Relay for Rights

The Olympic torch symbolizes the sprit of the Olympic Games and the unity of the world. The Olympics were resurrected in the early 20th century to give the youth of the world direction and productive outlets for their energy. To some extent using the Olympic touch as a method of garnering attention to the human rights violations in Tibet embodies these goals. This shows that the people of the world are giving enough importance to what the feel is a wrong doing on the part of an Olympic host country. Protesters are bringing a lot of negative attention to something that is supposed to be unifying and representative of our common humanity, but by speaking out for people whose voices have been silenced; these protesters are bringing this unification to a whole new level. Protesters are doing something very brave and very good and utilizing their resources to the maximum capacity. Had these protestors chosen to protest at any other time they would have gotten some media attention but it would have been quickly forgotten. By doing it during the Olympic torch relay, they are ensuring that people around they world see why China’s actions in Tibet are wrong. Overall, the protestors are getting their message across: China is doing some very immoral and unforgivable things.