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mediaevalistProtesters in San Francisco seem to have forgotten where the 1936 Olympics were hosted.
Though I wonder if perhaps this is simply an attempt at reminding everyone that the Olympics have been hosted in some rather unsavoury places throughout the years?* If it's simply ignorance...Heaven help us.
* - The 'Free Tibet' crowd (I believe those are prayer flags on the placard, and two other protesters are carrying the Tibetan flag at the rear, so this is probably them) are usually better-educated than this, so my own hypothesis is that this is a deliberate reminder of the 1936 Olympics. At least I hope this is the case.
Though I wonder if perhaps this is simply an attempt at reminding everyone that the Olympics have been hosted in some rather unsavoury places throughout the years?* If it's simply ignorance...Heaven help us.
* - The 'Free Tibet' crowd (I believe those are prayer flags on the placard, and two other protesters are carrying the Tibetan flag at the rear, so this is probably them) are usually better-educated than this, so my own hypothesis is that this is a deliberate reminder of the 1936 Olympics. At least I hope this is the case.