The 2012 summer Olympics, held in London, England, are fast approaching.

There has been much uproar about the logo for the games, which was accused of looking first like the word “Zion” and then the word “Nazi”…and now apparently looks like the swastika symbol.

The logo hasn’t been the only problem the organizers are facing; there has been much backlash about photo, video and social network rules set forth by the organizers.

On event tickets it states, “Images, video and sound recordings of the Games taken by a Ticket Holder cannot be used for any purpose other than for private and domestic purposes and a Ticket Holder may not license, broadcast or publish video and/or sound recordings, including on social networking websites and the internet more generally…”

This, to most people would mean “do not take pictures with your phone or camera unless you’re just going to print them and put them in a family album.”

But London is backpedaling and stating that is not what the clause is referring to.

The Olympic committee’s internet guidelines say “Participants and other accredited persons can post still photographs taken within Olympic Venues for personal use. It is not permitted to commercialize, sell or otherwise distribute these photographs.”

So, which is it, London?

Are photographs allowed on Facebook? Or will the 14 year old who posted a picture of a runner be arrested for sharing his excitement?

London is trying to run a totalitarian type of games this summer, so what does this show about the unity of our world?

The Olympics is supposed to be a symbol of world unity.

Instead London is making it seem like a prison event which is only to be attended by the well-behaved inmates.

Not only that, but an event that is supposed to promote unity and athletics is boasting McDonald’s as one of it’s primary sponsors.

The largest ever McDonald’s will be open around the Olympic grounds- seating 1,500 people. How is London attempting to have people perceive them?

The obesity loving, anti-social network Nazi’s? Because, honestly, this games doesn’t look like it will be a favorite.

London has hosted the Olympics two times in the past; 1908 and 1948, and it doesn’t seem the backlash was and buzz about their rules has ever been this big.

People who attend the Olympics as spectators remember their experiences for the rest of their lives.

But it seems those going to London won’t be able to relive those memories through pictures…only through their new-found obesity.