Completed a week ago, the Olympic Games in Paris were played under the slogan “The Open Games” (yes, all 4 years are separate slogans). Openness, frequently associated with tolerance, understanding, and kindness, in the event of the Paris event proved to be an arena of many strife.
From simple to Beijing
When I started simple school, my classmate (I even remembered his name – Luke), he came to school in a super tracksuit with 5 wheels and the inscription Seoul 1988. That was my first encounter with the Olympic theme. I was very curious what these districts meant and what Seoul was. 4 years later, I had a conscious experience of the Barcelona Games, led by Dream squad – basketball I always love the first. Atlanta was already engulfed in the past of olympism, it was at the end of the 100th anniversary of the modern games. And so it was my experience of this rivalry solely in a sporting atmosphere. Until Beijing in 2008. Disgusted by granting China the organization of the competitions I gave (in a motion of micro protest) a credit card to 1 of the sponsors of the games. Since then, I have started to see more in this space than just sports competition.
Great policy
This year's games are no exception. By the time the first athletes and athletes arrived in Paris, things had already gotten hot. All due to the ban on attending the event that the global Olympic Committee sent to Russia and Belarus. Players and players from these countries could compete at the games, but under the name of alleged individual neutral athletes. This staff had 32 people, exclusively from Russia and Belarus, so everyone knew what nationality it was all about. So we disqualify the flags, but not the units. Reason? It would seem that a violation ekecheiria, or God's peace, derived from the ancient customized of suspending wars during the games. But no, that would be undefensible in the context of e.g. Israel. The authoritative justification of the IOC spoke about the inclusion by the Russian Olympic Committee in its control of Ukraine's land. another countries were not affected by this allegation.
Gold for misunderstanding
Another – how spectacular – example of a “unsports spirit” was the beginning ceremony, which upset millions of people and hundreds of organizations. This is, of course, scenes that have been considered to mention to the Last Supper. By referring to the work of Leonard da Vinci, spiritual feelings were to be hurt. The scandal reached out to global politics with Donald Trump at the head, the business planet (e.g. Elon Musk, or even the Holy See) – was expressed by concern, regret and even agitation. The translation that the allegedly obstinate scene has more to do with “The Honor of the Gods” Jan Harmensz Van Biljert did nothing. The organizers apologized, explaining with the mouths of Thomas Jolly, the artistic director, that it was more about Dionysus, Olimp and Sequana, goddesses of Gall's mythology (from which the name of the river originates). Artistic going beyond safe, literal mainstream can be risky and in Paris proved to be a false start. It was sad to see the brutal force of literality in (not) knowing culture. Dogmaticism is simply a trampoline to constantly look for threats and throw immediate accusations. For the nth time, the appropriate proved myths of only 1 origin, all the remainder were considered to require conversion. As Olga Tokarczuk wrote (text to farewell prof. Maria Janion), literalness limits thinking, and “the best way to realize and know the planet is to constantly interpret it, look deeper and read on many levels. [...] in all its complexity we are able to grasp it, only looking for different viewpoints.” In Paris, however, things were different.
Two sides of the medal
We besides had a native chant that went far beyond our country. athletics commentator Przemysław Babiarz commented on John Lennon's song “Imagine” with the words “This is simply a imagination of communism, unfortunately”. For this, he was suspended by TVP, as reported by many abroad editorial offices, including the Associated Press. The decision of the Polish tv authorities was as fast as harsh, although after a fewer days the writer was reinstated. About 150 people connected with the planet of athletics and journalism were active behind Mr. Babiarz, the Ombudsman, Prof. Marcin Więcek, commented on by Prime Minister Donald Tusk or erstwhile president Aleksander Kwasniewski. Both sides have exaggerated. Babian's industrialist was accused of imposing his imagination in commenting on the event, TVP, on the another hand, was hit by the sharpness of the reaction. The echoes of dogmatism, single-dimensionality and interpretive shoal can be heard again (and this does not change the fact that Lennon himself considered “Imagine” to be a communist manifesto – I think this should be the beginning alternatively than the end of considerations).
Imagination training
Emade Plastic Fisz says on Radar's album that “there are no more non-politics”. He's in theaters, horse studs, sports. I know that we have not learned about this in fresh weeks – the games have only reminded us of it, no disputes have expired with the outbreak of the Olympic fire. present we are excited about the money allocated in Poland to prepare for the Paris struggles, we carefully number the spent amounts for the number of medals, compare achievements in various disciplines, indicate that it was women who saved the remains of Polish Olympic honor. I don't blame anyone, I get it. However, I think that, at least a fewer minutes, we should besides give thought to the literality, political force and fundamentalism that the games have revealed with all their might. My most unreflexively in first place: not for the last time, “unfortunately”.
