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Originally Posted by DVTimes
Why should I care about the 2012 London Olympics?
The point is that its not the best who enter. Its only those who can afford to. How many people can afford to buy a bike for £30k (or whatever it costs for such bikes) and spend each day practicing. Or even go running each day or whatever. Very few can. I would love to spend each day cycling. Those who are in are simply those who are wealthy. And some events are for the extremely wealthy (such as those horse riding ones). I may be living next to the fastest runner in the world, but because she/he has not the funds, they will never be in the Olympics.
On top of it being a rich persons sport, a lot of poor countries can often only afford a few people in the games. Thus the whole thing is a farce.
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Wow dude, you are so narrow minded it's bordering in being quite funny! Sure, the equestrian sports are solely for those with cash - but do you really think that the Jamaicans who are currently dominating world sprinting are rich? Of course not! Their training facilities are in fact absolutely terrible...but they persist and if they have enough natural talent they get noticed and then get sponsored. The old soviet bloc countries didn't have money to lavish on their competitors, but rather instilled a certain kind of discipline. For other countries there is a sense of community which help their talented individuals.
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And why do we then have the paralympics? I am not sure why this is separate rather than being part of the Olympics. Should those who take part be disabled? After all someone who is blind or deaf can easily take part in the Olympics one would have thought by running with people who are not blind or deaf. Many events [LINK] in the paralympics I see no reason non disabled could not also enter, such as Wheelchair Basketball. Non disabled I presume can sit in a chair and play. Events such as sailing I am not sure why paralympics have a separate event to the Olympics as one presumes that someone disabled can be just as good as a non disabled person and compete together. The message paralympics gives me is that disabled people are to be separated as they are not quite as good as non disabled. I suspect in years to come they will consider the paralympics as a discriminative setup.
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Even more ignorance! A disabled person is not just either deaf or blind! There are a wild array of categories (with physical as well as mental disabilities), and if any of those persons are good enough they can compete with the able bodied. Point in case Oscar Pistorius[sic]. The paralympics are there to foster the same spirit as what we give the more abled, and is actually an INCLUSION rather than your point of marginalisation.
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Surly too that the events of the Olympics will have no interest to anyone but the middle classes. Just as tennis in truth is a middle class sport and watched by the middle class. To be fair I am generalizing and of course one would suspect people of all classes will both love and hate tennis. However I would suggest that sports such as mountain biking, bmx, skateboard and such would be far more relevant to the ?youth?. In deed this week I am hoping to get a BMX, and have more interest in that than watching rowing (a sport where a boat will cost several thousands of pounds).
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The basis of the Olympics is track and field, with other events being added and removed every year due to voting and/or sometimes popular demand. I never knew class-ism was rife in the discus or the 100m sprint...but it seems that you're in the know on that one!
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So do I care about the Olympics? Of course not.
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Then why waste your time writing about it. You obviously care enough to have a stance.
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To me its simply a scheme for a few rich people such as Sebastian Coe to be given billions of pounds for them to indulge themselves in there own passion. Its a bit like a dictator building a palace for himself and claiming it benefits his people as they can enjoy looking at it while they beg for food.
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Your comparison of the Games to a dictator or his actions in any sense even further impresses on the reader how incapable you are of coherent thought processing.
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As for the Ground-based air defense systems being put on London homes [LINK], its unbelievable. I am not sure there is ANY country in a non war situation that has mounted missiles onto peoples homes. If that was my home as soon as they had installed the missile launcher I would be up there with a steel bar smashing it up, and if I was arrested, so be it. But the police would have to put a bullet in my head as no way would I accept this being alive. I cannot believe this horror is being allowed in the UK. But then again most of the people there, will just take it, as they always do. In the UK the government can come to your home, do a big poo on your head and most people will probably say thank you.
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Oh...the horror! This isn't the Hindenburg disaster, but rather a safety and security measure designed to prevent an aerial attack such as the September 11th attack. These missile sites are the ones that are strategically located to provide the best cover with a 360degree view. There are also others which you don't know of, so I guess that's more horror to keep you up at night. Have you thought about all of the armed personnel that could be near you during the Games? Wow, I'm surprised you haven't tried to smash any SO19 personnel with your steel bar every time you've gone through Heathrow airport. Those MP5's they carry to protect you must fill you with rage!
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I thought it was fantastic that the two lads went and grabbed the touch [LINK]. I think they were great. I hope that when I was there age I would have had the guts to do that. I am hoping someone else tries to put the touch out. I was annoyed that I missed it when it came near to me as I was going to throw a bucket of water over the thing and put it out.
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This point of yours made me lose absolutely all respect for you, as you clearly have no respect for others or their traditions. What is it to you that a ceremony is taking place that makes so many others happy? Do you also wish you could knock coffins over in funeral homes? Surely not. Both are ceremonial activities though that have meaning for others, and if you don't like it then just don't take part. There's no reason to promote malicious activity that just spreads disdain. Shame on you, Sir!