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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAn interesting thing is happening with the Winter Olympics
It seems that the opinion of the journalists, etc is that these Winter Olympics are flawed. Never before have I have seen the Olympics touted as anything but super duper.
For decades I have hated the Olympics. For years it was run by a (literal) fascist. They don't pay the athletes but all the money get funneled to cronies of the people putting it on. It gives a world stage to the worst countries in the world. I hate the whole thing.
I suspect that the blatant anti-homosexual policies of Russia finally turned the corner, hopefully for good.
Turn off your TV. Go back to not pretending you care about any of these sports.
msongs
(67,441 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,291 posts)Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)goals. The Japanese skater last night, Hanyu, was amazing, a joy to watch.
cali
(114,904 posts)It doesn't make up for people being booted from their homes and not being paid any kind of reasonable compensation. It doesn't make up for the rank bigotry. It doesn't make up for the killing of dogs. It doesn't make up for huge corruption. It doesn't make up for the environmental damage. It doesn't make up for critics being jailed.
hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)When it involves any other country but their own.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)The ancient olympics were ended for the same reasons' the modern games need to be.
Corruption.
I have no regard for any organization that was once run by a (literal) fascist.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)during the China games?
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)as a show of respect to their host nation.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)or waited for another Olympics.
tkmorris
(11,138 posts)I can't always tell.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)But this time, yes.
malaise
(269,157 posts)I am no supporter of Putin and his attempt to violate Olympic rules re discrimination must be called out big time, but let's face, any Olympics or World Cup outside of the West is always torn to shreds by the Western press before it starts.
Just think about the Brits attacks on RSA hosting the World Cup. Truth be told Western interests (and remember it's always about money) think they own international sports events.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Response to AngryAmish (Original post)
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Jenoch
(7,720 posts)are competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics is so they don't have to watch it on television.
Stargazer09
(2,132 posts)But for many athletes, particularly women, the Olympics are the pinnacle of their careers.
As much as I hate the system that chooses the host countries, as well as countries with poor human rights records, I respect the tradition and the spirit of the Games.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,364 posts)The Jamaican Bobsled team.
The woman who is skiing for Thailand.
The Norwegian Curling team, for wearing something that looks like Devo at their worst
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monmouth3
(3,871 posts)Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)Hanyu, from Japan. What an EXCELLENT young skater. I'm not even a huge fan of figure skating.
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