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30. It is for the athletes though. A permanent site would get rid of the politics and bribery as to...

Tue Dec 5, 2017, 05:13 PM

Dec 2017

where the games would be held.

I agree with your take from years ago about where to hold the winter games.

Without all the politics and payoffs of where the games will be held out of the picture every two to four years, the other problems can be tackled head on.

Why take away the athletes' goals and the unique experience and achievement of making the team and representing their country before the world?

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It's time to end the Olympics [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2017 OP

It has jumped the shark a long time ago Fullduplexxx Dec 2017 #1

Too corrupt from bottom to top to every become clean and relevant. nt NCjack Dec 2017 #25

No. It is inspiring to have heroes who are not political. The youth who applegrove Dec 2017 #2

It's great to have heroes that aren't political Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2017 #9

Except it IS political. It's posturing on a grand scale, with the corruption and the waste. johnnyrocket Dec 2017 #10

Think of the poor people around the world who will never go to a sporting applegrove Dec 2017 #19

draws terrorists too treestar Dec 2017 #67

All the things you list are disgusting, however, the Olympics are the pinnacle of achievement for... brush Dec 2017 #3

That's where I was about three Olympiads ago. Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2017 #8

The athletes are pawns in these power games malaise Dec 2017 #16

It is for the athletes though. A permanent site would get rid of the politics and bribery as to... brush Dec 2017 #30

Definitely a good idea treestar Dec 2017 #69

Or maybe one permanent location greymattermom Dec 2017 #80

Bread and circuses on a grand scale, not to mention the outpouring of nationalistic pride. jalan48 Dec 2017 #4

Have you ever read malaise Dec 2017 #5

No, but they sound like great recommendations. Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2017 #6

Tell that to the athletes that dedicate their lives to it Renew Deal Dec 2017 #7

People should look at the Olympics and seriously ask themselves if it is worth it. Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2017 #12

The ones the coach was abusing? malaise Dec 2017 #18

Also the ones who starved themselves, Mariana Dec 2017 #63

The Russian athletes who werent doping can still compete so no innocent Russian stevenleser Dec 2017 #87

Not a particularly convincing argument mythology Dec 2017 #64

Not a particularly convincing argument Renew Deal Dec 2017 #75

The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics actually made money (and without government money) Brother Buzz Dec 2017 #11

Plus, like it or not, we need the tourists. Initech Dec 2017 #22

1984 LA: one of the best ever. nt oasis Dec 2017 #55

Time magazine named Ueberroth "Man of the Year" for 1984. Brother Buzz Dec 2017 #58

Everything went like clockwork. The main venue was in a rough oasis Dec 2017 #61

i was gonna point that out. i was really sad that chicago didnt get them. mopinko Dec 2017 #57

How about we go the other way? lagomorph777 Dec 2017 #13

Wait - we should explore this idea further. Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2017 #15

Don't forget malaise Dec 2017 #20

You said it, not me. lagomorph777 Dec 2017 #21

Ok make the sport NASCAR crazycatlady Dec 2017 #24

+Ted Nugent for good measure. lagomorph777 Dec 2017 #28

Nascar rpannier Dec 2017 #77

OK, and let's limit it to "real" sports Retrograde Dec 2017 #36

You forgot to add the sarcasm thingee! n/t aggiesal Dec 2017 #44

It's been done: Dr. Strange Dec 2017 #59

Many of your concerns apply to American pro and college sports as well. Sneederbunk Dec 2017 #14

Harry Shearer has been complaining about what a huge scam the Olympics are ProfessorPlum Dec 2017 #17

I don't like the politics of it all but I love the athletic endeavor Alea Dec 2017 #23

That was 1988 malaise Dec 2017 #54

Yeah, the IOC disalitervisum Dec 2017 #26

Sounds like it's time for you to stop watching them Dreamer Tatum Dec 2017 #27

I agree get the red out Dec 2017 #29

olympics is just like life, complicated AlexSFCA Dec 2017 #31

And replace them with Knee-jerk championships? ghostsinthemachine Dec 2017 #32

This is a good example of why our party is so divided Alea Dec 2017 #33

I say go back to the original rules! Fozzledick Dec 2017 #34

Well that should help Greece's economy! SunSeeker Dec 2017 #40

They are the only athletic events that welcome people with disabilities loyalsister Dec 2017 #35

I LOVE the Olympics and ALWAYS look forward to them. I am SO PROUD of the multi cultural envoy Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #37

Yup. Tears me up every time. SunSeeker Dec 2017 #41

Especially because so many of them come from a very unlikely background. joshcryer Dec 2017 #70

1996 Olympics in Atlanta, despite the bombing, was OldHippieChick Dec 2017 #38

No. Clean them up, don't end them. SunSeeker Dec 2017 #39

The Olympic Games are indescribably awesome Awsi Dooger Dec 2017 #42

What an ill-informed, hare-brained suggestion Tarc Dec 2017 #43

I think its time for you not to watch them if you don't like them. onenote Dec 2017 #45

I don't think that was the point treestar Dec 2017 #68

The point of the OP seems to be that the Olympics should end because the author of the OP onenote Dec 2017 #83

The OP has a list of reasons treestar Dec 2017 #84

As I said, the reasons given by the OP are why he or she is "over" the Olympics onenote Dec 2017 #85

Having it in the same location each year would help control the costs and waste IronLionZion Dec 2017 #46

There's a better solution. zentrum Dec 2017 #47

Something would replace it w same problems. In the meantime you destroy a world community. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #48

I agree...nt 2naSalit Dec 2017 #49

Love the olympics. NCTraveler Dec 2017 #50

The Olympics: Fountain of a Thousand Inspirational Moments. oasis Dec 2017 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author FreepFryer Dec 2017 #71

Agree 1000% It's a global tradition that uplifts humanity. And I like your turn of phrase! (n/t) FreepFryer Dec 2017 #73

The last Olympic event I watched was Ben Johnson winning the 100 OnlinePoker Dec 2017 #52

I'd rather see the NCAA end first... Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #53

We had the Winter Olympics come to my town a while ago BoneyardDem Dec 2017 #56

The Olympics are much more than whats on TV. Saboburns Dec 2017 #60

I Went To Montreal ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #76

Agree. My life would be unchanged. trof Dec 2017 #62

Here's a suggestion: if it bothers you, don't watch the Olympics brooklynite Dec 2017 #65

No. No way. In no way, shape or form should the Olympics end. Persondem Dec 2017 #66

LOL. Nope. (n/t) FreepFryer Dec 2017 #72

Im turned off by all the weepy athletes hexola Dec 2017 #74

Shit, we should all just give up now. Calista241 Dec 2017 #78

i like watching them... samnsara Dec 2017 #79

Nah Loki Liesmith Dec 2017 #81

No longer sports of amatures. democratisphere Dec 2017 #82

Those that enjoy "amateur" sports should focus on collegiate "non-revenue" sports Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2017 #86

You can thank the Soviet Bloc for pros in the Olympics. TheMightyFavog Dec 2017 #88