2012 Olympics
Jul. 5th, 2005 07:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pezI really want London to win.
I'm not much of a sports fan. When I watch the Olympics, I usually just go for the opening/closing ceremonies, the gymnastics, and the mens swimming. But I want to see the games in London because East London and the rest of the capital would benefit from the urban regeneration work. And even though David Beckham's speech about bringing the games to the children is pretty cheesy, it's true. Sports can inspire children so much. Kids stray into crime and other nasty things because they have nobody to look up to and nothing to do all day. Especially in the East London, where there are so many ASBO kids, having world class atheletes and top sporting facilities, I just think it's a good thing. Giving out ASBOs and locking them up isn't the long term solution, after all. What we need to give is inspiration.
I'm not much of a sports fan. When I watch the Olympics, I usually just go for the opening/closing ceremonies, the gymnastics, and the mens swimming. But I want to see the games in London because East London and the rest of the capital would benefit from the urban regeneration work. And even though David Beckham's speech about bringing the games to the children is pretty cheesy, it's true. Sports can inspire children so much. Kids stray into crime and other nasty things because they have nobody to look up to and nothing to do all day. Especially in the East London, where there are so many ASBO kids, having world class atheletes and top sporting facilities, I just think it's a good thing. Giving out ASBOs and locking them up isn't the long term solution, after all. What we need to give is inspiration.
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Date: 2005-07-05 07:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-05 08:03 pm (UTC)And you could wave at the cameras just to make me feel special too. >.>
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Date: 2005-07-06 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-06 05:19 pm (UTC)