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The Olympics
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09 Aug 2008 Sat 12:20 am |
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I don´t agree with many of the policies of China, however, these athletes have been training for most of their lives to be part of the Olympics. It is just their rotten luck that "their" olympics happened to be in a very controversial country. I feel like the Olympic committe made a bit of a miss-step in choosing China and it is the athletes that are being penalized. I will watch because the Olympics challenges us to put politics to the side and be inspired by the human spirit.
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09 Aug 2008 Sat 03:28 am |
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Quoting Elisabeth: I don´t agree with many of the policies of China, however, these athletes have been training for most of their lives to be part of the Olympics. It is just their rotten luck that |
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09 Aug 2008 Sat 09:31 am |
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And, paradoxically, letting China host the Olympics has caused more debates about Tibet and human rights. All tv stations around the world play reports about how human rights are violated. So, at the end of the day, perhaps drawing everyone´s eyes to China did more good than not granting them the Games would.
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10 Aug 2008 Sun 12:29 pm |
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China spent 20 BILLION on the Olympics.
While the UK Olympics are estimated to cost (the British taxpayer) around 10 billion.
If this REALLY IS just about sport, then when will the Olympic Committee stop this obscene waste of money and take the Olympics to a static site - maybe to it´s original origins in Greece.
If this REALLY IS just about sport, DONT INVITE POLITICIANS TO THE OPENING CEREMONY.
If this REALLY IS just about sport, don´t kick people out of their houses forceably to build the Olympic Village, with little or no compensation.
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10 Aug 2008 Sun 12:47 pm |
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China spent 20 BILLION on the Olympics.
While the UK Olympics are estimated to cost (the British taxpayer) around 10 billion.
If this REALLY IS just about sport, then when will the Olympic Committee stop this obscene waste of money and take the Olympics to a static site - maybe to it´s original origins in Greece.
If this REALLY IS just about sport, DONT INVITE POLITICIANS TO THE OPENING CEREMONY.
If this REALLY IS just about sport, don´t kick people out of their houses forceably to build the Olympic Village, with little or no compensation.
Oh why dont you let people have some fun and enjoy once? Do you think all that billions are wasted? lots of people are earning money in this industry... and whatever it is politicians are the member of their country aswell, so they are there to become closer with their sportsmen or women...
it is something like eurovision... why dont you try to look some positive to that... once?
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10 Aug 2008 Sun 12:54 pm |
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why dont you try to look some positive to that... once?
But..then..
She wont be our Aenigma..will she? 
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10 Aug 2008 Sun 12:59 pm |
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it is something like eurovision... why dont you try to look some positive to that... once?
OMG! I laughed out loud 
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10 Aug 2008 Sun 01:04 pm |
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Oh why dont you let people have some fun and enjoy once?
Your "fun" comes at a high price...
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10 Aug 2008 Sun 01:05 pm |
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Your "fun" comes at a high price...
Mine is only being expensive when i get whisky while watching 
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10 Aug 2008 Sun 01:08 pm |
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You should have looked that in the organisation point its benefits to your econmy... lots of foreigners are coming to you, at least millions of sportsmen and women, so your tourism gets wild and live! your restaurants, textile industry everything...
now you can laugh more
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10 Aug 2008 Sun 01:34 pm |
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You should have looked that in the organisation point its benefits to your econmy... lots of foreigners are coming to you, at least millions of sportsmen and women, so your tourism gets wild and live! your restaurants, textile industry everything...
now you can laugh more
Perhaps you should check the statistics of previous Olympic hosts before making such statements.
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