But alas, after the (1) selection of a Chinese city by the Olympic committee, and after (2) their commitment to China following the repeated publication of obvious and horrific human rights violations, which are and were directly related to the Olympics, I began to rethink the Olympics as a responsible organization. And my conclusion: it is an organization that lacks of global responsibility.

Reasoning: the only way this kind of the stuff (hateful nationalistic discourse and national policy, ext.) will stop is if the wold’s people demand change — including transnational cooperations and global organizations. The world must change and raise its standards first, then countries like China must make the decision to change or get out of the game. The Olympics is not only not helping, but is acting as a detrimental force, for it is not requiring positive change, and because it is accepting negative change. Have we not progressed as a global citizenry over the last hundred years? I’m disappointed…