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They're like war, really. Only without guns. Sport isn't nation against nation, it's athletes against other athletes. Let the best guys win, and let's forget the stupid, stinking, blood-tainted flags behind them.

All business is like war. Walmart against Target is like war. Only abolish Olympics if they are government supported by tax money. If they are a business, set up some competition... another similar business... and make some money.

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Abolish the Olympics because they are "like war with the guns", really? Isn't that a good thing when every country takes part in something, competing with each other, sharing a bond and brotherhood thru it all? All that without killing each other. But I could agree to abolish it for different reasons because of the politics behind it and it is wasting tax payers' money.

The old Greeks stopped every war when the time for the Olympics games arrived. I wish it would be like that today  ::)

i compeletely agree with you.. olympics or any other sports competitions must be abolished immediately. Nations dont attend those competitions on the behalf of sports . On the contrary, they join in them for the sake of their commerical  or racists purposes.

As far as I know, the Olympic Games lose money despite all the merchandising, since the games use tax payers money they should be abolished or downsized to a more manageable level.

This money waste happens only in case of country's without proper infrastructure.
Unfortunately this is what is happening most of the time...
Why bother throwing Olympics in highly developed area with all the stadiums
and hotels when you can organise it in 3rd word? Wasting tremendous amount of cash on unfair public deals and auctions. Its really beyond me, the IOC is basically promoting corruption and fraud in weaker areas of our planet. This is what needs to be abolished.

Competition and the desire to push limits is an innate human trait. It's obvious that something like the Olympics will always exist.

What shouldn't exist is the insane expense and political/financial backroom weirdness. Local taxpayers shouldn't be burdened with decades of debt for facilities that may never be used again.

Build a permanent setup in Athens and be done with it or have inflatable stadiums that go from country to country.

Not at all I'd say it's more practical to just not host. The amount of tourism and consumerism that countries expect to get by hosting the Olympics simply doesn't come close to the amount they actually make.

Who wants to abolish baseball? or football? or soccer? or any number of other sports? Abolish government support and make it a big business thing where people buy tickets to attend. Then it can go on just like any other sport that isn't supported by government.

If you want to abolish it, don't go!

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Sure, sport is nice and will always exist, and there's nothing wrong with private sponsorship. It's the sponsorship which wrecks the whole thing. I guess tennis has passed that level. There's Wimbledon or the french open, there are great shows where hardly anyone cares about the citizenship of the players.

i don't think it's even slightly comparable to war. olympic games promote camaraderie among athletes and nations. here we can have friendly competition with people from other parts of the world without having any restrictions from religion and culture.

There are tons of non Olympic athletic tournaments but no one appears to give much of a shit about them. Even then they're often fielding national teams. I think it's the tribalism of the Olympics that resonates in many a heart.

And for me at least I don't think there's a single Olympic event I'm remotely interested in watching. I do like the winter Olympics but mainly for the scenery.

Yes its war but a friendly war game. At least in Olympics nobody die when they loose. Olympics keeps humanity together even if they loose they are still happy.

your right what is the problem of olympics atleast we are not fighting using guns

well actually its kinda true in a war you have to maximizing your advantage .Some country only funding sport that give advantage to them just to get gold medal or achievement.
But somehow athletes become more motivated when they fight for their country maybe because they feel like hero

It maybe is like war but the number of People dying is fairly small compared to a real war. Better a war in the sports Arena then in any city. Olympic games are around for so long, why end this Tradition now?

+1. I don't know what motivated the OP for thinking that it is all the same as a "war but without guns." What the Olympics stand for is the opposite of what he's trying to say.

why are there still marxists in 2016

I don't think all olympic fans are marxists.


Because the time has come. The USSR has failed, the EU is in turmoil, and all fascist statist organizations must go. The people enjoying the olympics are the same who enjoy military parades, or those who are happy to pay tax to make "their country" better, or those who want their country to be great. Olympic games were invented to make citizens proud. They're a statist propaganda tool, but I wish everybody to be ashamed of his citizenship. No more war, then. If every soldier, every athlete, every man and woman would be ashamed of his country, the world would be a peaceful place where everybody would be friendly with everybody else. Also, there would be much less tax, without all that spending.

its about the best in the world coming together in the name of peaceful sportsmanship and for the progress of mankind, its the inspiration for many sporting organization around the world and became largely the first globally organized event ever. This is a very ignorant post, please learn your history before becoming an activist.

Hilariously stupid post

It comes from you that we should forget the stupid, stinking, blood-tainted flags behind them so I dare say to continue the Olympics. ;D  I am really amazed everytime that there is a competition involving different countries as it is the only way aside from beauty pageants that there is no guns nor blood involved. And that they gathered in one venue peacefully that differences were set aside.  If only Olympics can solve differences of beliefs and could stop war maybe we could do it regularly like every year.  It is really nice to see countries to be gathered together leaving war behind.

You sir are a fucking idiot..

Its sports.. The best person wins..
Any competetion can be seen as war if you want it to be seen like that.

Seriously?  Compairing sports with war?  Where did you get those idea?  I think we should promote more event like this as it gives a sense of unity.  War has no place in this competition.  It just showcase the ability and strength of each participants from different part of the world.  Let us just forget war as of this moment.

As soon as one is wrong to write a post, it can cause a storm of emotions. Maybe, just do not notice that this is not the correct position? ;) Maybe the person is too young and made a mistake? In general, the beginning of the Olympic Games, meant the end of all wars. If someone forgot the story. ;)

Iwas going to say this but I couldn't remember the exact greek quote. Anyone know it? where they say its sports instead of war essentially?

Well the Olympic games were created so the Roman empire can alleviate the tension of war by holding these games as a "friendly" competition. Instead of the bloody one they held in the arena for the gladiators. Now that was much more severe than what they hold now wouldn't you agree? :-\

Why stop at the olympics, why not football or any other major sport.  How about the eurovision song contest lol

A prime example of generation snowflake   ::) ::) ::)

p.s. there also several shooting events in the olympics that use guess what .... guns.

https://i.imgur.com/QrjOCwn.png

Never heard of generation snowflake.
Is that a term used for this generation now that are wussies asking why this and why that with anything to do with retaliation against an opposing force?

"Generation Snowflake, or Snowflake Generation, is a term that refers to young people, typically university or college students, who seek to avoid emotionally charged topics, or dissenting ideas and opinions. This may involve support of safe spaces and trigger warnings in the university setting."

" generation snowflake
The group of young people today that have the INSANE belief they have the right to NOT be offended by any of the beliefs/viewpoints of the other 7.1 billion people of this planet. When these fragile/infantile people are offended, most likely they will react in someway like a toddler (cry, scream, act hysterical, etc). "

So yes basically pussies that would like to ban free speech for example if it hurts someone's feelings.

I don't think so.
You probably don't know story behind start of ancient Olympic games in Greece.
In Greece, long time ago, around 3 000 years, Olympic games was like real peace festival and celebration.
All wars and conflicts was forbidden during Olympic games.
In modern history, Olympic games came as idea to recover this ''spirit'' from ancient Greece and bring people together, make modern festival and celebration of peace.
Olympic idea had good and bad moments until now but still this idea brings many people together and sharing ideas about cooperation, peace and tolerance.
Such values we still need in our societies.

Yeah, lots of athletes put in so much effort and when they lose, you feel their pain as well.

Sometimes I hate competitions ::)

The olympics are the largest event so they should go first, but all sports which are nation-related should go too. I forgot one game involves guns, but that's minor, and it's not my point. I had never heard of a generation snowflake, I suppose you invented that, but I'm certainly not one of them. I'm not young and I've seen that nationalism can kill. I remember one of my best friend. I found him one evening lying in front of his house, dead with blood all around. Nobody has been arrested. The men who killed him are free. I don't think they will kill again because the war is over, but I imagine them watching the olympics and cheering for their national team. They're all the same. Soldiers, athletes and supporters at the olympics not because they like sport, but only for their country's glory.

No I did not invent "Generation Snowflake" its quite well known - google it.

There is not one game that involves guns - there are 10 in the list I posted.

If nationalism is not important then why did your country fight back, why not just give up and let the invading army take over?



And you base this statement on what facts?  Surely people become interested in sport and dedicate their lives to it to reach that level because they love their chosen sport and not some "countries glory"

WTF? While your at it ban all sports too accept sarcastaball #SouthPark

I agree with this post!! (Just kidding I'm not stupid  ;D)

lol good answer

You should be abolished for stupidest statement of the year

Well, the London 2012 games lost money, if my memory does not fail me, so the games are too expensive even for the first world countries, because of that I mantain my position, don't host the games or the games need to become smaller.

they all lose money its considered an honor to have them

Dude he said without a guns not with guns.

Well, that is olympics they are not representing their ownself. They are playing to represent their country more than their self. If its like a war for you then that was the good war ive seen since there are no killing happening and with entertainment/fun.

I give you my 100% agreement, in my opinion it is more like Gladiator fights, not the wars, but still, it is far from civilisation.

No but Olympic commission should be abolished. They make millions thanks to the games then let the cities pay the bills...

Indeed fact no, they always lose money because Olympic commission keeps the profit and give only a small budget to the city welcoming the games. But it's only because they're assholes, on overwhole it makes huge profit!

yeah, I agree. they're like war, there will be the winner and the loser, but it's kind of peace war. we don't need to fight physically (except karate and kind of thing), but we fight based on the rules.

but sometimes this game grows kind of anger when someone doesn't win, and they will come back in the next competition to revenge  ;D

Of course they are like war. Everyone is at war at the moment. You buy Bitcoin, you support bitcoin against the other currencies in the war. You buy coca-cola, you are in a war with pepsi. You support Realmadrid, you support their cause against Barcelona. Russia wins a golden, they won a battle against USA.

Olympics don't need to be removed and it was not the war just a competition between countries although it held only for an advertising campaign of a country with indirectly.

Have you ever gone to an Olympic game? Don't, and you will have abolished them for yourself. Let others be free to do what they want.

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Cancel the Olympic Games, this is complete nonsense! Why cancel the Olympic Games? Olympic Games provide an opportunity to compete for people without arms. Other people, when they watch the Olympics, get a lot of positive emotions.

My country didn't fight back, I was a foreigner working there, and as a witness, I've seen plenty of people fighting, killing and dying because of nationalism. And it keeps on going in several places in the world...

Those playing at the olympics have chosen to represent a country. Sports doesn't ask you that. At the end of the show, each country will count its medals and most will forget the very real people who got them. The winners will be countries. Real sports doesn't involve countries, I gave earlier the example of tennis at Wimbledon, that's real sports.

If they banned any athletes then we would not know what their potential would of been in the games. That is a pity to say the least. :-[

That's my wish. I don't want to see athletes competing at the olympics in front of their country's flag, I want to see them competing against each other, without anyone knowing the citizenship of the others. Sports without politics...

What a strange sight here.

I get what you mean, but it doesn’t change the fact that the games should be profitable, they are not using private funds, they are using the taxpayer’s money, in fact there were a lot of protests in Brazil because people thought, with good reason, that money could have been used for better things.

Once we remove the politics from Olympics, everything will be fine. It is the political interference which is destroying the Olympics.

This is also a problem, some countries use the Olympic Games in order to send some kind of political message, in the past there were boycotts and that kind of stuff and that turned off my interest in the games.

Thanks, I like to see I'm not the only one. What unites all of us here is BTC, which doesn't have any kind of link to any country or nation. Sports should be like that too, just like everything else.

It's first about yourself then your country..
To be the best in the whole world at what you do in your chosen sport..
Now imagine no countries.. Athletes raced with no flag..

Say a guy from Italy always won and a guy from Britain always comes fourth..The guy from Italy because of no nation will always have the support..
Now because the guy from Britain who always comes fourth will be the best in his nation he will get support other wise he will get no support..

No adverts in is nation no sponsor's no one would care only for the winner..
When it's for your nation then your nation cares no matter how good you are..

So if we done it your way not much money would float around the sport world..
Like sponsors from big businesses for the athletes to do it full time to be the best at what they do..

Athletes try to be the best to make themselves RICH Get paid fast..
Not working for 50 years in a dead end job for 35k a year scraping by..Be famous and get rich quick..THEN YOUR COUNTRY  ;D

Athletes also do not make it to the Olympics on their own.

Many have have been talent spotted at a young age then taken through various state funded training programs at state funded facilities.

They are there through a team effort with large a support group group behind them.

The Olympic games presents an opportunity for athletes around the world to compete against each other, and to show their skills. It is a display of diversity and sportsmanship. Only retards would favor banning the Olympics. It is true that a lot of money and effort is being spent... but at least it is put in to something worthwhile.

Yes it showcases the strength of each athletes from different parts of the world.  It is nice to see different looks, different colors, different height, from different countries with one goal.  The goal to win and represents their countries.  I love seeing that even they cannot understand each other, they understand the meaning of sportsmanship. 

I'd love that! Less money and less advertising in sports. It would probably be less professional but what's wrong with that?
You shall also think of all the people without a country, and those who don't like their country. To millions olympics is a show between foreigners without any interest.

There are many obsessive people in the world. The type that would kill over ideology. Sports gives them something to focus on and live and die for. I'm talking about fans not athletes. And in that sense sports are a good thing. A great distraction for dangerous people.

Why destroy something that brings so much joy to the world for so many. ???

I will tell you what's wrong..
POINT 1..Humans wont move forward in our physical being..Like faster stronger smarter..

POINT 2..So many sports out there anyone's child can become a sports star if they try hard enough.
If you really want it..SPORTS is so many more doors open to get out of poverty for our children..
No sports lots more poor people..Who would never get a chance to be rich?..

How many sports stars have come from nothing and i mean nothing..
Footballers from AFRICA ..So poor they live in a straw hut..Now they play football run and so on..
NO MORE STRAW HUT..And all his family lifted out of poverty?..

I even agree with mind sports competition to see who the smartest child in the world..
All helps toward making better humans..Smarter faster stronger..

Always remember these sports that make you money are there for your children to be the best and become rich..Sports is for everyone if you can handle the sweat blood and tears to be the best at what you do..
Just think of all the poor people who become good at there chosen sport who are now doing well in life because of sports ;D ;D ;D..

Without sports competitions at the highest level life would be POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.. ;D

And last point..It's in our nature to be competitive...

Yeah Olympics has been there when while you are not still on the womb of your mother. And it has been on tradition that it is going to be done for years. And this is just giving the sports industry the importance so that athletes are going to be encourage to pursue more their athletic career. I disagree if someone protests to abolished Olympics.

We should not bother about the mad rambling from the vocal minority. More than 99% of the world population supports Olympics, and it is here to stay.

No!  That is the only time were countries from all over the world gathered together peacefully.  There are no issue of nuclear weapon, killings, or territory disputes.  It is the only way you could see countries aide from pageants that gather together with warm hearts and peaceful atmosphere.  Everyone were very happy and all for the one goal.  They are their not for differences of culture and beliefs but for showing everyones capabilities and strength.  By the way, Prime Minister Abe was so cute when he came out with a Super Mario outfit.

99%, are you sure?
I'd say 40% and that's a gross estimate. Also the olympics are theoretically more than 2,000 years old but they're actually about 100 years old, and they've already been interrupted twice because of world wars. They can be cancelled again, without making a fuss.

Wouldn't say abolished. But I agree that it should be about the sports and the athletes. Not the nations or politics. And as others said not forced on people who can't pay for it.



More like distract them from doing things that could change society. And maybe challenge the people in power. So like religion. A way to divide and control people. Keep them distracted from important things but as part of the ingroup.