I can understand the ominous claim that the Olympic Ceremony may have been money ill-spent, especially in such a tough financial climate. But if it hadn't been for the Olympics, the money would not have been there... and the revenue that it's going to bring to Britain should be fantastic. And come on, this is history! We as a nation are planting a massive footprint in the history of the world, and it will always be there.
I've seen so many articles about the ceremony being a "leftie extravaganza", or complaints about the inclusion of multiculturalism in the ceremony... incessant moans over the prominence of the NHS within the show. Firstly, in my opinion, the show was neither "left" nor "right". It was just a representation of our history... I don't believe that political stances came into it. And secondly, how can the inclusion of multiculturalism be a bad thing? One of the wonderful things about Britain is our expansive list of cultures that we are home to. To not represent this would be a misrepresentation of the country. And if they hadn't represented it... well imagine the backlash then. You can never win. And then the NHS onslaught... we are privileged to have such a service, are we forgetting that not everyone has free healthcare? Not everyone has healthcare at all! The only thing that could improve the NHS would be if more money was driven towards it.
The Olympics are supposed to be about nations coming together. There is to much hatred for Britain, particularly from Brits themselves. Of course we're not perfect... but what country is. So lets leave the negativity at the door for once and finally unite, showing what a brilliant country we truely can be.
