tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396204660331057802.post1571635795233636909..comments2024-01-02T00:13:16.771-08:00Comments on When My Feet Go Through the Door: Carrying a torch for the Olympic flameMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387170913578542671noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396204660331057802.post-36266294483586184952012-06-25T08:08:50.657-07:002012-06-25T08:08:50.657-07:00It is an expensive and utterly pointless piece of ...It is an expensive and utterly pointless piece of tosh, which happens to have Nazi origins. It has no religious, political, historical or cultural significance. It is lit at Mount Olympus, but no one has worshipped the Olympian gods for 1600 years. It is a vapid piece of solemn pantomime and nothing more. The fact that Nazis, communists, democrats and dictators have all been able to indulge in such nonsense just reinforces how meaningless it is. And expensive too - did I mention that?Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.com