Olofski
The Fly
In two days the biggest sporting event of the year(after the World Cup in football in Japan/Korea) will take place: The Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
I?m really looking forward to this, and I think it will be good games.
But I think that it will be packed with US-patriotism, wich I would really really hate. The September 11th attacks, was really terrible and a sign of evil. But there comes a point when the American patriotism gets to big. I really hope that the Olympic Committee have the brains and guts to say no to too much propaganda. The world is not a oneparty state.
I don?t want to see the same orgie in nationalism as the world saw in Moscow 1980.
The columnists in Swedish newspapers advice us to load up with a pack of "puking-bags" for the opening-ceremony. Hope this is not true, but I can honestly say that I would not be surprised if that will be the case.
People around the world are tired of hearing about how great USA are and how united they stand. Everyone doesn?t think of USA as the greatest country in the world!!! These games are not made for the American people, they are made for the people all over the world. So please let us see the games without feeling that we are forced to love USA.
Please let?s make this the best games ever, by not trying to show the world how great America thinks she is.
Good Luck Salt Lake City 2002!
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Olofski
SWEDEN
We move through miracle days Spirit moves in mysterious ways
I?m really looking forward to this, and I think it will be good games.
But I think that it will be packed with US-patriotism, wich I would really really hate. The September 11th attacks, was really terrible and a sign of evil. But there comes a point when the American patriotism gets to big. I really hope that the Olympic Committee have the brains and guts to say no to too much propaganda. The world is not a oneparty state.
I don?t want to see the same orgie in nationalism as the world saw in Moscow 1980.
The columnists in Swedish newspapers advice us to load up with a pack of "puking-bags" for the opening-ceremony. Hope this is not true, but I can honestly say that I would not be surprised if that will be the case.
People around the world are tired of hearing about how great USA are and how united they stand. Everyone doesn?t think of USA as the greatest country in the world!!! These games are not made for the American people, they are made for the people all over the world. So please let us see the games without feeling that we are forced to love USA.
Please let?s make this the best games ever, by not trying to show the world how great America thinks she is.
Good Luck Salt Lake City 2002!
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Olofski
SWEDEN
We move through miracle days Spirit moves in mysterious ways