Confronted with one of the largest television audiences in history, Olympic organizers could’ve made a statement for peace.
They chose politics instead.
We appreciate NBC Olympics host Bob Costas’ indignation at the Olympics’ bizarre decision to ignore the 40th anniversary of the 1972 terrorist attack at the Munich Olympics that killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.
The conscious, unrelenting decision to dishonor the dead by refusing to acknowledge them on a milestone anniversary speaks volumes .
The Olympics should not just be about athletics; they should be about world peace as well.
This year’s Olympics opening ceremony could have used the anniversary to make a historic, healing statement about hatred and racism and peace. Nope.
Instead, we got a peculiar bit of propaganda about the British National Health Service — socialized medicine.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle (July 30)
You bet! Can’t think of anything better to spend our taxes on. And, being reminded of what it takes to make a society that is humane (going from the abuses of the industrial era to health care for everyone made that point quite nicely) is a lofty goal. I applauded their celebration. It mocked those that say health care belongs to for-profit companies.