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**h98hhYxM** · 11-01-2007, 08:35 PM

We should not have boycotted the Olympics in 1936, as that would have had no impact in stopping the atrocities that followed.

If it would not have had any impact at all, then it would not have caused any harm. Under those circumstances, shouldn't a decision to boycott be based on what's the right thing to do?

The Olympics have become an overblown bore. They have always been politically influenced, and now they are no longer the pure amateur competition that gave them drama. It's just a big business venture, with no spirit.

I can remember Super Bowls from decades ago, and I'm sure if football means soccer, others can remember World Cups, but does anyone remember what happened in Greece just three years ago?

11-01-2007, 08:35 PM	#8
h98hhYxM Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	We should not have boycotted the Olympics in 1936, as that would have had no impact in stopping the atrocities that followed. If it would not have had any impact at all, then it would not have caused any harm. Under those circumstances, shouldn't a decision to boycott be based on what's the right thing to do? The Olympics have become an overblown bore. They have always been politically influenced, and now they are no longer the pure amateur competition that gave them drama. It's just a big business venture, with no spirit. I can remember Super Bowls from decades ago, and I'm sure if football means soccer, others can remember World Cups, but does anyone remember what happened in Greece just three years ago?
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