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We should host the Olympics in the same place every time

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Re: We should host the Olympics in the same place every time

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Post by sebkomianos »

javert wrote: post #96
mmarx wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

BER is a german project[0], and so is the Elbe Philharmonic Hall[1]. Both are long overdue and over budget. “Putting the Germans in charge” may very well not help to avoid delays. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Brandenburg_Airport [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe_Philharmonic_Hall

Thanks for the correction, I assumed from context that BER was something different when the exact opposite is the case.

Downvoted previous comment, upvoted this one, perfect way to admit a mistake, well done sir (or ma'am)! :)

Re: We should host the Olympics in the same place every time

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Post by fr0styMatt2 »

Are the Olympics even relevant anymore?

When I was a kid, I can remember people getting excited about the Olympics. People would sit glued to their TV screens, it would be a big deal.

Now it just seems meh, like people have more pressing things to worry about. The story seems the same for every country that hosts it:

- Yay we got the Olympics!

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- Oh no! They most certainly AREN'T going to be ready for the Olympics!

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- These Olympics were a fantastic success!

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It's a shame too. Maybe having them in one place would take away a lot of the distraction.

Re: We should host the Olympics in the same place every time

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Post by paganel »

joshkpeterson wrote: post #120
paganel wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Mock people wearing Qatar shirts, just as you would someone promoting homeopathy. I don't this ending well. First of all, the athletes should not get involved in any of this politics stuff. Second, it is well known that all the World Cup and Olympic Games tournaments post 1990 (at least) were awarded based on corruption, even the 2006 World Cup hosted in Germany. So, I don't see any reason to single out the Qataris…

Have you not read about what is going on in Qatar??

Of course I have. But where do we stop? Should we also ban the USA from organizing a future World Cup tournament because of its disastrous foreign policy which has caused unnecessary deaths numbering more than 1 million people in the last 15-20 years? Should we ban Russia from hosting the 2018 World Cup because of its Ukraine policy? And so on and so on.

Re: We should host the Olympics in the same place every time

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Post by jsprogrammer »

scott_karana wrote: post #125

Is "Olympic Games" copyrighted? Even if so, what's to stop the Greeks from claiming prior art, and establishing an Olympic Island themselves, sans-IOC?

A phrase/name can't be copyrighted and prior art is irrelevant to copyright. Nothing stops them from claiming it, but it's a non-sequitur so there is really no reason to claim it.

I don't think any individual or organization is stopping Greeks from establishing their own Olympic Island.

Re: We should host the Olympics in the same place every time

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Post by jsprogrammer »

paganel wrote: post #110
MichaelGG wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Better yet, do what you can to ignore and shun these corrupt proceedings. The Olympics depends on people treating it as something special. Same for FIFA. Mock people wearing Qatar shirts, just as you would someone promoting homeopathy.

> Mock people wearing Qatar shirts, just as you would someone promoting homeopathy. I don't this ending well. First of all, the athletes should not get involved in any of this politics stuff. Second, it is well known that all the World Cup and Olympic Games tournaments post 1990 (at least) were awarded based on corruption, even the 2006 World Cup hosted in Germany. So, I don't see any reason to single out the Qataris…

Why should an athlete not get involved in "any of this politics stuff"? They are individuals as well and have as much right to political speech, thought, and action as every other individual on the planet.

They may have even been granted a platform where their speech can be more effective because of the respect and attention that many in the world pay those athletes.

Censorship, voluntary or otherwise, should be routinely rejected.

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