Originally Posted by
BoulderDawg
The ideal and spirit of the Olympic games are a far cry to what it has become.
Billions are being spent by Vancouver to host the games while homeless people go hungry. Games are being held on indigeous lands stolen from the rightful owners.
Also, as far as I know, not one participate has spoken out about these problems. Someone has to.
Wouldn't it be nice if this Olympics had heros like Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
The native people who welcomed them to Vancouver? Yes, they looked very upset. Why, even their own native news was commending their performance. You tend to follow fake natives anyway, so you aren't exactly credible here.
As for the homeless... think for a single second. The money spent in Vancouver pales in comparison to the dollars brought in for local businesses, and probably gave one or more of those homeless people a job due to the massive influx of people. But you don't understand a single thing about the free market, so I'm not expecting you to understand this.
You can mail this one out too. Coward.
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