Olympic Torch Protests

As I am sure you have seen there has been a considerable amount of protests and disruption for the Olympic torch relay across the globe. The first significant rally was in London, where over 30 people were arrested, this continued the next day in Paris with a similar amount arrested. In fact the torch had to be taken on to a bus to avoid further disruptions. With the arrival of the torch in San Francisco for it's North American journey, there were again mass protests and a large number of disruptions. The organizers did get around the mealy that happened in Paris and London by changing the route at the last minute.

Is this a protest against the Olympics in general? No, I think the Olympics are more of lightening rod, and a platform for protesters to raise the level of awareness about human rights in China.