On Aug 15, 8:17=A0pm, Ivan Gowch <ivango...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:18:46 -0700 (PDT), "J.C. Watts Enslin"
>
> <jonens...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> =3D=3D>Honestly, as a Canadian I would rather skip the Olympics entirely
> =3D=3D>rather than witness the embarrassment that this has become.
=A0One=
week
> =3D=3D>in and we have yet to win a single medal.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 **** the Olympics.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Honestly, the entire "Olympic movement"
i=
s a sham and
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 a fake and an embarrassment, and has
been=
that
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 forever.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 I mean . . . is there really a good
reaso=
n to give a
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 rat's ass whether some mesomorph manages
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to
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 run or swim or crawl on his/her belly
1/0=
0th of
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 a second faster than the next guy, or
hum=
p a
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 cannonball a centimetre farther than the
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steroid
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 monster who preceded him?
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Everyone knows -- although it's seldom
ac=
knowledged
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 -- that in general, the rich countries
ge=
t the medals
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 and the poor ones get bupkus.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 The winning "athletes" are bulked up on
d=
rugs and
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 high-tech food and vitamin supplements
an=
d trained
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 by top-flight professional coaches that
t=
hose from
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 poorer countries can't afford. =A0Those
w=
ho don't enjoy
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 these benefits generally go home
empty-ha=
nded
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 and humiliated -- as Canada is
supposedly=
being
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 humiliated now. =A0And for what,
exactly?
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 The countries that vie to stage the
games=
do so for
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 the counterfeit illusion of "national
pri=
de." They
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 beggar themselves in the process, and
the=
working
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 citizens have to pay the bills for a
gene=
ration.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 For the competitors, gold medals are
prim=
arily
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 a ticket to product-endorsement
contracts=
leading to a
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 life of never again having to actually
wo=
rk for a
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 living. =A0But only, of course, if they
a=
re pretty
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 enough to look good on television.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Meanwhile, the media pump up the
ignorant=
m*****
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 with endless public relations blather
abo=
ut the
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 nobility of competition, the drama
inhere=
nt in the
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 thrill of victory and agony of defeat,
bl=
ah, blah,
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 blah, while their owners pocket a ton of
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money off the
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 advertising revenues that the masquerade
=
generates.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 And if all that wasn't enough to make
the=
bile
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 rise to your throat, consider that these
=
particular
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 games were "awarded" to China -- one of
t=
he world's
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 most brutal, anti-freedom police states
t=
hat is
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 blatantly and unapologetically breaking
e=
very
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 commitment it made to ensure greater
open=
ness
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 and freedom of the press to re****t and
of=
its citizens
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 to protest.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 It's enough to make a boulder puke.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 In short, the Olympics are an outrageous
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fraud
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 that benefits only construction
companies=
, hotels,
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 tour operators and other businesses, and
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enables
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 two or three countries to boast that
they=
are better
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 than everyone else because their
pampered=
"athletes"
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 succeeded in confounding the doping
tests=
..
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 If people were sane, any politician
anywh=
ere who
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 suggested making a bid to host this
disgu=
sting
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 travesty or paying good taxpayer money
to=
send
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 "athletes" to compete there would be
take=
n out
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 and summarily shot for being a flaming
id=
iot.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 And then hanged, just to make sure.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 **** the Olympics.
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 I'm a sane human being and I approved
thi=
s
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 message.
>
> --
> All ambitions are lawful except those
> which climb upward on the miseries or
> cruelties of mankind.
> -Joseph Conrad
>
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given your druthers, is it better fap to gymnastics or figure skating?
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