Culture Shock.

April

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 at 10:12 am by Matt Davies.
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4 Responses to “Culture Shock.”

reverie April 10th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
for those that need some education:
“The Olympic Charter bans any kind of â€œdemonstration or political, religious or racial propagandaâ€ in any Olympic venue or area. ”
Matt Davies April 11th, 2008 at 10:24 am
You mean in the streets of London, Paris or San Francisco? I didn’t realize the Olympic charter had control over such a broad jurisdiction.
RANDI April 27th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I LIKE YOUR COMICS THEIR GREAT KEEP IT UP
Wise Guy June 30th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Matt, I believe he posted that comment to point out that the Olympics is supposed to be a neutral event that highlights the fact that one thing brings even the bitterest of enemies together: Sports. The reason political demonstrations are banned from Olympic revenues(Olympic Stadiums, not the streets of the cities you mentioned are so that politics don’t muck up the good old Olympic spirit. But, as you pointed out in a previous cartoon, sports always take backseat to politics and commerce…

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