Quote Originally Posted by Mississippi Steve
I concur
Yes, the world is going to hell in a hand basket...why not relax with some beach volley ball or field and track, or some curling in the winter.

The Olympics do not stand for what they pretend to stand for. They stand for making money for the host city. They stand for steroid users and blood dopers trying to trick the system to further whatever sort of rush they get from beating their opponent. These are people who, after all dedicate their whole childhood and young lives to WIN at any cost (usually under the thumb of their parents in the first world, and the government in the third), for THEIR OWN COUNTRY. That sort of thing does not bring people together...and I guarantee the Chinese athletes are more than gently prodded to win!

This is not a slight on anybody who enjoys sports, but competition in no way brings people together (which is what I think most people believe the Olympics stand for). Corporate sponsored sporting events are just what they look like--business. Why not let us skip the games and have the delegates work on something worthwile like famine relief, healthcare, human rights violations, and the decriminalization of Marijuana.

I mean no disrespect, but those are my views.:jointsmile: