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What if Gaza was selected or the Ukraine? Most orgs would have a policy. Excluding hosts that can't meet standards is what the Olympics does when selecting a
by ipaddr 3y ago
What if Gaza was selected or the Ukraine? Most orgs would have a policy. Excluding hosts that can't meet standards is what the Olympics does when selecting a host city.
- tialaramex 3y agoWhy mention the Olympics? I don't think anybody's concern was that the Worldcon isn't corrupt enough, or that it's not doing enough to leverage its prestige to entrench corporate greed? The Olympic Committee aren't quite as awful as FIFA, I don't sense plans to hold a winter games in Qatar for a fat bribe for example, but they're pretty bad.
- baq 3y agoSochi wasn’t Qatar… but only just
- denton-scratch 3y ago> The Olympic Committee aren't quite as awful as FIFA I'm not sure how you can tell. They're both completely rotten, as far as I can see: not an honest person among them.