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**AgowlSown** · 07-16-2012, 10:22 PM

The IOC are a bunch of idiots.

effectively they are forcing a soveregin state to send athletes to their event.
that is oppression.

if a country does not want to send any athletes then no pressure should be exerted.

and why did they get "special invitations"??
thats unfair to all the athletes from other countries who did not receive these "special invitations".

no such thing as a free world. olympics is just one big idiotic circus for kids.

I think this is perhaps a little misguided. They extend these "special invitations" all the time, usually as a way to include nations that want to participate but don't have qualified athletes. Here in Cambodia they not only give out special invitations to the men and women, they also contribute financially to getting them there.

Also while there may have been pressure, I don't think we can say that an Olympic committee "forced" one of the biggest military powers on earth to participate in a sporting event. There may have been inappropriate pressure applied, but they did ultimately still have a choice.

07-16-2012, 10:22 PM	#11
AgowlSown Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 424 Senior Member	The IOC are a bunch of idiots. effectively they are forcing a soveregin state to send athletes to their event. that is oppression. if a country does not want to send any athletes then no pressure should be exerted. and why did they get "special invitations"?? thats unfair to all the athletes from other countries who did not receive these "special invitations". no such thing as a free world. olympics is just one big idiotic circus for kids. I think this is perhaps a little misguided. They extend these "special invitations" all the time, usually as a way to include nations that want to participate but don't have qualified athletes. Here in Cambodia they not only give out special invitations to the men and women, they also contribute financially to getting them there. Also while there may have been pressure, I don't think we can say that an Olympic committee "forced" one of the biggest military powers on earth to participate in a sporting event. There may have been inappropriate pressure applied, but they did ultimately still have a choice.
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