SF Olympic Torch Rally

This video is a reflection of my long day in downtown San Francisco during the long wait to see the Olympic Torch, that didn't come eventually. I have to say that the energy in the air was somehow strange, where happiness and pride of Chinese people were mixed with rage, resentment and anger of Tibetans. The American people there definitely came to support the Tibetans. I could count maybe one to three Americans that were pro China in this rally. What really amazed me in the beginning is that both sides were mixed and waved their flags next to each other with some kind of acceptance. The opposing voices became louder in the later stage of the event, and I believe the police did the right thing with changing the route of the torch. I do think that lots of negative energies were saved by that move of the police. I have no idea what happened with the torch at the end of this rally... I sure did have some interesting experiences and unusual encounters with strange and beautiful people, after all it is San Francisco. I would say that the Tibetan supporters were very creative with slogans and banners, while the Chinese were perfectly organized with megaphones and, of course, the quantity of people. Someone told me that a lot of the Chinese were not from SF, but were brought with buses from around the country. Sport is sport and politics are politics. Human life is human life and respect for one's freedom is above all, at least in my humble opinion.

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• francisco
• torch
• rally
• chinese
• tibet
• tibetian
• olympics
• free
• freedom

[1972119]

I have a question: When did you heard the name "Tibet"for the first time?Maybe less than two months, so why are you so confident about what you think?

[iamfumanchu]

Grandpa was right. You are a follower!

[tenzinzigme]

WHAT do COMMUNIST PUPPIES knows other than this... Thief calling other a Thief.

CARRYING THE COMMUNIST FLAGS- symbolizing the FOLLOWS OF EVIL STALIN AND MAO.

Just like their Parents Alpha DOGS in Beizing it seems like their offspring PUPPIES have also MASTER the ART OF LYING and DECEIVING.

THERE SHOULDNT BE SPACE FOR THESE BUTCHER GREEDY BEGGARS COMMUNIST CHINESE - LIARS.

[btester1]

Chinese troops on US soil is treason.

Boycott the olympics.