We support Olympics - don't spread hatred!

[vencent79]

We are organising a street demonstration to support Beijing Olympics and protest against the use of violence to disrupt Olympics.

Olympic Games is a festival for all the people of the world. Olympic flame is a symbol of peace and harmony. We are proud of China being the host of this year's Olympics.

In recent days, when violence escalated on the streets of Tibet, and ordinary people's life were threaten by riotous mobs, we are dismayed to witness numerous instances of distortion of facts by some political groups and the misreporting by some media organisations.

We want to use this peaceful demonstration to let people of Scotland and beyond know our support of Beijing Olympics. Peace, not violence, participation, not disruption, should be the spirit everyone inspires to. We are strongly against any attempt that hijacks Olympics for politics.

We also want to use this opportunity to express our sorrow for the lose of life in Tibet and anger against the violence stirred up by some Tibetan separatist groups.

We are proud of Olympics and proud of China.

We are calling Chinese students, members of Chinese communities in Scotland to join us!

The demonstration will be held on
Saturday 12 April 2008

Proposed route:
Edinburgh Castle¡úLawnmarket¡úThe Mount¡úPrince Street¡úSt John¡¯s Church

The demonstration will start at 11am in front of Edinburgh Castle.

If you want to join the demonstration, please send your name and contact to parade@ecssa.org.uk


Edinburgh Proud of Olympics Proud of China demonstration

Edinburgh Chinese Students and Scholar Assocation (ECSSA)
http://ecssa.org.uk

Contact: Yu Bin (President of ECSSA)
yubin_771115@hotmail.com

[munchingfoo]

A few notes of fact.


The torch procession was first started by Nazi Germany in 1936. They invented it as a method of propoganda.

There have only been two Olympics since that date which have not had some kind of political protest associated with them.


Not sure this is relevant or anything, but its quite interesting.

[s]Source, BBC news[/s]

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[Metalhead]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Olympics in ancient Greece "invented" to stop the peoples from fighting each other for at least some time? How much more political can it get?

That aside, carrying the flame around the whole world doesn't have *anything* to do with spreading love and peace. It's merely propaganda for whoever happens to be hosting the Olympics.

[Timata]

Quoting Metalhead from 11:37, 8th Apr 2008
Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Olympics in ancient Greece "invented" to stop the peoples from fighting each other for at least some time? How much more political can it get?

They grew out of a need to show off among the places near Olympia and grew to include the rest of Greece - it was part of a generally competitive city-state attitude at the time.

That still makes it political though, so your point stands

[niall]

lets be honest, when the torch starts for the 2012 games, there will be protests due to the wars in the afghan and Iraq.

[bdw]

Quoting niall from 13:26, 8th Apr 2008
lets be honest, when the torch starts for the 2012 games, there will be protests due to the wars in the afghan and Iraq.

I'd like to think there'd be a few over what will no doubt be vertiginous council tax increases for the cheffing thing too...

[Daniel]

The Olympics have always been about, and will always continue to be about, politics. Namely, about the reputation of the country hosting them.

I'm love the Olympics. I love the symbolism, I love the games, I love the ideals.

And I love being able to freely & peacefully demonstrate against a repressive regime.

Daniel

[novium]

I don't quite understand why anyone thinks china should get a pass.

If the olympics were to be held in the United States and protests were happening, you wouldn't see me saying what you've said. I might not agree with them, I might even be annoyed by them, but I'd never dream of demanding that they stop.

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[househunter]

A protest against a protest.

[Duggeh]

Lets organise a protest against the protest about the protest and see if anyone protests about our protestations.

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[vencent79]

Tibet: The Truth

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xsoc4-QnplY

Study the history before your comment

[exnihilo]

Quoting Duggeh from 23:27, 8th Apr 2008
Lets organise a protest against the protest about the protest and see if anyone protests about our protestations.

"Yes, Minister."

[exnihilo]

Quoting vencent79 from 23:28, 8th Apr 2008
Tibet: The Truth

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xsoc4-QnplY

Study the history before your comment

Ah, yes, the YouTube video. The definitive answer to all questions. Words fail me.

[munchingfoo]

I like it when the man in the video says "China doesn't spin the media like the west does"

Well, perhaps not, they just veto it completely.



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“ When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading”

[rob 'f*ck off' wine boy]

Guff.

[Jono]

Just the Chinese communities of Scotland then. No bridge-building of any kind? No wonder you're proud of China hosting the Olympic games. Would that make me a racist if I opposed? I guess 1bn people can't be wrong.

I could give a flying shit about the Olympic games, wherever they're held. The craven way in which politicians and officials hide from the real issues associated with the event (Not just 2008. Generally), to my mind strips the whole affair of any legitimacy as a symbol of 'international unity'. I find the whole idea of an internationality rather tiresome. But if there is to be such a thing, it certainly can't be formed through rose-tinted viewing; atop a cozy arrangement to avoid the tough questions and sensitive topics.

The flame was extinguished long before it arrived in Paris.

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[qw]

you must be joking. good luck with your demonstration - i certainly will not be attending.

[FREE TIBET NOW]

Quoting vencent79 from 09:56, 8th Apr 2008
We are organising a street demonstration to support Beijing Olympics and protest against the use of violence to disrupt Olympics.

Olympic Games is a festival for all the people of the world. Olympic flame is a symbol of peace and harmony. We are proud of China being the host of this year's Olympics.

In recent days, when violence escalated on the streets of Tibet, and ordinary people's life were threaten by riotous mobs, we are dismayed to witness numerous instances of distortion of facts by some political groups and the misreporting by some media organisations.

We want to use this peaceful demonstration to let people of Scotland and beyond know our support of Beijing Olympics. Peace, not violence, participation, not disruption, should be the spirit everyone inspires to. We are strongly against any attempt that hijacks Olympics for politics.

We also want to use this opportunity to express our sorrow for the lose of life in Tibet and anger against the violence stirred up by some Tibetan separatist groups.

We are proud of Olympics and proud of China.

We are calling Chinese students, members of Chinese communities in Scotland to join us!

The demonstration will be held on
Saturday 12 April 2008

Proposed route:
Edinburgh Castle¡úLawnmarket¡úThe Mount¡úPrince Street¡úSt John¡¯s Church

The demonstration will start at 11am in front of Edinburgh Castle.

If you want to join the demonstration, please send your name and contact to parade@ecssa.org.uk


Edinburgh Proud of Olympics Proud of China demonstration

Edinburgh Chinese Students and Scholar Assocation (ECSSA)
http://ecssa.org.uk

Contact: Yu Bin (President of ECSSA)
yubin_771115@hotmail.com

This smacks of blind patriotism and fuck all to do with standing up for peace, unity or any other tosh you're implying. People have RIGHTLY been standing up against the oppressive and horrendous violation of human rights in China the fact that they were done during the Olympics matters not a jot. There is ALWAYS an appropriate time for revolting against injustice and immorality, hitting China when they currently have the world's attention is the point of this NOT mixing politics with sport. The only hatred that is being spread is YOUR hatred of Tibet.

[Olympian]

The Olympics have always been about, and will always continue to be about, politics. Namely, about the reputation of the country hosting them.

I'm love the Olympics. I love the symbolism, I love the games, I love the ideals.

And I love being able to freely & peacefully demonstrate against a repressive regime.

Daniel

[seisachtheia]

don't forget, according to doctor who, the olympics is about love. Feel the love! feel the love!

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