Riot 2010
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if vancouver isnt careful there is going to be a riot and the olympics may just be the catalyst
think about it. during the banking crisis, in india, an angry mob stormed into a corrupt CEO's office and tore him limb from limb.
other countries have capital punishment for corporate corruption.
with the history of scandal, mismanagement, and corruption in this province. there is going to come a day when people will get fed up and take manners into their own hands.
for the time being, we're all content with sitting in an over priced restaurant in yaletown and bitching about it.
what people either dont realize, or are completely ignoring is that there are people amongst us who dont care about gold medals. there are people who dont care about bellinis and the vancouver canucks. these people care about a roof over their heads, and food in their bellies. and you can argue the point that they have the same opportunities that we do, but they aren't going to listen to it.
one day they will simply wake up and take it.
what you have to decide though, in the mean time, is when the time comes are you helping to flip cars and set them on fire, or are you watching it all on TV and shaking your head?
(wow, it took me 7 years to reach 350 posts)
think about it. during the banking crisis, in india, an angry mob stormed into a corrupt CEO's office and tore him limb from limb.
other countries have capital punishment for corporate corruption.
with the history of scandal, mismanagement, and corruption in this province. there is going to come a day when people will get fed up and take manners into their own hands.
for the time being, we're all content with sitting in an over priced restaurant in yaletown and bitching about it.
what people either dont realize, or are completely ignoring is that there are people amongst us who dont care about gold medals. there are people who dont care about bellinis and the vancouver canucks. these people care about a roof over their heads, and food in their bellies. and you can argue the point that they have the same opportunities that we do, but they aren't going to listen to it.
one day they will simply wake up and take it.
what you have to decide though, in the mean time, is when the time comes are you helping to flip cars and set them on fire, or are you watching it all on TV and shaking your head?
(wow, it took me 7 years to reach 350 posts)
...the Olympics are fiscal insanity...
we should all be wearing sheep costumes...
that doesn't necessarily indict the author...
maybe he is saying they are as stupid as we are...
The olympics are also being used to draw attention to the seal slaughter, and the import of dog and cat furs from China.
http://olympicshame2010.com/
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http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100114-1.html
Are we? This city has very real problems, and the Olympics are now drawing attention to them.
I personally think that some of you posters need to get a life. The Olympics are here. Personally, I think the benefits will far outweigh the negative. It is not really difficult to point out all the ills in ANY MAJOR METROPOLITAN CITY. They all have them. Vanouver is no different. If the Olympics weren't here, how would that benefit all the ills of the downtown eastside, drugs, gangs, homelessness, etc.
Having lived in this city for the last 40 years, I have come to realize that there are no shortage of protesters available on any subject. Vancouver leads the country in protests, always have and probably always will. If it wasn't the Olympics, these protesters would find something else to protest about.
I know all you anti Olympic posters will slag me for my views, but personally I don't care. I plan to really cheer for Canada, watch us wins some medals, and with a little luck, own the podium.
The funny thing is that probably a vast majority of these protesters will watch the Olympics as well.
Go Canada Go.
Having lived in this city for the last 40 years, I have come to realize that there are no shortage of protesters available on any subject. Vancouver leads the country in protests, always have and probably always will. If it wasn't the Olympics, these protesters would find something else to protest about.
I know all you anti Olympic posters will slag me for my views, but personally I don't care. I plan to really cheer for Canada, watch us wins some medals, and with a little luck, own the podium.
The funny thing is that probably a vast majority of these protesters will watch the Olympics as well.
Go Canada Go.
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I guess life in your world is so perfect that you don't see the need to protest. I was one of the many millions of people around the world who protested the impending U.S. invasion of Iraq. I was proud of it! We have"all" been proven right, because it was illegal, and based on a big lie. Too bad Bush didn't listen, imagine all the dead soldiers that would still be alive today.
The Olympics have a worldwide audience. Every cause, nutty or not, that wants media exposure knows that the Olympics are a great way to get their message out. The Vancouver Olympics are no different than any other Olympics in that respect, And I bet that the planners of the World Cup in South Africa this year are going to have to deal with the same headaches. This isn't anything new, it's just happening in our backyard now.
As for the infrastructure improvements, well, you got about 30 years worth crammed into 5, and it's cheaper to do now than it would have been later, so you can make the argument that it's actually cheaper to do it this way, but there's no question that other stuff will suffer later on. Whether the whole thing pans out as costing us money, infrastructure-wise? Probably not. Will programs suffer short term and will some be either set aside or inconvenienced, or be inconveniently curtailed? unquestionably.
Has the Olympic budget gone the way of the dodo, and have costs spiraled upwards in a clusterfuck of incompetence? yes. Is the severity entirely the fault of the committee? No, because no one saw the severity of the economic crisis coming. One can easily blame almost every business that is suffering if that were the case. Bad timing has had a dramatic effect. That is not to negate some of the incredibly stupid decisions that have been made.
As for the infrastructure improvements, well, you got about 30 years worth crammed into 5, and it's cheaper to do now than it would have been later, so you can make the argument that it's actually cheaper to do it this way, but there's no question that other stuff will suffer later on. Whether the whole thing pans out as costing us money, infrastructure-wise? Probably not. Will programs suffer short term and will some be either set aside or inconvenienced, or be inconveniently curtailed? unquestionably.
Has the Olympic budget gone the way of the dodo, and have costs spiraled upwards in a clusterfuck of incompetence? yes. Is the severity entirely the fault of the committee? No, because no one saw the severity of the economic crisis coming. One can easily blame almost every business that is suffering if that were the case. Bad timing has had a dramatic effect. That is not to negate some of the incredibly stupid decisions that have been made.
