Do the Olympics bring the world together or separate it further?
According to the International Olympic Committee, the Olympics "have always brought people together in peace to respect universal moral principles. The Games feature athletes from all over the world and help promote the Olympic spirit." However, many people believe that the competitive spirit and intense national pride eschewed in the Olympics do more to separate us than bring us together. What's your opinion?
Bring us together
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Divide us further
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It is certainly true that the Olympics have served as a platform for the political expression of many nations much like what we have seen from Chinese during the current Beijing games. From Berlin, to Moscow, to Los Angeles, all of these competitions have given us a small window into the political climate of that era. Having said all this the Olympics is one of the very few times when all nations are able to put aside (theoretically anyways) their differences and embrace an innate sense of competitive drive already present within the whole of humanity.
Supporting Evidence:
Historic acts of Political expression at the Olympics
(www.cnn.com)
583 days ago | Tagged As: Political Expression at the Olympics
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