Putin the people in their place for the games

   

  With the Olympic games approaching its nice to see all the people united in the spirit of competition . The people of Russia hard at work with last second preparations, and coats of paint on newly built venues . All the world is a buzz with last second qualifiers for events like bobsledding, and curling . The entire thing coming together to form the perfect winter games cute and fluffy mascots included .  I personally love the Olympics and look forward to them . I am a winter sports fan, and lover of all things x games . The snow events top my list and will control everything from my sleep and what channel the TV remains on in the house till the end of the games. Anything down hill with the chance of a violent wipe out will keep me glued to my chair for hours on end . Its not that I wish the competitors harm I don't, but it can be amazing to see just what a person can walk away from .
   Hosting the games can effect the economy of these cities for years to come . The games provide a world wide commercial for venue cities  that can effect tourist numbers for decades . We often concentrate on the cost of building for the Olympics with out thinking of the long term rewards for hosting . Looking at it in this light it becomes more of an investment into the economy of the hosting city then anything .
   Might  this be the cause of all the fighting in the streets of of Russia ?  Is the majority of the world buying the few bad apples story we are being sold ? With this kind of investment  will this part of the former Soviet Union ever have the chance to break away and self govern after the games ?
   I could be wrong but from where I sit we seem to have a " oh never mind" attitude about the events taking place there . MSNBC said it was one crazy little sect of four "terrorists" and we took an ok you got this attitude about the events . I did a simple search before starting this entry and came up with vary little from the American news media on the subject . I was not all that surprised to be honest . If you want a good laugh around how blind we  the American people are to controversy over global sporting events just search NO FIFA CUP 2014 .
Qualifiers for that event where held all over the United States, and Americans have already booked hotels for the entire event as most of the world plans to boycott .
  So do we continue to turn the blind eye misled by our own networks ? Why in the age of information are we so pleased with what we get told even when its a half truth and we have proof  available at a click of the mouse ? I respect what the people in Russia have engaged in we may one day find ourselves in the same fight with our government  .
The possibility of a powder keg is being hidden from the world and could erupt at the games . No one wants to see another Olympic park disaster that could have been prevented .
    We should as well take a close look at the methods being used to round up the dissidents . Is the world cool with bulk arrests to insure the right guys have been caught ? This could become a habit as other nations crack down and pass stiffer laws on protesters and the right to assemble . If you look Just up river from Sochi at the town of Kiev you can see just how some feel about stiffer laws for protests . Keep in mind our own President and Congress with new laws that suspend free speech and allow arrests without suspicion of a crime . We enter a fun time in our political calendar in a couple months as we begin to ramp up for the 2016 run for the white house . Think about actions you see on the world stage now regarding free speech because today's events will become tomorrows policies .