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  • Maria Nafpliotou <3

  • The world shouldn't come together for 2 weeks. It should already be together....

  • LOL the bird was thinking ''I'MA GTFO OF HERE''

  • diese heuchelei ist nicht mehr zu ertragen - da wird der internationale geist der völker hochgehalten und anderswo werden millionen unschuldiger menschen kinder,frauen (Irak-Afghanistan) für globale zwecke weltregierung getötet ! schweinepest-genmanipulationen­-quecksilber-aluminium-fluor-C­o2 Lügen- vergiften unserer pflanzen und tiere-Pharmaindustrien(mafiaba­nden)

    -das ist die andere seite der Medaille !!

    die welt steht auf den kopf und viele merken es garnicht !!

  • It was a pleasure to burn.

  • The Olympic torch is meant to mean the entire world coming together as one in the name of sports. The fact that you are linking the torch relay to Nazism is ludicrous. Anyone who protests the torch is protesting the world coming together for two weeks of the games. The torch does not know politics, or nations. The torch just knows how to make people feel proud.

  • beautifully stated

  • There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympic Games. The tradition of the modern Olympic torch relay began at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as part of Hitler's Nazi propaganda.

  • Yes, but the part of the story you're leaving out is that the ancient DID have an Olympic flame that they kept lit throughout the games. It symbolized Prometheus' theft of Zeus' fire. You also forgot that the first time an Olympic torch was used in the modern games was Amsterdam 1928 (not Berlin 1936).

    So what are you trying to prove with your half truths?

  • @wailingwarfare you are full of shit you know.read some books ...........

  • @wailingwarfare Amsterdam 1928 this began in modern Olympics and the fire lighting itself Ancient Olympic in origins-it represented the story of prometheus. All this Nazi propaganda stuff is offensive. Your facts are not even true and you apparently don't even know who prometheus was. If you can't understand the story of fire in the tale of prometheus-stole the fire from Zeus and gave "ideas" to man to benefit humanity. For this he was thrown into Hell, liver eaten & then regrown.

  • As the Olympic torch relay begins its 100 day journey through Canada, with over 12,0000 Canadians receiving an opportunity to carry the symbol of "peace, goodwill and athletic vigor" it is worth acknowledging that the Olympic torch relay was a brainchild of Nazi Germany.

    Simply put there was not an Olympic Torch Relay before the Berlin Games in 1936.

    Makes you wonder why you dont hate the torch as much as the swastika

  • if the olympic torch is simply Nazi propaganda, then why have countries that actually suffered under the Nazis (Russia, Yugoslavia, Greece etc) hold their own olympic torch relays when they hosted the games?

  • I can't be certain why they participate, but probably because it appealed to them. I mean I was just making a point. It is the truth thats all. I never meant to make the torch look like a negative thing, just thought history matters thats all-especially those who are carrying it. You should look it up if you don't believe it.

  • @222Miller Many things did not exist before 1936. The Nazi's didn't use the olmypic torch as a symbol of their group.

  • Regardless of the origins, it is now a symbol of coming together and peace. Would you hate the cure for cancer just because it was invented by a Nazi Scientist?

  • i never paid attention much to the ceremony but i am familiar with it. I find it more interesting this time.

    Because for the first time in 22 years the Olympics are in Canada

  • I love this ceremony. So much.

  • you suck

  • you like being sarcastic don't you

  • YEP ;)

  • fuck you

  • what the HELL your problem dude?  telling people to go fuck them selfs? wtf i never insulted you JEEZ

  • It's because he's from Cowtown. (Calgary)

  • Couldn't get any tickets???

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