The French outdoing Olympic frame protests

[London Calling]

That all folks,

those french know how to demo.

 

[clippedgull]

Olympic Frame?

 

[Munkfish]

any links?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

There is a very excellent Tibetan restaurant in Paris. So excellent, in fact, that there wasn't a table available when Roz and I tried to eat there.

My guess is that it is closed for lunch today.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

any links?

Yes, they are both anti-China protests.

 

[clippedgull]

Yes, they are both anti-China protests.

 

[Wozza]

Torch has been put out.

 

[Lady Bracknell]

Paris Protest

 

[beorhthelm]

whole thing is farcical and if the IOC had any balls they'd call it all off. seeing the torch surrounded by dozens of security personnell is hardly the image of olympic spirit. if thats seen as a slight to chinese well maybe they will start to sort thier shit out.

 

[Nibble]

Have any nations boycotted the games yet?

 

[Munkfish]

the chinese goverment havnt let any of these images into china, whilst watching the news last night they interviewd some people in china and they didnt have a clue anything of these protests were going on.

 

[Beach Hut]

I applaud this as it speaks volumes on what people think of China and their clear abuse of human rights.

I hope the IOC now understand that they have given the Olympics to wrong country.

 

[London Calling]

Great support by Mayor of Paris, putting up a protesting banner outside City Hall.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Torch has been put out.

Excellent work

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[Lady Bracknell]

Since there's nowt as satisfactory as a nice conspiracy theory, the shambles that is this Olympic Torch tour could make a person wonder whether there's a Fifth Columnist at the IOC.

Only it's hard to see how anyone without a satisfactorily ulterior motive could think it was sensible to drag the flaming thing half-way around the world given the certainty of the reception it'll receive.

 

[Lush]

I feel horribly ignorant about the history behind Tibet. Can anyone post me a reasonably unbiased and not too lengthy link?

 

[Razi]

I feel horribly ignorant about the history behind Tibet. Can anyone post me a reasonably unbiased and not too lengthy link?

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Q&A: China and Tibet

 

[Lush]

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Q&A: China and Tibet

 

[Robot Chicken]

One potential flashpoint could come when the torch arrives in Tibet in a few months' time.

Oh dear Lord!

 

[NMH]

whole thing is farcical and if the IOC had any balls they'd call it all off. seeing the torch surrounded by dozens of security personnell is hardly the image of olympic spirit. if thats seen as a slight to chinese well maybe they will start to sort thier shit out.

The IOC should have a second country prepared to host the Olympics, and hold that over China until they sort their behavior out in Tibet. That way the sport event that is supposed not to be associated with political affairs can make a stand for steering clear of the politics.

By holding the event in China, it is becoming a political stance in itself simply by location, and compliance by the athletes practically represents a nod of approval.

In this, the demonstrations are already becoming a success.