After Jesse Owens won his golds, did Hitler really think %26quot;Gee, maybe we're not the master race after all%26quot;? Did the US boycot of the Soviet games cause the fall of Communism? No.
So why do people continue to think that the Olympic games have any meaning or influence in the political realm?
It's just a sporting event people!How have the Olympics ever changed the politics within a nation?I agree with you 100%. I have seen the media covering the olympics trying to turn this into a political discussion. The true spirit of the olympics has nothing to do with politics. Some people will do anything to try to push their political positions.
TOS answer: the Olympics have never changed politics within a nation.How have the Olympics ever changed the politics within a nation?In this day in age, it's hard for people to separate Politics and Athleticism, what with all that the media tells us to think and all. What makes it more difficult is that the Olympics are always held during a Presidential Election, so viewers are well-tuned for Politics, making it even more difficult to separate the two.
