I found another eye opener over at Cracked.com
You've seen the sappy commercials and the heartwarming back stories on morning talk shows. The athletes who have earned spots at the Olympic Games are the purest of the pure, the world's most dedicated sportsmen and women who probably won't earn much more for their work than a few seconds of airtime and an occasional appearance at the local sports store. And that is what the Olympics are all about -- a love of sport, country and your fellow man.
Maybe. Just don't look too closely behind the scenes, or else you'll find out that ...
1) Olympic Village is a Whore House
2) The Host City is Turned into a police state
3) Hosting Can Bankrupt An Economy
4) There's Tons of Bribery That Determines Who Hosts
5) Poor People Get Shoved Out to Make Room for the venues...and then the venues often times become homeless ghettos once the world leaves
Read more here...
You've seen the sappy commercials and the heartwarming back stories on morning talk shows. The athletes who have earned spots at the Olympic Games are the purest of the pure, the world's most dedicated sportsmen and women who probably won't earn much more for their work than a few seconds of airtime and an occasional appearance at the local sports store. And that is what the Olympics are all about -- a love of sport, country and your fellow man.
Maybe. Just don't look too closely behind the scenes, or else you'll find out that ...
1) Olympic Village is a Whore House
2) The Host City is Turned into a police state
3) Hosting Can Bankrupt An Economy
4) There's Tons of Bribery That Determines Who Hosts
5) Poor People Get Shoved Out to Make Room for the venues...and then the venues often times become homeless ghettos once the world leaves
Read more here...
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