’s hero, both on the track and as a frequent critic of Australia’s treatment of its native people. Many Aboriginals believed that this was a step in the continued improvement of their society, while others held that it was just another way of saying “sorry” for the injustices, without literally saying it to them.Many demonstrators and protestors gathered during the 2002 Winter Olympic games at Salt Lake City to bring attention to the money taxpayers spend in hosting the games. They believed that corporations and politicians promote the Olympics in a sea of ads and TV shows, while the public is saddled with the cost of the infrastructure and services that make the games possible. Protesters demanded that the millions of taxpayer dollars being spent on the Olympics should have gone to community needs. Other protesters ranging from animal rights groups demonstrating against the Olympic rodeo, to anti-police brutality demonstrations, to welfare rights groups attended each Olympic venue. Authorities at Salt Lake City provided demonstrators seven official zones, where they practiced their rights of free speech. This was employed during the Salt Lake City games in order to prevent the kind of violent and disorderly protest that has occurred in the past.These types of demonstrations aid in the understanding of others suffering in different countries discussed within this essay. Many athletes who are in the public’s eye have the best chance of reaching others and getting their message of beliefs across. Although, demonstrations and protests outside of the Olympic venue is also a good way of getting their message to others, it is not as effective as an athlete demonstrating it in front of the whole world. Athletes who were discussed in this essay, such as Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Naim Suleymanoglu, and Cathy Freeman, certainly took advantage in their hours on the spotlight to inform others of the problems that thei...
