I would expect a good piece on how the Commonwealth Games are out of place in the 21st cen

tury to include at least a little bit about how the Commonwealth Games are out of place in the 21st century, rather than that piece, which just says "oh, there's a lot of s**t competitors" [*] and "oh the Empire was just awful" [**]

[*] - Yes, there are. Have you ever watched the Commonweath games before?
[**] - Well, yes of course. But if we're in the business of claiming that arguments are "simplistic", f**k me if that isn't the most simplistic reaction to a complex and nuanced piece of history. What a pathetic reaction that is. Talk about embarrassing.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 31st 2014 at 22:51:23

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How can people criticise the commonwealth games (Other Sports) - emmaroyds, Jul 31, 21:07:42
- I've enjoyed the Commonwealth Games as much as 2012 (Other Sports) - ingi, Jul 31, 22:34:48
  - Struggle with that tbf. The 2012 Olympics were so stratospherically better than these (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:38:24
    - not for me (Other Sports) - ingi, Jul 31, 22:42:05
- Where to start... (Other Sports) - avenging canary, Jul 31, 22:15:08
  - From a sporting point of view. (n/m) (Other Sports) - APB, Jul 31, 22:22:53
  - That's a criticism of the Commonwealth, not the Commonwealth Games. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:22:35
    - Simplistic. (n/m) (Other Sports) - avenging canary, Jul 31, 22:30:51
      - agreed. Surprising that many people are blind to see that their is a legitimate (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 22:38:24
        
        Well, if that was really the case then none of the countries would turn up. The world has (Other Sports) - Vivid Data Shark, Jul 31, 23:28:41
        
        But then there are many legitimet reasons why the Commomwealth Games should continue (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jul 31, 22:55:47
        
        Well it seems like many people in the UK are very passionate about the Commonwealth still (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 23:03:49
        
        Do you not see any any positives about these games? (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jul 31, 23:28:44
        
        that's very true and undeniable (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 23:36:12
        
        That's a fair point (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jul 31, 23:52:11
        
        The last Commonwealth Games in 2010 in India (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 1, 00:15:05
        
        I would expect a good piece on how the Commonwealth Games are out of place in the 21st cen (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:51:23
        
        And that doesn't even scratch the surface (Other Sports) - avenging canary, Aug 1, 00:01:43
        
        Seems weird to me how angry people get defending it (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 23:01:06
        
        ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jul 31, 23:08:17
        
        why the question mark? (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 23:10:45
        
        Umm. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 23:01:55
        
        *there (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 31, 22:43:16
- The more I watch it, the more this becomes so obviously true. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:08:27
  - there is a middle ground though isn't there (Other Sports) - earlydoors, Jul 31, 22:21:00
    - But again, you're criticising (validly, I'd say) the commentators, not the games. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:25:42
  - Absolutely. "Embarrassing" is more about the embarrassed. (n/m) (Other Sports) - APB, Jul 31, 22:17:38
  - Oi, you copied and pasted though , dintya bor? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 31, 22:14:27
    - Did I? From where? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:28:58
      - Was a question, hence the question mark! ( i thought you might have though, obviously). (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 31, 22:35:08
        
        Ah. No, I dint. I writ it, out of my own head. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 31, 22:36:27
        
        Ok, it's all that proper grammar and paragraphs thut confoosed me. (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 31, 22:41:33
- because they're thick as pigshit (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 31, 21:19:14
- Haters gotta hate (n/m) (Other Sports) - harry boulders, Jul 31, 21:17:49
  - As my soon to be President just said............ (Other Sports) - usacanary, Jul 31, 22:12:50
- vmt (n/m) (Other Sports) - ede, Jul 31, 21:09:42

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