Comments on: the games are back! http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/ exciting, informative, snarky, and very likely fabricated tales of life as an american expat in london Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:06:21 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: noble savage http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 noble savage Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:11:44 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/#comment-2328 Oh yeah, I don't blame the athletes at all. I just couldn't help but think of it when I heard the opening ceremonies were on. Hopefully it will be a good Games and will help China to prosper in a global way. Oh yeah, I don’t blame the athletes at all. I just couldn’t help but think of it when I heard the opening ceremonies were on. Hopefully it will be a good Games and will help China to prosper in a global way.

]]> By: Jen http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 Jen Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:13:50 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/#comment-2327 well, i'm certainly not going to defend china's behaviour... that's china for ya. the beautiful and the ugly, cheek by jowl with each other. but i'd also say it wasn't the fault of the atheletes - any more than it was when the 1936 olympics in berlin became a political soapbox for the nazi party (and subsequently one of the greatest atrocities in human history). and it's the atheletes that i watch it for - for the personal stories and small triumphs, that restore some of my faith in the humanity of individuals. because i gave up faith in nations long ago. well, i’m certainly not going to defend china’s behaviour… that’s china for ya. the beautiful and the ugly, cheek by jowl with each other.

but i’d also say it wasn’t the fault of the atheletes – any more than it was when the 1936 olympics in berlin became a political soapbox for the nazi party (and subsequently one of the greatest atrocities in human history).

and it’s the atheletes that i watch it for – for the personal stories and small triumphs, that restore some of my faith in the humanity of individuals.

because i gave up faith in nations long ago.

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2326 Charlotte Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:36:51 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/#comment-2326 I was watching the recap while running on the treadmill and got all choked up too, especially when the South Africans came on in their terrible uniforms but with their huge grins. I don't really want to, but I do find it moving. Hope you're feeling better, Jen. I was watching the recap while running on the treadmill and got all choked up too, especially when the South Africans came on in their terrible uniforms but with their huge grins. I don’t really want to, but I do find it moving.

Hope you’re feeling better, Jen.

]]> By: noble savage http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 noble savage Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:42:53 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2008/08/08/the-games-are-back/#comment-2325 I wish I could be that excited about it but I just can't stop thinking about all the people made homeless by the Chinese development for Olympic facilities. :( I wish I could be that excited about it but I just can’t stop thinking about all the people made homeless by the Chinese development for Olympic facilities. (

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