why would the olympic committee select a country with so much political, social, environmental and economical turmoil and volatility???
i know they are a bunch of dumb fucks but this just seems that the committee was asking for this one.
It's not Mexico City in 1968. But we'll see.
And of course China got the Olympics for the same reasons they got American "Most Favored Nation" trade status.
Let's not forget that this is the same China who, in their bid for the 2000 Olympics that went to Sydney, promised the IOC that they would eliminate all houseflies in Beijing by the turn of the millennium as part of their bid offer. :confused2
The Tibetans started this shit just because of the media attention surrounding this event. The last thing China would have wanted was negative media attention since they've been 'teaching' the Chinese all kinds of manners and hygienic ways in preparation for this and that has gained them a lot of positive media attention.
China has a massive chip on its shoulder. They are symbolic of the many nations who have national identities rooted in victimhood. They feel the world gives them no respect, and it's a chance for them to have their debutante, coming out ball.
I think it's going to generally go well for China. But there's a real chance of a number of
Potemkin Villages as part of the grand back story of this event.
I think the funniest thing is that they will not be able to suppress a world cultural miscue -- the kind that gave rise to the
no-fly-zone proposal for their 2000 bid. I literally expect Olympic athletes to scream horrified out of their Olympic Village apartments on day 1, mortified about the severed goat heads in their rooms left as a welcoming gift.
Well, maybe not that exactly. But something like it. I'm banking on it.
i understand that its all about the money, but from what I gather about this entire thing is that China has A LOT of things to fix up and get in order for the games. On top of that I heard that its not very easy to get a visa to get into china so will that also change cuz of the games???
Plus why the fack would anyone want to go to china anyway???
China is a cool place to visit, though I haven't been in 7 years. In fact, I was there when they were bidding for the 2008 Games and saw Beijing decorated in IOC propaganda to sway the votes. I only imagine now that traffic has become more congested and insane, building has gotten even crazier, etc. Like it or not, China is a country that is going to help define the world -- for better or worse -- in the 21st century. May as well accept it.
But hearing the stories of the long-distance runners who are training in the streets behind city buses to prepare their lungs for the Beijing smog are downright wacky...
For some reason, I get that same rectal-stretching spring in my step just by hanging out around you. 
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