Beijing 2008, or: who else isn't watching?

[Banquo's Ghost]

Gentlemen,

We seem to have lit an Olympic flame of our own. Allow me to suggest that we allow a Zen-like calm descend upon our furrowed brows before reflecting on any further postings.

This thread was started to share a certain disillusion with the Olympic games as a spectacle, rather than to discuss Chinese politics. I am happy for a new thread to be started on that subject - minus the developing beastliness herein - and for this thread to regain its previous resigned equanimity on the original premise.

Thank you kindly.

[Adrian II]

Gentlemen,

We seem to have lit an Olympic flame of our own. Allow me to suggest that we allow a Zen-like calm descend upon our furrowed brows before reflecting on any further postings.

This thread was started to share a certain disillusion with the Olympic games as a spectacle, rather than to discuss Chinese politics. I am happy for a new thread to be started on that subject - minus the developing beastliness herein - and for this thread to regain its previous resigned equanimity on the original premise.

Thank you kindly.

As a matter of fact I started this thread to share my disgust at the spectacle against a background of oppression, corruption and deceit. If some posters descend into beastliness, I fail to see why the thread as such should be either closed or reduced to the Games as a spectacle. Maybe someone else could open a thread about the Games as a spectacle. I'll be happy to discuss the original premiss in this thread without any beastliness.

[Devastatin Dave]

Gentlemen,

We seem to have lit an Olympic flame of our own. Allow me to suggest that we allow a Zen-like calm descend upon our furrowed brows before reflecting on any further postings.

This thread was started to share a certain disillusion with the Olympic games as a spectacle, rather than to discuss Chinese politics. I am happy for a new thread to be started on that subject - minus the developing beastliness herein - and for this thread to regain its previous resigned equanimity on the original premise.

Thank you kindly.

Oops sorry, I type slow and you got this posted before i posted my last post.

So in the spirit of the Olympic...

Good luck DA with your team and...

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