London 2012 – its nationalism is a sign of how we have yet to progress beyond our tribal past

July 31, 2012 · Filed under Future society

The Greek Olympics was an event for individuals.  It died out and was reinvented over 2000 years later as a fiercely national event at a time when nationalism was riding high across the world.

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