What an Olympic farce!

Posted on April 6th, 2008 by bryan.
Categories: General.

Today’s parade of the ‘Olympic flame’ through the streets of London was an affront to common sense. It has been clear for months that it was going to be ambushed by pro-Tibet, anti-China and human rights activists, yet the authorities allowed it to go ahead - despite real risks to public safety and the associated high costs of security.

No doubt the Chinese population got a censored portrayal of the ‘celebrations’ in London, but the rest of the world will have seen the day for what it was - a failed (and expensive) PR event, with the flame lost behind the high-vis jackets of the Met’s finest. China’s record on human rights abuses is a disgrace, but today should have been about sport and sport alone. As soon as it crossed into politics and religion, it should have been cancelled.

The only winners from today will be the countless journalists and police officers that were working over-time!

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