Beijing Olympics 2008 – out moded cultural exchange

image: found at Beau Bo D’Or

I was in Tiananmen Square 1990. It was creepy. Hardly anyone there.

Now the city has changed beyond almost all recognition. Freedom to block out their past. Freedom to eat American junk food. Freedom to spend.

Freedom to obliterate culture. The Olympics do exactly that. Waste of energy, waste of time. People can have their cultural exchange …. online …. any time.

Free Tibet – London street protestors attack Olympic torch – see video action

map: torch route

Today’s run relay carrying the Olympic torch was marred by protest all the way along the London route. A protester in Bayswater, central London got his hand on the torch and almost got it off the torch bearer. See the video action here. 

Later more protestors attempted to put out the torch flame using fire extinguishers. See this video action here.

The day was marred by farce with the Chinese ambassador having to change her route, taking the torch through London’s Chinatown instead. Gordon Brown refused to been seen holding the torch.

The protests will continue wherever this torch may go over the next few months. London has played it’s part and proudly.