Comments on: Thoughts on the Olympics http://www.popehat.com/2008/04/09/thoughts-on-the-olympics/ A Group Complaint about Law, Liberty, and Leisure Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:39:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ezra http://www.popehat.com/2008/04/09/thoughts-on-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-2410 Ezra Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:16:48 +0000 http://www.newpopehat.dreamhosters.com/?p=702#comment-2410 I think China is trying to have it both ways. They accuse the protesters of politicizing the Olympics, which should just be "about the sport" but the Chinese are using these Olympics as a massive propaganda tilt for their government. They, in essence, started it. I think China is trying to have it both ways. They accuse the protesters of politicizing the Olympics, which should just be "about the sport" but the Chinese are using these Olympics as a massive propaganda tilt for their government. They, in essence, started it.

]]> By: Ken http://www.popehat.com/2008/04/09/thoughts-on-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 Ken Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:14:03 +0000 http://www.newpopehat.dreamhosters.com/?p=702#comment-2397 Great post, Derrick. Thanks. When I went to China in August to adopt Elaina, the excitement about the Olympics was overwhelming and omnipresent. There's no question it's a huge source of national pride, and it seems closely linked to the Chinese people's self-image as a equal player on the world stage. I see a vicious cycle continuing here -- protests get China's back up more, making it say defensive things, which generates more vociferous protests, etc. Great post, Derrick. Thanks.

When I went to China in August to adopt Elaina, the excitement about the Olympics was overwhelming and omnipresent. There's no question it's a huge source of national pride, and it seems closely linked to the Chinese people's self-image as a equal player on the world stage. I see a vicious cycle continuing here — protests get China's back up more, making it say defensive things, which generates more vociferous protests, etc.

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