Bruce Lee: the new international symbol for peace
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The Bosnian city of Mostar erected a life-sized bronze statue of Bruce Lee, depicted in “a typical defensive fighting position”, as a symbol for the fight against ethnic division. A fantastic quote from the article: “We will always be Muslims, Serbs or Croats. But one thing we all have in common is Bruce Lee.” Amen to that. |
[BBC NEWS | Bosnia unveils Bruce Lee bronze]
| This brings up one question. Why can’t Rocky Balboa be a symbol for multilateral cooperation among the world’s superpowers? I envision a statue erected at the U.N. building (why not the statue from Rocky III, hmm?), with a plaque commemorating his speech after defeating Ivan Drago. Followed closely by David Hasselhoff’s concert on the Berlin Wall, this speech was probably the single most important event leading to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and Russia. It’s science. |  Yo, Adrian, how ’bout some world peace? |