-- Posted by xsnortingxashesx at 3:07 pm on May 8, 2008 Okay, so, as everyone obviously knows, because of China's human rights violations, people keep trying to derail the Olympic Torch, because they oppose China. But what makes me giggle is who invented the Olympic Torch ceremony: The Nazis As you can see in this article, the tradition was started in 1936 by Nazi Germany, who considered the flame sent from the Ayrans, further proving Germany's "superiority". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7330949.stm" target="_top">http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7330949.stm Discuss.   -- Posted by Raiku at 3:09 pm on May 8, 2008 very ironic -- Posted by kiss your mirror at 3:09 pm on May 8, 2008 does anyone think it would've made a difference if the UK had boycotted the 1936 Nazi Olympics? -- Posted by xsnortingxashesx at 3:10 pm on May 8, 2008 Quote: from kiss your mirror at 3:09 pm on May 8, 2008 does anyone think it would've made a difference if the UK had boycotted the 1936 Nazi Olympics? Maybe, maybe not. -- Posted by NushikuroNishiama at 3:11 pm on May 8, 2008 Maybe. -- Posted by ElephantStone at 3:12 pm on May 8, 2008 interesting.