Those protesting the nasty human rights record of China seem to be making a most unusual choice this time round. It is disheartening to see a symbolic protest against China being made against a sporting event. Like it or not, the Olympics is an event where sportspeople from around the world gather to pit their prowess against one another. While the Olympics has been politicized in the past and still serves as a showcase of each nations' finest, attempting to stop the Olympic flame is in effect a symbolic strike against the spirit of sport.
Such a strike is unbecoming of those purporting to defend human rights, considering that sports in itself is a human right to organize a peaceful competition whereby people can pit themselves against one another without causing bloodshed. Should they have a care, the activists must reconsider their actions and instead consider more direct approaches to protesting against China's acts. Preferably one that is not a pillar of peaceful competition.
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