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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I think it further divides our world. The trash talking between the athletes and subsequent "foot in mouth" from the French 4x100 Freestyle Men's Relay team was a classic example of this division. French and Americans notoriously dislike each other. The French said they were going to "Smash" the Americans, thus creating further discontent between the two nations. When the US ended up winning the Gold Americans not only felt a sense of pride in winning, but also in beating the French. Combine that with China's militaristic style of athletic training to prove to the world that China is a superpower once again, and I think you have a lot of ill will towards other nations being "masked" as friendly Olympic competition. Let's be honest, each country wants their country to win each event and show the rest of the world that they're the most dominant country in the world. There is not "One World" from the eyes of each of the competitors or their respective nations. 582 days ago | Tagged As: We are Divided
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