http://backofthebook.ca/2010/02/28/8-8-and-thats-not-an-olympics-score/2234/ Politics, tech, media, culture and more, from a Canadian point-of-view Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://backofthebook.ca/2010/02/28/8-8-and-thats-not-an-olympics-score/2234/#comment-2405 Michael Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:16:16 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=2234#comment-2405 Yes, what happened in Chile was truely a tragedy, but there is a time and place for everything. Reading this, one gets the impression that those who watched/supported the Olympics not only wasted thier time doing so, but somehow belittled what happened in Chile by so doing so. You claim you had to channel surf to find anything about Chile as the Olympics were "hogging" every channel. Do you not have CNN, Fox News, or any other 24 hour news channel? Here, in the United States, they covered the earthquake in great depth. Yes, most other channels were covering the Olympics, also, just in case you did not notice a world event, in case you missed all the other nations flags, and athletes. There is nothing wrong with your fellow Canadians bieng happy over the Olympics. Vancouver put on a great face to the world, the Canadians had a strong Olympics, there were touching personal stories, stories of triumph over great odds, then a great overtime finish to the Olympics. They should be proud and happy, is there some reason that we can only focus on the negative? I am willing to bet, that the Canadian government was already preparing to assist Chile with food, medicine, money, and any other assistance they might need as soon as Chile was ready to recieve it, like the rest of the world will as well. But there is a time and a place, the time then was for the Olympics, and with all the problems going on to try and deny your fellow citizens a few moments of pride and joy because of an earthquake thousands of miles away is both mean spirited and petty. If the Canadian people are anything like the reports coming out of the Olympics, I am sure that they will dig deep, volunteer and do what ever else they can to help the people who are suffering from the earthquake, but for right now, enjoy your victory, the great games you put on, after all, you deserve it. Yes, what happened in Chile was truely a tragedy, but there is a time and place for everything. Reading this, one gets the impression that those who watched/supported the Olympics not only wasted thier time doing so, but somehow belittled what happened in Chile by so doing so. You claim you had to channel surf to find anything about Chile as the Olympics were “hogging” every channel. Do you not have CNN, Fox News, or any other 24 hour news channel? Here, in the United States, they covered the earthquake in great depth. Yes, most other channels were covering the Olympics, also, just in case you did not notice a world event, in case you missed all the other nations flags, and athletes. There is nothing wrong with your fellow Canadians bieng happy over the Olympics. Vancouver put on a great face to the world, the Canadians had a strong Olympics, there were touching personal stories, stories of triumph over great odds, then a great overtime finish to the Olympics. They should be proud and happy, is there some reason that we can only focus on the negative? I am willing to bet, that the Canadian government was already preparing to assist Chile with food, medicine, money, and any other assistance they might need as soon as Chile was ready to recieve it, like the rest of the world will as well. But there is a time and a place, the time then was for the Olympics, and with all the problems going on to try and deny your fellow citizens a few moments of pride and joy because of an earthquake thousands of miles away is both mean spirited and petty. If the Canadian people are anything like the reports coming out of the Olympics, I am sure that they will dig deep, volunteer and do what ever else they can to help the people who are suffering from the earthquake, but for right now, enjoy your victory, the great games you put on, after all, you deserve it.

]]> http://backofthebook.ca/2010/02/28/8-8-and-thats-not-an-olympics-score/2234/#comment-2369 Claire Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:52:45 +0000 http://backofthebook.ca/?p=2234#comment-2369 Though I love the Olympics, I completely understand that coverage of such devastation needs to be continuous and thorough. After watching this though http://bit.ly/95J0XV it seems like many outlets are doing their best, and hopefully relief efforts will be as vigorously pursued as they were for Haiti. Though I love the Olympics, I completely understand that coverage of such devastation needs to be continuous and thorough. After watching this though http://bit.ly/95J0XV it seems like many outlets are doing their best, and hopefully relief efforts will be as vigorously pursued as they were for Haiti.

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