carrefour
New Member
I would watch some sort of Olympic Idol myself.
I used to think the Olympics were great. When I was a kid. Now, maybe I have become to cynical. History tells us that the jokers running the Olympics have been corrupt. On one hand, talking about how Olympic ideals, and on the other, giving Games to dictatorships and countries on the brink of civil war and other examples just because they are slipped a few bills. I mean, the fact that T.O. lost to Atlanta because we were too aloof to know that even if your bid is technically perfect, you still need to hand over the cash to get results, still irks me. And don't get me started with China. Nevermind Tibet, China oppresses its own people - forcing mass expropriations in order to build the Olympic dream.
I wouldn't be angry if the Olympics came. I'd be happy. But we need to get past the thinking here in Toronto that we have to hold some sort of 'world-class' event in order to be 'world-class'. Whatever that means. Or that we need an NFL team. Or the Pan-Am games. Our leaders suck. They don't realise that Toronto is already great. In its neighbourhoods, in its cultural offerings, in the every-day things. Where is Toronto's Barack Obama?!
I used to think the Olympics were great. When I was a kid. Now, maybe I have become to cynical. History tells us that the jokers running the Olympics have been corrupt. On one hand, talking about how Olympic ideals, and on the other, giving Games to dictatorships and countries on the brink of civil war and other examples just because they are slipped a few bills. I mean, the fact that T.O. lost to Atlanta because we were too aloof to know that even if your bid is technically perfect, you still need to hand over the cash to get results, still irks me. And don't get me started with China. Nevermind Tibet, China oppresses its own people - forcing mass expropriations in order to build the Olympic dream.
I wouldn't be angry if the Olympics came. I'd be happy. But we need to get past the thinking here in Toronto that we have to hold some sort of 'world-class' event in order to be 'world-class'. Whatever that means. Or that we need an NFL team. Or the Pan-Am games. Our leaders suck. They don't realise that Toronto is already great. In its neighbourhoods, in its cultural offerings, in the every-day things. Where is Toronto's Barack Obama?!