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>Organising the Olympics hasn't been worth it for a long time. The games are great but the process is not. They need to moved to a fixed site for both winter
by ramesh31 5y ago
>Organising the Olympics hasn't been worth it for a long time.
The games are great but the process is not. They need to moved to a fixed site for both winter and summer. Then countries can just take turns each year setting the theme, ceremonies, decorations, etc. and handling the logistics of it.
- inglor_cz 5y agoJust locate them in Greece permanently. At least the summer ones. It is the birthplace of the very idea and the Greek economy could profit from the visitors. It would be cool to have Mt. Olympus literally on the horizon when competing.
- chrischen 5y agoWhy would countries bid to help boost the economy of Greece?
- snovv_crash 5y agoGreece could claim copyright, in the same way that France claims exclusivity on Champagne.
- inglor_cz 5y agoWell, seriously, it is in the interest of the EU at least to provide Greece with some hard cash not in form of further debt. The UK could agree because they have a historically good relationship with Greece. Russia could agree because Greece is Orthodox and culturally important for Russian Orthodoxy. China could agree if they got the job to reconstruct the old Olympic venue. They already own a port in Greece (and an important one, Piraeus). Israel and the oil sheikhdoms could agree because it is in their neighbourhood and a major source of harmless fun. Egypt could agree just to piss Erdogan off.