Despotic dictators & the Olympics
Ethic
Bush made the Games' opening official by saying
"I declare open the games of Salt Lake City,
celebrating the Winter Olympic Games" ...
But when Bush saw the Olympic Flag, he exclaimed :
" What is this flag with a pretzel on it ! "
During Munich's 1936 Olympics Games' opening,
Hitler didn't show survivors of his genocide.
During 2002 Olympics Games' opening, U.S.A.
exhibited survivors of Native American's genocide ...
Political Boycotts :
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Several political boycotts have occurred at the
Olympics starting in 1936.
Hitler would not allow Jewish athletes into the
1936 games; the U.S. had to drop two of its sprinters.
In 1948 Arab nations were planning a boycott if Israel
was allowed to participate in the Olympics, Israel thus
was not allowed into the games.
East Germany, in 1952, could not participate because
they were not a recognized country.
In 1964 South Africa was banned because apartheid
policies among its citizens.
In 1968 two American athletes were banned for life
from the Olympics because they showed a black
power salute.
1972, Rhodesia was banned from the Olympics
because other African nations planned to boycott
if Rhodesia was allowed into the games.
Politicians who were extremely racist ruled Rhodesia.
In 1976, 28 African nations boycotted the Olympics
because New Zealand was allowed to compete after
they broke international policy about competing with
South Africa.
In 1980, 54 nations, including the U.S.,boycotted
the Olympics because the Soviet Union invaded
....... AFGHANISTAN !!!
In 2002, all nations have lost their awareness
They have a guilty conscience.
The U.S. stifled people's conscience.
The World is stinking !!!
(Sorry, English is not my first Language ! )