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By: There are More Important Things Than the Olympics « Rants by Whitney

There are More Important Things Than the Olympics « Rants by Whitney — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:24:08 +0000

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By: knitgirl

knitgirl — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:39:29 +0000

a hahahaha……I just LOLed…….

thanks for the laughs ff……if that IS your real name.

By: LB

LB — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:15:29 +0000

I think someone else just scored a goal against his own side.

By: ff

ff — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:59:49 +0000

You are a very ignorent person if you made this. You make me sick. The olympics are ment to unite nations and promote peace and eqality.

By: LB

LB — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:14:07 +0000

In reply to A reader.

http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/community-of-interest/loathe+Olympics+hope+they+succeed/2530889/story.html

By: LB

LB — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:18:43 +0000

In reply to Ken. I'm starting to receive a lot of off-topic posts criticizing violent protest, so this is just a reminder that this post is about graphics. It's an illogical leap to equate a political cartoon with violent protest, and I don't need to point out that taking the next step of equating the two in law would create a state in serious breach of human rights. Nowhere did anyone who is disenchanted with the Olympics mention violence here. Where violence and a threatening or lecturing tone have appeared in this discussion, they have come from a pro-Olympics position. What interested me when I wrote this post was the sheer extent and variety of these anti-Olympic graphics and cartoons, all very creative variations on a single theme. The fact is that these graphics, despite their variety and number, are in fact virtually invisible amidst the plastering of Vancouver in corporate logo-ridden Olympic visuals. What's really amazing to me is that a collection of a few graphics offered as a corrective to a corporate monolith could arouse so much animosity. Lastly, around the time of the abolitionist movement in the U.S. there was a saying: "you don't have to pick cotton to oppose slavery."

By: A reader

A reader — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:56:13 +0000

I don’t believe that you need to “actually work with the homeless and charities” to voice your disapproval that a corporation has basically hijacked your city.
There is a spectrum of views on why the Olympics aren’t great for us or our city.
I’m making the protest a family event, so I certainly hope the police won’t be all jacked up looking for a fight.

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:24:48 +0000

I do not have a problem with PEACEFUL protests. What concerns me is that a good number of protesters are not there for moral reasons but simply protest against the “establishment”. They often cite their “rights” to protest but do not consider the rights of the majority who want to enjoy the festivities without the threat of violence or the impeding of their lawful right to watch and or participate in a lawfully sanctioned event. The time for protest is over now that the Olympics are here and the protesters should ensure the success of the games so that in the end more money would be available for housing etc. I also wonder how many of the protesters actually work with the homeless and charities etc. or do they just like to make noise and protest.

By: Earl G

Earl G — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:02:27 +0000

I’m an anti-Olympic gay terrorist and I take offense to that MC — I’m leaving town.

By: LB

LB — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:16:58 +0000

In reply to MC. Ah, the voice of peace and reason is here. Anyone else feel like hoisting himself on his own petard with a) threats of violence and b) misspelling?