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The old saying "everything is political, and all politics are local" still rings true. The modern day Olympics are purely political. This year's Olympics in China are eerily similar to the 1936 games in Berlin. In 1936 Adolf Hitler had been frantically building the Nazi war machine, and his work was nearly completed. Hitler masterfully used the '36 Olympics as a method of whipping up nationalism. Germany was preparing their "coming out" party, and was ready to start across Europe. There was plenty of political unrest at the time, and Europe was especially wary of the Germans. Hitler utilized the 1936 Olympics as a vehicle to show the world what Germany had. Everything was scripted and carefully controlled. It wasn't about the games, it was about advertising power. Hitler controlled everything but Jesse Owens. Everything about the upcoming games is similar to the 1936 Olympics. China's pace and scale at war machine building makes Hitler look like an amateur. Taiwan and Tibet are powder kegs that can be detonated at any moment. The Chinese governments attempts to control and micromanage ever last detail borders on insanity. Their determination to hide the true China, and present a falsified Utopia, is exactly like 1936. Make no mistake, these Olympics are 100% political, and China could care less about athletic competition. These games are about sabre rattling. China is preparing their own "coming out" party, and you can bet that after these Olympics are over, they will be itching to come out of their borders. Taiwan will be their first destination, and it will happen literally overnight. Of course, the U.S. will wag our fingers in shame, and condemn their actions. History repeats itself, over and over. Nobody ever seems to learn from it.
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