I know this is totally off topic - but I needed to vent some frustration out at the decision of the IOC for Beijing to host the 2008 Summer Games.
BOO!
Why does it seem unfair that a country that has such a long history of abusing human rights and denying freedom to it's people be rewarded with something as special as the Olympic games? Isn't the spirit of the games the exact opposite of what China is today?
I am from Toronto. The runner-up for the 2008 games. Bitter, perhaps - but not a sore loser. Toronto is the most multi-cultural city in the world. 52% of 5 million people in this city are foreign born and co-exist peacefully in the same neighbourhoods. A cultural mosaic. A safe and clean city with impressive plans to develop the waterfront into an olympic haven. One of the most efficient mass transit systems in the world. It should have been the only choice.
If anyone thinks the Olympics will help the people of China - they're wrong. When the games come and the world's media is focused and Beijing, what do you think will happen to the protestors marching for their rights? They'll be swept under the rug. Can anyone say "Tiananmen Square, Part II".
Oh well. There is nothing that can be done now. Perhaps I'll focus this spurt of Olympic enthusiasm towards getting Space Empires IV as a demo sport for 2004 games in Athens. (See, not completely off topic).
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OFF TOPIC - The IOC sucks.
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