Kasz216 on 14 February 2010
| famousringo said: Had the torch come through my town a few weeks back. Apparently there were protesters decrying the games as a tool of colonialism. I don't get it. I understand the Olympics as a symbol of humanity, peace, sportsmanship, or orgiastic capitalist excess, but what is the basis behind the idea of colonialism? Rich countries importing athletes from poorer countries, maybe. Does anybody get this? |
I'd guess it'd have to do with the western countries having HUGE advantages... and poorer countries being even lucky to be able to have someone compete... and if they do they're often klive in the richer countries.
They kinda go over a different theory here... no sure how much it has to do with colonialism though. Guess point 2.
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