[avacado]

"Yep, many different participating nations have chosen to use the Olympics to make political points. That’s just part of it. Pretending otherwise doesn’t change that fact."

True.

[Will88]

These Beijing Olympics might be the biggest PR event in history. Polls show that a significant majority of the Chinese people believe this is the most important event in modern Chinese history. And they spent $300 million on their opening ceremonies compared to $30 million for Athens in 2004.