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Olympic Flame Dampened.
by Prettyintelligentprincess @ 2008-04-12 - 15:38:29

It's been a while since I wrote on here...guess it's been a while since I believed there was good news!

It's good news the Olympic Torch is getting such a barrage along it's journey! I am still trying to get my head around the sensibility of separating sport from politics...but nevertheless...the 'Olymic Event' is ultimately engineered and hosted by the political powers at the time...hence, it's hard to separate them.

However, the strength of feeling shown by ordinary people about Tibet and China's unhealthy reputation (regardless of Tibet), is very good news too.

How an Olypmic symbol representing unity and freedom of expression through competitive sport can conceivably travel through THE iconic place of Chinese suppression is just inconceivable...

Watch this space. I do believe I may be posting good news regarding a difficult journey through Tibet.

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2008-04-12 @ 17:27

I think this is good news for all those who sympathise with the plight of the Tibetan people, which must be most of us. I think it is amazing publicity for the cause of Tibet. Ironic really, if China hadn't won the Olympics, they would still be fighting their fight without so much world attention. Maybe this is the start of some major change.

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