Falcon said:
$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
I missed the flag part, what happened/was wrong with it?
And on the second part, WELL SAID kind sir, you beat me to it…the athletes should not be penalized for competing for THEIR countries somewhere where they did not choose. And I know they can always just not compete or w/e, but the olympics is a time to set aside differences and go out and battle on the track/pool/court or wherever else it is these special people compete. I will be watching it WHENEVER I can, and I will cheer all day long.