Here's an article with a few interesting reasons for protesting the 2010 Olympics: http://goo.gl/K5B6

There are many reasons to protest the Olympic Games. It is
a multi-billion dollar industry run by an elite clique who sell the
five rings to the highest bidder, using sports as a commodity and a
platform for corporate advertising. Their main goal is profit, in
collaboration with their partners: government, local organizing
committees, and corporations (construction, real estate, tourism, TV,
and media, as well as sponsors).

The Olympics have a long history of association with fascists, colonialists, and authoritarian regimes (i.e., the 1936 Hitler Olympics, the 1968 Mexico City Olympic massacre, and the 2008 Beijing Summer Games). Since the 1980s, they have displaced over three million people and contributed to massive increases in homelessness (as we’ve seen in Vancouver).

Due to the massive construction projects of Olympics, from venues to infrastructure, there is both widespread environmental destruction, as well as huge public debts. As part of security operations, police, military, and intelligence agencies receive millions of dollars for new personnel, equipment, weapons, et cetera—strengthening the creeping police states we see around the world (and south of the border) and further eroding our alleged “freedoms” and civil liberties.

via no2010.com

Yeah, I'd say those are all good places to start if your looking for a reason to protest the Olympics. :) Hit the no2010 link up for more reasons and more background on why the Olympics aren't exactly as pure-minded as they were in decades past.

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