An interesting article from today's Independent on the Nazi origins of the current Olympic flame rituals. This undermines the current nonsensical view that the Olympic flame is somehow "sacred"and a symbol of peace and harmony (sponsored by Coca Cola and Samsung !).
Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler ?
Contary to the lies peddled by the IOC and others the current ceremony did not originate in Ancient Greece or even in the nineteenth century but courtesy of Nazi Germany in the 1936 Munich Games.
The bit I enjoyed most in the article was the bit about the worker relighting the torch in Montreal 1976 with a cigarette lighter- much to the horror of Olympic fantatics !
I don't mean to offend but we should be aware of the origins of this flame that is causing such a lot of fuss and the Chinese Government are fighting so hard to keep burning and parade through various world cities.
Showing posts with label Nazi Germany. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008
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