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The Olympics are anti-war in at least 2 ways. - The message, that people from around the world come together to compete safely and peacefully - Practically, n
by sdwr 2y ago
The Olympics are anti-war in at least 2 ways.
- The message, that people from around the world come together to compete safely and peacefully
- Practically, nobody can be thinking of war when they are laser focused on that last tenth of a second (or beach volleyball shot)
- trilbyglens 2y agoOlympic rivalries are often a mirror of real-life rivalries. See the Czechs or Americans beating the Russians in hockey. It's a peaceful venue, but one that often reflects the state of the world.
- krapp 2y agoAlso see the Nazi Olympics in Berlin, 1936.
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoAlso see the "blood in the water" water polo game between Russia and Hungary just after Russia invaded Hungary in 1956.
- magnetowasright 2y agoEurovision is the same. Though yearly, limited to Europe, and not taken anywhere near as seriously as the olympics, it's an important political event imo. The late disqualification and the voting this year had me on the edge of my seat. Russia haven't been able to show up without being drowned out by booing for a decade, for their anti-LGBT law changes and then for their invasion of Ukraine amongst other things. No so-called miracles on ice happen at Eurovision but the politics run a lot deeper than just countries keeping to their voting blocs lol. The politics are always going to be a part of these kinds of events