tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52699127070342751.post7897153353287598939..comments2023-02-23T06:13:35.437-08:00Comments on Bones Politics: Should There Be A Permanent Site For The Olympic Games?Ringohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09506068154852505840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52699127070342751.post-32961997373038086092009-11-23T03:02:53.389-08:002009-11-23T03:02:53.389-08:00Wasn't it Adolph Hitler who first proposed tha...Wasn't it Adolph Hitler who first proposed that Berlin - after hosting the 1936 Summer Olympic Games (that notorious Nazi Olympics?) - should be a permanent venue for the Olympic Games? Imagine if Nazi Germany had won World War II, the famed - but never completed - city of Germania would be the world's permanent Olympic City.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174429152251975000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52699127070342751.post-2384036796046398422008-08-22T07:32:00.000-07:002008-08-22T07:32:00.000-07:00What about the Chinese dogmeat industry? The Beiji...What about the Chinese dogmeat industry? The Beijing Government enforced a temporary ban on serving dogmeat on traditional Chinese gourmet restaurants around the Olympic Games venue to accomodate "Western sensibilities". Given the Beijing Government's clout over her own citizens' Human Rights and civil liberties, enforcing the dogmeat ban is not much harder than the unlawful eviction of residents who used to live on the Olympic facility grounds.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192732234923372968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52699127070342751.post-1828110195844676612008-08-15T05:21:00.000-07:002008-08-15T05:21:00.000-07:00The current Five-Rinned Olympic logo was originall...The current Five-Rinned Olympic logo was originally designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games. But it has to wait until the VIIth Olimpiad in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920 for the Olympic Flag with the 5 Ring logo due to World War I. <BR/>I too would prefer the spirit of egalitarianism of the Olympic Games would serve as the only factor for any country or state for bidding to host the Olympic Games. But the bad news is no country in current existence has a perfect Human Rights record. Even the libertine sovereign of Netherlands is currently torn - albeit relatively mildly - between Islamic extremism and Islamophobia.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849341603640850572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52699127070342751.post-49468153016957971042008-08-13T03:48:00.000-07:002008-08-13T03:48:00.000-07:00As can be read in the Olympic Charter, the Olympic...As can be read in the Olympic Charter, the Olympic Symbol represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes throughout the world at the Olympic Games. However, no continent is represented by any specific ring. Though colorful explainations about the symbolism of the colored rings exist, the only connection between the rings and the continents is that the number five refers to the number of continents. In this scheme, the Americas are viewed as a single continent - instead of two, and Antarctica is omitted. The current 5 continents are Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Australia. <BR/>I too favor the egalitarian spirit that every country or nation-state should have a fair chance to join the IOC bid for hosting the games, but there should be guidelines for screening them. Like do the prospective states have on-going violent crackdown against political dissidents, sponsoring genocide and / or terrorism, and the country's Human Rights record should be placed under scrutiny by the International Community. Didn't we learn the lessons of the 1936 Berlin Olympics? Which was often referred to as the "Nazi Olympics".MaBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509046301745893132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52699127070342751.post-9850408764744730632008-08-12T06:18:00.000-07:002008-08-12T06:18:00.000-07:00Despite of the controversy surrounding China winni...Despite of the controversy surrounding China winning the IOC bid to host the Olympic Games and failing the promise for greater press freedom and Human Rights, shouldn't it be that every state / country be granted a fair chance to host the Olympics in the spirit of egalitarianism? After all, if egalitarianism is not part of the Olympic Ideal, then what is the purpose of the Special Olympics / Paralympic Games? A permanent site for the Olympic Games seems like a good idea, but it reeks of elitism in my view.Arlynne Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448144798233834094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52699127070342751.post-9264903634723042982008-08-09T05:56:00.000-07:002008-08-09T05:56:00.000-07:00There was a New York Times article about this back...There was a New York Times article about this back in May 21, 1984 were then US Olympic Committee director F. Don Miller and William E. Simon, then committee president suggested a permanent site plan based on the Olympic "Five Rings" logo. The Five Rings represent the five most populous continents (Is Australia's winning the bid to host the Olympic Games just a consolatory fluke?). Miller and Simon's permanent site plan involves one in each in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania (Australia?). Each site would be the Summer Olympic host every 20 years. And also, these sites could serve as permanent venues / locations for regional multi-sports competitions such as the Pan-American Games and Asian Championships. <BR/>With regard to the 2008 Beijing Olympics being labelled as the Genocide Olympics by Human Rights concerns around the world is now further fuelled by new evidence of the Beijing Government's complicity of the on-going genocide in Darfur. And who can ever forget their unlawful annexation of Tibet which forced His Holiness The Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet into exile in Dharamsala, India.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144004897329203433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52699127070342751.post-7622785721869441032008-07-17T04:33:00.000-07:002008-07-17T04:33:00.000-07:00I do agree on a permanent site for the Summer Olym...I do agree on a permanent site for the Summer Olympic Games that passes muster not only using our current criterion for Corporate Social Responsibility when it comes to how the Games should be financed, but also the host nation's Human Rights and Foreign Policy records should be placed under scrutiny. Sadly, I have reservations when it comes to Greece due to their government's stance on the divided island of Cyprus. Also have you heard the latest news about Mexico's 1968 "Dirty War" about the massacre of a student revolt being hushed up by then president Luis Echeverria so that the 1968 Mexico City Olympics can proceed as planned? I wonder what would have the US athlete John Carlos have done have he heard of this. Would the "Black Panther" salute be enough?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045488030788917253noreply@blogger.com