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there is this idea of a ceasefire during the olympics , which i guess shows some kind of respect for the olympic idea or something. Over the decades i ve grown

• duxup 5y ago
  > i ve grown to hate the olympics I more worry about how much they push whatever host company to expend as many resources as possible in what is often a wasteful way. I'd rather the Olympics be a nation wide event where a given nation probably has the facilities needed spread out over their country / wouldn't need to waste all that money.
• hirundo 5y ago
  I've long thought that the athletes should be stripped of nationality from opening to closing ceremonies, and just compete as earthlings. But without the draw of nationalism such an Olympics may wither away.
  • alar44 5y ago
    That defeats the purpose of the Olympics. It's not nationalism, it's a fucking competition, jfc.
    • InitialLastName 5y ago
      I forget, how do they pick the songs they play and the banners they stand under when they give people the medals?
      • alar44 5y ago
        That's what you think nationalism is? You're using that term pretty loosely. Why don't we call it racist while we're at it as well? It's possible to celebrate countries coming together without the basement rhetoric.