If I were an athlete, and I'd fucking trained every single day of my fucking professional life to get the chance to win an olympic gold, and then the government turned around and said "Nah, sorry mate, you can't go due to us losing face if we send a team to china even though other countries are doing much the same" I'd be pretty fucked off.

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If I were an athlete, and I'd fucking trained every single day of my fucking professional life to get the chance to win an olympic gold, and then the government turned around and said "Nah, sorry mate, you can't go due to us losing face if we send a team to china even though other countries are doing much the same" I'd be pretty fucked off.

Perhaps the government could turn round and say "Nah, sorry mate, perhaps you could do something fucking worthwhile with your life. Also, we're going to stop fucking paying you for running around."

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And yet, I have heard of them, and they had an impact, unlike 95% of all Olympics contestants.

That's bollocks. 95% of olympians might not have made an impact on you, or most of the world. But to say their experiences have not had an impact on themselves is utter crock.

And yet, I have heard of them, and they had an impact, unlike 95% of all Olympics contestants.

That's bollocks. 95% of olympians might not have made an impact on you, or most of the world. But to say their experiences have not had an impact on themselves is utter crock.

I don't understand you CUS, since setting up WoB you've really changed (or maybe it's just my perception of you). There seems to be lots of snipping these days, when before it's was just rambling a stream of posts.

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The giving of the Black Panthers salture during that Olympics, was an incredibly powerful moment in world history, and I'm not going into the specifics of why and how. It had a massive impact on the world. The bloke who came in third for on the 100 Metre Dash, in 1994 (or whatever)? Not so much. Just because you are involved in a big event, it does not make you special, it does not mean you were important, you were merely "there". Please tell me specifically how would you disagree with this.


Malc, I didn't say that. I've had completely fucking enough of people massively misquoting me and in fact, just plain making shit up. This is a perfect example of such. You've just agreed with me, and then accused me of saying something completely different, and that therefore my original point (that you agreed with) was bollocks? I see.


I don't see what your opinion of me has to do with the Olympics or the demonstrations, but feel free to start a thread calling me a cunt, I'm sure it'll be very popular. I won't stoop to your level.

I love the games usually, but you are right..if we want to inspire kids where are the huge range of facilities to let do their thing???
And as for the games this time..I feel sorry for anyone stupid enough to go and compete in that smog and pollution.

I think the only way they can overcome this is to turn protesting into an olympic event.

I was particularly amused by the canadian snowboarder that got done for having ganja in his bloodstream and was going to be stripped of his medal or somesuch.