olympian teams, anyone notice the flag in the kid’s hand? (the one that was the earthquake-destroyed school survivor)
Disclaimer: I don’t credit the kid any responsibility, he’s too young to have a clue what any of this issue meant.
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Other issue… for these however many days, I’ll put all else aside and consider the olympic stadiums, arenas, housing, etc. to be as if some separate international entity apart from China, I have and will for every games. The olympic games themselves are about the athletes, and they certainly deserve all the credit for their performances. That’s my thoughts on that