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Sundowner -> RE: Olymipics (8/27/2008 12:48:22 AM)
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ORIGINAL: DeeDeeDoll69
I'm curious how china's going to look after all of this... Underage gymnasts, a girl's voice being used but not her face because she wasn't pretty enough; imagine if America had done things like that. The world would be throwing flaming bags of feces over the atlantic and pacific.
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ORIGINAL: cjan
Re criticism of China's hosting of these Olympics:
Relatively small potatoes considering the big picture and what a success these games were, don'tcha think. People will always find something to criticize and bitch about. China has come an awful long way in recent years in transforming their society.. The Chinese deserve recognition and encouragement for this.
Finally, let him or her whose country is "without sin cast the first stone". Remember the Munich games ? Berlin just before WW2 ? I think China did a great job in the opening and closing ceremonies promoting themes of harmony rather than Chino-centric or political . Recognize an olive branch when you see oneand reward steps taken by a government, imperfect as it is (whose isn't ? ), for moving toward freedom, international responsibility and a better life for it's citizens.
What came across to me - strongly - was the significant underlining of their major cultural shift; a nation which for centuries has been introverted and has avoided contact with other nations, no colonisation, no visitors, is now aiming to take its place in the outside (economic) world.
I felt the games sent a very powerful message confirming what started a while back economically, that the world is going to change. May take a decade or two, but sheesh, what a change it will be. Think Microsoft domination but on a massive scale.
I'm with you cj - it'll make the world a different place but let's meet it with open arms not closed minds.
(And cj - I just love this - you've wickedly and inconsiderately used an apostrophe where none is required. Your "a better life for it's citizens" is short for "a better life for it is citizens". Please take more care on the boat or it's cleaning its heads for you). [:D]
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