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>but after the olympics China reversed course This also happened in Russia 4 years and in Germany in 1936. It seems like the prestige of the upcoming games is
by DenisM 8y ago
>but after the olympics China reversed course
This also happened in Russia 4 years and in Germany in 1936. It seems like the prestige of the upcoming games is holding the tide of authoritarian rule, which then surges unrestrained.
- lostlogin 8y ago“Holding the games in China magnifies everything that is wrong with Olympic sports: the triumph of money, power and nationalism over amateurism, sportsmanship and international understanding.” I don’t think this quote relates to China alone. And more recently, Brazil seems to be taking some dangerous turns. https://isthmus.com/opinion/opinion/the-totalitarian-olympics/ https://isthmus.com/opinion/opinion/the-totalitarian-olympic...