Olympic Trials
The 2008 Beijing Olympics are having a tough time. First the opening ceremonies had a few behind-the-scenes glitches. Those glitches?
1) The "pretty girl" being chosen to "sing" the Chinese National Anthem while the "not as pretty" girl was the one actually doing the actual singing behind the scenes. When found out, this caused a stir that seemed to make a little brush away dirt on the Olympics.
2) The fireworks that were shown on television were not all real. They were either computer generated or fired before the opening ceremonies and laid onto the event's footage. That was no biggie. It was just fireworks, after all.
3) The 56 children carrying the Chinese flag into the stadium "representing the 56 ethnic groups" of the Chinese people were NOT of different ethnicities. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080815053413.qvidog9b&show_article=1 Shows that the children were all from the majority ethnicity: the Han. If the Chinese organizers of the Olympics really wanted to showcase the different ethnic groups, I am sure they could have gotten at least one "good looking" child from each ethnic minority and they could have used a truly ethnically diverse group to carry the flag to represent the 56 groups in China. But that was not acceptable; or maybe it was too much of a chance to take due to the fact that it may be a reminder to the rest of the world about the Chinese government's treatment of Tibetans and others within their country.
4) The possibility of some "fudging" on the rules for Olympics athletes is another possible black eye. According to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_gym_underage_chinese , there is some question as to whether at least one Chinese Women's Gymnastics competitor is actually of the legal age to compete. According to the rules, an athlete has to either already be sixteen or turn sixteen in the year of the competition in order to compete legally in the Olympics. There is at least one Chinese competitor for whom that requirement is in question. If the Chinese are "fudging" their athletes' ages and breaking the rules for entry of the athletes, any score made by that athlete should be thrown out and the next highest score be given whatever accolades are due. That's what happens when cheating is involved: cheaters never win. And if they are cheating, then why not make them face the music? Also, how can the girl feel considering that at least one of them may be having to lie about her age and if she is doing so, knowing she's breaking the rules in order to win? Would you be proud of your win with a lie?
They are alleged to have been so anxious to put a good face on their country that they even went so far as to hire "pretty" people to put on bathing suits and go to the beach to be seen by the tourists. Which begs the question: what are those who are not so pretty doing now and what is happening to them if they try to go to the beach?
There may be more "trials" to come from these Olympics, but these are the trials I am familiar with so far. My question is: After all the hard work the Chinese did to get the Olympics in the first place, after all the building and planning, and practicing, and money spent, why "fudge" anything at all? They've seen that the Olympics are not always perfect. They have seen things go wrong. They know that we are all human and we make mistakes or we trip, or accidents happen. Why "fudge" things?
Is it just because they want to save face and show the world they are not so bad after all? I mean, Tibet, forced abortions, Communism, political prisoners, Tiananmen Square, etc., and we all know who the Chinese government is and what they stand for. They stand for tyranny. They stand for Communism. So what's new? We knew that when they were awarded the Olympics. Would the world coming to their door change that? No. Would them having the host duties change that? No. So why "fudge" things? Why try to make themselves look perfect?
Or is that the whole thing with Communism: a sham covered over with a facade, shaded with makeup, described in pretty words and dusted with stardust (just as the opening ceremonies were)? Communism tries to make everyone think the best of it when in reality it is man's darkest hour multiplied by every tortured voice, every unborn babe being torn limb from limb and tossed into the trash, and every powerful party leader who lives in splendor on the work of the flayed backs of the little people? Communism's darkness put together this sham and promotes Communism with it; perpetuating the notion that "Communism isn't so bad — after all, look what pretty we put together!"
But in the deepness of the soul of the nation, all those plastered on smiles, all those faked finenesses, all those "pretty people" were nothing but a tool to sell a fraud to perpetuate the delusion of Communism's placid perfection and non-threatening existence to a world that forgets as easily and as quickly as the lie of a certain pretty little girl's song.
1) The "pretty girl" being chosen to "sing" the Chinese National Anthem while the "not as pretty" girl was the one actually doing the actual singing behind the scenes. When found out, this caused a stir that seemed to make a little brush away dirt on the Olympics.
2) The fireworks that were shown on television were not all real. They were either computer generated or fired before the opening ceremonies and laid onto the event's footage. That was no biggie. It was just fireworks, after all.
3) The 56 children carrying the Chinese flag into the stadium "representing the 56 ethnic groups" of the Chinese people were NOT of different ethnicities. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080815053413.qvidog9b&show_article=1 Shows that the children were all from the majority ethnicity: the Han. If the Chinese organizers of the Olympics really wanted to showcase the different ethnic groups, I am sure they could have gotten at least one "good looking" child from each ethnic minority and they could have used a truly ethnically diverse group to carry the flag to represent the 56 groups in China. But that was not acceptable; or maybe it was too much of a chance to take due to the fact that it may be a reminder to the rest of the world about the Chinese government's treatment of Tibetans and others within their country.
4) The possibility of some "fudging" on the rules for Olympics athletes is another possible black eye. According to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_gym_underage_chinese , there is some question as to whether at least one Chinese Women's Gymnastics competitor is actually of the legal age to compete. According to the rules, an athlete has to either already be sixteen or turn sixteen in the year of the competition in order to compete legally in the Olympics. There is at least one Chinese competitor for whom that requirement is in question. If the Chinese are "fudging" their athletes' ages and breaking the rules for entry of the athletes, any score made by that athlete should be thrown out and the next highest score be given whatever accolades are due. That's what happens when cheating is involved: cheaters never win. And if they are cheating, then why not make them face the music? Also, how can the girl feel considering that at least one of them may be having to lie about her age and if she is doing so, knowing she's breaking the rules in order to win? Would you be proud of your win with a lie?
They are alleged to have been so anxious to put a good face on their country that they even went so far as to hire "pretty" people to put on bathing suits and go to the beach to be seen by the tourists. Which begs the question: what are those who are not so pretty doing now and what is happening to them if they try to go to the beach?
There may be more "trials" to come from these Olympics, but these are the trials I am familiar with so far. My question is: After all the hard work the Chinese did to get the Olympics in the first place, after all the building and planning, and practicing, and money spent, why "fudge" anything at all? They've seen that the Olympics are not always perfect. They have seen things go wrong. They know that we are all human and we make mistakes or we trip, or accidents happen. Why "fudge" things?
Is it just because they want to save face and show the world they are not so bad after all? I mean, Tibet, forced abortions, Communism, political prisoners, Tiananmen Square, etc., and we all know who the Chinese government is and what they stand for. They stand for tyranny. They stand for Communism. So what's new? We knew that when they were awarded the Olympics. Would the world coming to their door change that? No. Would them having the host duties change that? No. So why "fudge" things? Why try to make themselves look perfect?
Or is that the whole thing with Communism: a sham covered over with a facade, shaded with makeup, described in pretty words and dusted with stardust (just as the opening ceremonies were)? Communism tries to make everyone think the best of it when in reality it is man's darkest hour multiplied by every tortured voice, every unborn babe being torn limb from limb and tossed into the trash, and every powerful party leader who lives in splendor on the work of the flayed backs of the little people? Communism's darkness put together this sham and promotes Communism with it; perpetuating the notion that "Communism isn't so bad — after all, look what pretty we put together!"
But in the deepness of the soul of the nation, all those plastered on smiles, all those faked finenesses, all those "pretty people" were nothing but a tool to sell a fraud to perpetuate the delusion of Communism's placid perfection and non-threatening existence to a world that forgets as easily and as quickly as the lie of a certain pretty little girl's song.
Linda, "Fudging" for the sake of appearances is an unfortunate way of life. From Potemkin Village all the way up to what the Democrats will be doing in Denver (See: Caught Up In the Mayhem). The funny thing is some have to do more fudging than others.. The Chinese and the Russians before them had to do yeomans work to pull the "collectivist" wool over everyone's eyes.. The extremity of those obvious efforts were at once both ridiculous and incredibly sad.. Good job, Larry
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Larry,
I know some people will always "fudge" things; that's inevitable. That doesn't mean I have to like it or not point it out. If we all had integrity and practiced telling the truth at all times, I think we would have a much safer, smarter, world. However, I also know that this wish will never happen (not in our world's current configuration at least) and that the only thing we can do is point out "fudging" when we see it and take a stand against it.
Although it is still irksome to see the Chinese so completely fool some people with these Olympics (and other people with other efforts) I hold out some hope that the "truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" will be told regarding all of the efforts to deceive for this Olympics. Some day, people must stop being beguiled by Communism and face its cold, hard reality: evil is its source, its resource and its goal. And may the Good Lord help all who stand in its way.
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