Rant: People and the Olympics
I left the city for the Olympics and I recognize my reason to rant on the subject is limited. Yet, I rant.
I respect the right to protest. I think it’s one of my favorite things about living in a country such as Canada – our right to speak our minds and stand behind our constitution. However, when your city is already hosting an event I think it’s time to put down whinestick and just take the opportunity to enjoy what is available. My parents went to a free concert every night during 2010 just down the street from their house, and because it was Surrey and away from the general tourist public they were granted with lots of space to move around and the ability to bring their own drinks. I saw the enthusiasm from fellow GVRD members and beautiful photographs from all over the city. Again, I wasn’t here, but I understand the scope of activities were free and captivating even just walking down the street. When the games start perhaps the time to protest is over. You, and your potential children are already going to be paying for this event. Put down the bitchtorch and just go out and enjoy it? Even if your form of enjoyment is yelling at drunk foreign tourists I can think of many ways to have a great time doing just that and still hold up your “anti-olympic” flame without looking childish.
Then today I get shit on for not following the youtube clips of what was going on during the Olympics. I suppose next time said individual is in Vietnam they can tell me how well their youtube watching goes, as it is a communist country, and you are hijacking the shittiest of all shit internet connections. And how dare I not keep up with what was going on because I used Facebook while I was away? Because keeping up with pieces of home when you are travelling alone certainly holds the same appeal. Oh, wait, actually… if you check my blog or facebook I have comments and photo’s on the olympics, too. Weird. The long and short:
“I’m not rare I just have different priorities. I follow what goes on in the house of commons. I vote every chance I get, I read the newspaper every day, I write letters when things are going to adversely affect my riding, province or what my beliefs on what makes this country what it is. I respect the olympics for what they are but I fail to see why my not participating in a mass event of people playing sports has anything to do with me being a Canadian”
I will not apologize for who I am or what I do or do not believe you. I’ve spent a month away from home learning about who I am from my experiences, travel and month in solitude and I feel fortunate to have gotten away from my employer in my first year with the company. I took this trip to better my ability to be a well spoken traveled member of my society and country. You can disagree with my opinion but do not insult my patriotism because I spent a month discovering what I am, can and will be made of.
( or I will cut you! )
Categories: Politics, Rant, Vietnam
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March 15th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Well said about the anti-Olympics stuff.
Super weird for getting shit on for not following youtube clips. WTF. That’s the most ridiculous thing ever… you were in Vietnam for fuck’s sake!