I have not watched any of the Olympics due to a tight schedule and church activities.  I am not surprised that the press would elevate a communist form of government.  It would seem that the way events are selectively covered that there are those in the media who would want government to have more and more control over the people.  Most have not studied history and have little to no understanding of the rule of a communist dictator.  We are sadly lacking in the study of history.