By now, everyone knows the Olympic Torch has been making its rounds throughout the world. Some cheer its significance, and some protest its appearance. The Torch, as an extension of the Olympic Flame, commemorates the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus . . . blah, blah, blah. If you really want to waste 15 minutes of your life, read more about it at Wikipedia.
What is the point of parading the Olympic Torch all over the world? Why does it have to visit every major city as though it’s a damn celebrity? Seriously, exactly what purpose does that serve? No, it doesn’t bring hope to the people – that’s completely stupid. No, it doesn’t inspire young kids to become great athletes – that comes from watching the Olympics on a shiny, brand new LCD HD TV (with no payments and 0% interest until 2010). And no, it does not signify the impending great games of honor and athleticism. That information is all over the new already, and we even know which (communist) country is hosting them.
Besides, the practice of Torch relay from Olympia to the Olympic venue began with the 1936 Summer Olympics in East Berlin for propaganda purposes by the Nazis. Do we really need to follow that practice?
As though all this craziness was not enough, the Torch was carried to the top of Mount Everest on May 8. Whose brilliant idea was this? The Chinese, of course. The communists just had to do one better than the Nazis.
Did you know:
- The Torch that went to Mount Everest wasn’t even the same Torch that traveled the world?
- The darn thing was not even lit as they carried it up the mountain? They lit it 5 feet from the top, and handed it up through 5 climbers to get it to the highest point.
- The Chinese Technology Ministry has been working for years on the problem of lighting the Torch in the treacherous environment of Everest? The climbers used special lighter and material to battle the temperature, wind, ice, and low oxygen.
Guess what they did afterward? They extinguished the flame in order to bring it back down the mountain. Well, gee, hooray for captain hook!
Idiots!
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July 2, 2008 at 7:29 am |
[...] Olympic Torch At Top Of Mount Everest? That’s Just Stupid!By now, everyone knows the Olympic Torch has been making its rounds throughout the world. Some cheer its significance, and some protest its appearance. The Torch, as an extension of the Olympic Flame, commemorates the theft of fire from … [...]
July 8, 2008 at 10:07 pm |
[...] Olympic Torch At Top Of Mount Everest? That’s Just Stupid!By now, everyone knows the Olympic Torch has been making its rounds throughout the world. Some cheer its significance, and some protest its appearance. The Torch, as an extension of the Olympic Flame, commemorates the theft of fire from … [...]