We should host the Olympics in the same place every time

Post by LoSboccacc » Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 7:26 AM UTC

geuis wrote: post #29

braythwayt wrote: post #3

I think this is a piece of learned trolling, satire designed to provoke us into thinking hard about what the IOC really is. The IOC profits from the selection process as much as it does from the games. The bribes, the payments, everything involved in this horrible “competition” fills their coffers with money. If the games were held in the same place every year, there would be no bribes to rig bids. There would be no…

I agree with everything you wrote, except for the first 10 words. This isn't a trollish idea. It's a practical solution that solves a real problem. Any time in conversation this topic comes up, I make the same argument that it doesn't make financial sense to move from city to city like a plague.

Post by titanomachy » Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 7:33 AM UTC

domador wrote: post #25

pakled_engineer wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The local politicians in my city that lured the IOC here through bribes were all later parachuted into lucrative foreign service diplomatic posts and various IOC connected director positions after. That's the true legacy of the games, the politicians raise their profile, network with the world's elite and move into international politics while the rest of us pay for their promotions. Having the winter olympics in Swi…

What is your city / country?

Post by seanmcdirmid » Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 7:55 AM UTC

pakled_engineer wrote: post #13

braythwayt wrote: post #3

I think this is a piece of learned trolling, satire designed to provoke us into thinking hard about what the IOC really is. The IOC profits from the selection process as much as it does from the games. The bribes, the payments, everything involved in this horrible “competition” fills their coffers with money. If the games were held in the same place every year, there would be no bribes to rig bids. There would be no…

The local politicians in my city that lured the IOC here through bribes were all later parachuted into lucrative foreign service diplomatic posts and various IOC connected director positions after. That's the true legacy of the games, the politicians raise their profile, network with the world's elite and move into international politics while the rest of us pay for their promotions. Having the winter olympics in Swi…

Post by adventured » Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 8:38 AM UTC

paradite wrote: post #106

"According to a 2007 report from the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), it was estimated that Beijing might see up to 1.5 million local residents displaced due to the preparation for the Olympic Games. " paraphrased to "1.25 million people lost their homes during the Beijing Games. " Western media are really seizing every chance to bash Chinese govt.

Post by adventured » Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 8:44 AM UTC

Aloha wrote: post #67

mc32 wrote: post #40

I'm glad Boston too a stand and bowed out. I'm just hopeful SF can withstand the temptation. LA, well, it's a lost cause anyway. My hope is Boston's decision gets people to scrutinize the Olympics because as claimed, it seems the benefits are outweighed by the opportunity loss of the diverted funds, etc. For an example of the waste produced by hosting these large sporting events one only needs to look at the past wor…

Los Angeles could actually do the Olympics I without loosing money, or building all new venues, as they've hosted twice before, 1932 and 1984.