Because Hitler used the 1932 Games to highlight his Reich. And since then it always has that context.

> sKoE )= wrote:

> Not sure how this is politics...
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It's what I have termed "indirect" politics...heh/groan.

"I will fight for your right to be wrong!" << S.G. Tallentyre
"I am a flexible centrist: not stuck on right-wing, not stuck on left-wing, and not stuck on centre...and I don't flip-flop either" <<< me
Fighting for peace is like stopping the raping of a virgin.

What I found was funny, was that the Soviet Union was 2nd on the all time medal list, despite not exisiting for the last 5 (?) odd olympics... go commies!

[watch your personal attacks, this is a warning]

> DPS wrote:

> "Go Canada!!!
(yeah yeah, i know we won't be one of the top countries in the total medals category)"

Are we ever?  We have maybe 2 months of decent summer weather, nobody expects us to do well in the Summer Olympics, just like no one expects an excellent showing from Kenya in the Winter Olympics.

I've always kind of disliked the Olympics.  It just seems the money spent on the Olympics could be better spent on something more worthwhile.  Like how the Winter Olympics are coming to Canada, I don't want them to.  Last time we hosted the Olympics was in Montreal they built a brand new stadium and only used it the one time.  Then again I'm against professional sports in general as I don't think anyone should be able to make a living playing a game.
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Ok, I agree that the Olympics are USUALLY a waste of money and time!
(when you compare benefits against disadvantages, not just one or the other)

But I'll defend your right to be wrong regarding professional sports in general!!!

"I will fight for your right to be wrong!" << S.G. Tallentyre
"I am a flexible centrist: not stuck on right-wing, not stuck on left-wing, and not stuck on centre...and I don't flip-flop either" <<< me
Fighting for peace is like stopping the raping of a virgin.

lol, you dung disturber you!!!

"I will fight for your right to be wrong!" << S.G. Tallentyre
"I am a flexible centrist: not stuck on right-wing, not stuck on left-wing, and not stuck on centre...and I don't flip-flop either" <<< me
Fighting for peace is like stopping the raping of a virgin.

@youfool:
we can easely ignore your personal insults directed to whoever but it will cause for many more spamming up this forum when endless replies start comming in. Is there any good reason at all to post them on an anonimous online forum? This is ment just a question, not a an insult.

@subject:
These naive and hypocrit opening ceremonies disgust me anyway but now its even worse.

DPS the olympics will help vancouver A LOT

it's guna give businesses an extreme boost, just like it did with montreal
and i just came back from montreal actually and was at the olympic stadium aswell, it's still making money, there was a huge lineup for the caple car ride ,

and yeah the opening ceremony was just AMAZING, i thought the best part was like near the begining with the boxes that had the ppl inside them and they made different signs, symbols, illusions, it was CRAZZYYY , they must've practised for years, just like everyone else involved, and even then it was hard to pull off

Flint, for the love of God.. Do you have any proof of such actions or are you just making stuff up again?

And deci, you can't blame him for this one, communications are rather bad since their country is being invaded by the Russians!

"Do you routinely ignore the fact that China is the #1 in death penalty judgements in the world? Do you ignore their frequent and flagarant human rights violations? Or the substandard construction in buildings outside the major cities? Or the massive corruption? Or the Imperialism of China?"

What about the americans then? They to have the death penalty (5th place). The US also violates human rights (long live Guantanamo / Abu Ghraib). And I wouldn't start on the imperialism-thing, America has done the same thing for decades now (Allende perhaps?).

And none of your articles tell us that the lads who made a mistake will be sentenced to death or even get a punishment. Yes it's true that China is a massive violator of human rights, and that they're imperialist and the whole thing, but nothing of that justifies/proves your comment.

I agree with Deci there..

On a sidenote, making embarrasing your country a felony could be a good way to improve americas image (as proven by those linkies Deci supplied in the georgian thread)

EDIT: the last line was a joke