Originally Posted by Paul Markham

If people don't stand up for their beliefs the world would be a sadder place.

No equal rights for women.
No equal rights on race.

And countless other protests where the people stood up against the oppressors and the system. So you can have a better life. Not a perfect one, which is why we need to keep standing up.

It's easy to protest against the Olympics. The games are massively funded by advertising, boycott watching the games and buying the products for the time the games are on. Big companies will realise they have to be more careful what the support in future.