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Reply #75 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 8:22am

cods wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 8:20am:

Gordon wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 8:13am:

cods wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 8:04am:

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Black Orchid wrote on Aug 9^th, 2016 at 9:09pm:

It's a shame there are so many empty seats there Sad

yes, I think the olympics has become too elitist.

Too out of touch with most people.

there are so many sports listed now....once upon a time it was more track and field and swimming.. not your every day sport like it is now....I mean golf really!,, it puzzles me why they bring in all these professional sports I guess we will have cricket one day...and maybe darts who knows....

it was like the shooting [females] I watched that and the audience was sparse

Tennis is also stupid. There are more than enough opportunities for tennis players.

2020 Tokyo will feature skateboarding and surfing. What's next, online gaming?

I agree do we want to watch Serena win another medal.. zzzzz...why not horse racing... Roll Eyes

sky diving....hot air balloon racing...egg and spoon...

I can understand if a country has a large following in a sport that isnt included... but when they introduce a new one they should remove something else...... that way people would get around to watching almost all of the events....lets face it it costs an awful lot to get to these things.. I would want to see as much as possible...now its all spread all over the country...

I am not sure anyone is a winner anymore..

Surfing, so landlocked countries are all but excluded.
I actually think it should be stripped back to the basics.

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Reply #76 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 8:25am

People(foreigners) have stayed away from the Rio games because of how dangerous the place is .....

& they were justified ... going by all the incidents that were occurring from the first arrivals of Olympians.

The locals are poor .... so they wouldn't be able to afford seats at Olympic events

but they were like vultures on carcasses robbing, mugging, kidnapping etc.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 77706 Gender:	Re: Rio - worst Olympics ever? Reply #77 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 8:46am you'd think the Brazilians would have at least gotten the basics right they can't even keep the pool clean
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Rio - worst Olympics ever? Reply #78 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 2:10pm Looks like someone's tipped a drum of anti-freeze into it.
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Reply #79 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 2:56pm

There's something seriously perverse about a major corporate extravaganza exclusively by and for rich elites that is basically smack bang in the middle of some seriously disadvantaged communities - but nonetheless completely shuts those people out from the eyes of the world, pretending they don't exist.

I hope the local protestors shut this depraved spectacle down.

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Reply #80 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 3:20pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 2:56pm:

There's something seriously perverse about a major corporate extravaganza exclusively by and for rich elites that is basically smack bang in the middle of some seriously disadvantaged communities - but nonetheless completely shuts those people out from the eyes of the world, pretending they don't exist.

I hope the local protestors shut this depraved spectacle down.

Basically sums up Rio

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 77706 Gender:	Re: Rio - worst Olympics ever? Reply #81 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 4:26pm Kat wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 2:10pm: Looks like someone's tipped a drum of anti-freeze into it. If I was a diver I would walk away before diving into that. Even a gold medal isn't worth it.
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Vic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8375 Melbourne Victoria Gender:	Re: Rio - worst Olympics ever? Reply #82 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 5:46pm John Smith wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 4:26pm: Kat wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 2:10pm: Looks like someone's tipped a drum of anti-freeze into it. If I was a diver I would walk away before diving into that. Even a gold medal isn't worth it. Not even our very own "Gold Medal"?
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Rio - worst Olympics ever? Reply #83 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 5:57pm Nobody seems to be complaining about the Venues .... the MSM carrying on, I presume. Surely the Olympic Village is up to scratch? ONLY one more Gold to be attained in the Pool? Then we get onto the REAL Olympics .... track and field.
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Reply #84 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 5:59pm

[quote author=gandalf link=1470022172/79#79 date=1470804961]There's something seriously perverse about a major corporate extravaganza exclusively by and for rich elites that is basically smack bang in the middle of some seriously disadvantaged communities - but nonetheless completely shuts those people out from the eyes of the world, pretending they don't exist.

I hope the local protestors shut this depraved spectacle down.[/quote]

oh dear.... not me I would like to see the powers that be open the doors to all the locals and give them the empty seats....especially when Brazil is taking part....

we are seeing the rough bits thats for sure... I am sure we had our share of pickpocket in 2000.... our media just didnt talk about it..

most of the competitors are young people who have spent all their time and energy for years getting to this moment....
stop looking on the sour side and enjoy it its on ly every 4 years for gawds sakes..

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Reply #85 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 6:03pm

Neferti wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 5:57pm:

Nobody seems to be complaining about the Venues .... the MSM carrying on, I presume.

Surely the Olympic Village is up to scratch?

ONLY one more Gold to be attained in the Pool?

Then we get onto the REAL Olympics .... track and field.

yes fingers crossed the aussie smashes the 1500.......

I think its been amazing watching Phelps.. it was like watching Thorpie in his prime.... untouchable...really... at 31.. well done...

do you think we have anyone up to standard on the track nef??? its hardly been mentioned.. an d the hurdler is out..Sally Pearson... who else is there?

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 77706 Gender:	Re: Rio - worst Olympics ever? Reply #86 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 6:08pm cods wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 5:59pm: I am sure we had our share of pickpocket in 2000... pickpockets? a media tent had two bullets fired through it while the media was inside, a media bus had two windows shot out as it was transporting media to an event ... this isn't a case of a few pickpockets
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Reply #87 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 6:10pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 2:56pm:

There's something seriously perverse about a major corporate extravaganza exclusively by and for rich elites that is basically smack bang in the middle of some seriously disadvantaged communities - but nonetheless completely shuts those people out from the eyes of the world, pretending they don't exist.

I hope the local protestors shut this depraved spectacle down.

That's been going on long before Brazil/Rio got the Games.

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Reply #88 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 6:19pm

John Smith wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 6:08pm:

cods wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 5:59pm:

I am sure we had our share of pickpocket in 2000...

pickpockets?
a media tent had two bullets fired through it while the media was inside, a media bus had two windows shot out as it was transporting media to an event ... this isn't a case of a few pickpockets

oh shock horror.....what I am trying to say is if that happened in America or AUstralia the media would shut it down.. here its all highlighted gleefully...

what did we expect from such a poor nation.??????..

they have done a great job ... and all aussie do is carry on about something that really is probably an every day occurrence in Rio..

which is never on out TV sets... until a few aussies happen to be over there...

I just say dont dwell on the negatives look at the positives.. what so bad about that...

seems to me all some folks do is talk negative and seem to be pleased with it..

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Reply #89 - Aug 10^th, 2016 at 6:24pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Aug 10^th, 2016 at 2:56pm:

There's something seriously perverse about a major corporate extravaganza exclusively by and for rich elites that is basically smack bang in the middle of some seriously disadvantaged communities - but nonetheless completely shuts those people out from the eyes of the world, pretending they don't exist.

I hope the local protestors shut this depraved spectacle down.

Rabid nonsense.

Unemployment is under 7%, and it's the 9th largest economy in the world.

I hope those Socialists and Communists who are protesting that not everyone is poor as evidenced by the Games - get grabbed off the streets and 'disappeared'.

I can't stand 'class envy'.

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