I understand your concerns, dubs

however I would also suggest that people need to be consistent regarding their socio-economic judgements on major sporting events.

I don't recall a single post regarding the World Cup two years ago and doubtless it will be watched avidly in Russia and Qatar despite dozens of people literally dying to make the latter happen.

As someone else said, if all money invested in sporting competition was diverted to address social issues, what sport would ever actually happen?

Posted By: norway on August 7th 2016 at 20:33:54

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I'm not against the Olympics, just not my sports but it does seem our media... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:15:06
- inaccuracies in your post about what happened aside, the Beeb are definitely showing doubl (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 7, 19:22:21
- Dubz, there is a massive difference between state-organised, systematic doping (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 7, 19:21:06
  - she did not miss three tests (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 7, 19:37:07
  - But is it not going on else where? How can anyone know. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:29:44
  - she didn't miss 3 tests (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 7, 19:24:30
    - Excuse excuses. I'm just saying, to me, it all seems a bit duplicitous. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:28:47
    - Yes she did. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 7, 19:27:48
      - ...... (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 7, 19:30:52
      - no she didn't, 2nd one was a filing error, they didn't try to test her at that point (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 7, 19:30:29
        
        Oh Ralf. Dear oh dear. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:33:03
        
        ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Aug 7, 19:38:38
        
        what Dr D? (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 7, 19:36:51
        
        Ah well maybe, I just kind of despair of the entire system, how difficult can it be? (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:53:05
        
        Then the classic 'personal problems' line (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 7, 19:34:56
        
        right o... (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 7, 19:37:23
- I'm against the Olympics (Other Sports) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 7, 19:17:19
  - It angers me Country can spend millions and millions and yet not home their people. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:20:19
    - Vimto (n/m) (Other Sports) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 7, 19:37:56
  - I would've thought it'd be getting harder to find hosts no? (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 7, 19:18:25
    - When they were preparing the sailing waters, they found a few dead bodies floating about.. (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:32:25
      - yep, it's a giant toilet (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 7, 19:36:22
        
        I watched the opening thingy and so many camera shots of men in suits. Men in suits who . (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:56:13
        
        well there's certainly some people who'll make a fortune from it all (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 7, 20:09:23
        
        No doubt he'll do ok out of it. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 20:21:18
        
        she (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 7, 20:38:15
        
        I understand your concerns, dubs (Other Sports) - norway, Aug 7, 20:33:54
- If someone's cute they get away with anything (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 7, 19:16:55
  - and arm 100,000 police in case they try and interfere with their propaganda (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 7, 19:30:19
    - *reply to dubs* :s (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Aug 7, 19:33:39
  - Yep agree Pants. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 7, 19:19:09

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