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Poledancer · Apr 7, 2008, 08:01 am

So it went throught london yesterday, fully televised for all three hours of it. Most of it was disrupted by tibetan supportors, so the whole thing looked like a complete shambles and neither side came out looking good. Most of the TV pictures were of protestors being knocked to the ground by police or of people trying to grab the flame. You couldn't see the torch bearers or the flame at all for most of the journey including the people who were famous atheletes.

Shambles the whole thing. This week it will go to Paris. Should they just give up ? A lot of people in the UK support the Tibetan protestors.

In 2012 when it comes to London, are we going to be so supportive if random Iraqi people and their supporters try to disrupt our olympics?

InTheFlesh? · Apr 9, 2008, 01:19 pm

The whole thing is pretty messed up. There's the whole should we support a country or regime we morally disagree with thing. To be honest i think that the world needs to be aware of tibet so this sort of 'publicity' is good.

I reckon I wont watch the olympics this year because of the Tibetans, also the Chinese government being a little oppressive.

fair enough though, i think that a silent and passive mass of protesters often comes of better than a scrappy aggressive one.

was quite funny seeing Konnie Huq get mullered!

Apr 7, 2008, 08:01 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
Poledancer Molten Ash Posts: 82	The Olympic flame So it went throught london yesterday, fully televised for all three hours of it. Most of it was disrupted by tibetan supportors, so the whole thing looked like a complete shambles and neither side came out looking good. Most of the TV pictures were of protestors being knocked to the ground by police or of people trying to grab the flame. You couldn't see the torch bearers or the flame at all for most of the journey including the people who were famous atheletes. Shambles the whole thing. This week it will go to Paris. Should they just give up ? A lot of people in the UK support the Tibetan protestors. In 2012 when it comes to London, are we going to be so supportive if random Iraqi people and their supporters try to disrupt our olympics?

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InTheFlesh? Comfortably Dumb Location: England Posts: 57	The whole thing is pretty messed up. There's the whole should we support a country or regime we morally disagree with thing. To be honest i think that the world needs to be aware of tibet so this sort of 'publicity' is good. I reckon I wont watch the olympics this year because of the Tibetans, also the Chinese government being a little oppressive. fair enough though, i think that a silent and passive mass of protesters often comes of better than a scrappy aggressive one. was quite funny seeing Konnie Huq get mullered! "When the going gets weird, the weird go pro"