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Teachers and Students => Debates => Topic started by: $tyli$h Executive on May 26, 2010, 01:30:01 pm

Title: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: $tyli$h Executive on May 26, 2010, 01:30:01 pm
What do you think...?
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: holtadit on May 26, 2010, 01:40:58 pm
I think you have exams :P
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: ***exam*** on May 26, 2010, 09:58:08 pm
yeah yeah a total waste .  instead money could b used 4 sooooooooooooo many better things !!!!
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Post by: astarmathsandphysics on May 26, 2010, 10:33:41 pm
Absolutely true. London is cursed. We will have the olympics in 2 years time. I am going abroad for the summer
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Post by: Saladin on May 27, 2010, 04:02:54 am
I agree, the sports that are played are ancient.
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: holtadit on May 27, 2010, 05:18:57 am
Look what happened in Athens.

Multi million dollar stadium and grounds. Today the main stadium which was built for the Olympics  is a CAR PARK !!!!
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on May 27, 2010, 02:39:21 pm
Noone knows how to waste money like the Greeks
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: holtadit on May 27, 2010, 02:43:01 pm
Noone knows how to waste money like the Greeks

Oh, believe me there are quit a few nations out there that have splashed a lot of tax payers money.
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: Alpha on May 27, 2010, 02:44:54 pm
I think you have exams :P

Agree with you. Makes sense.
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Post by: Saladin on May 27, 2010, 03:37:06 pm
I personally think the sports are way to out dated.

But it does invite and opportunity for the whole world to get together.
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: holtadit on May 27, 2010, 03:42:14 pm
I personally think the sports are way to out dated.

But it does invite and opportunity for the whole world to get together.

The FIFA World Cup achieves that in a more exciting manner.

GO KOREA !!!! GO PORTUGAL !!!
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: Alpha on May 27, 2010, 03:45:37 pm
Very few can differentiate between necessity and pleasure.
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: holtadit on May 27, 2010, 03:46:53 pm
Very few can differentiate between necessity and pleasure.

I don't understand. What's your point ???
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Post by: Alpha on May 27, 2010, 03:51:39 pm
I don't understand. What's your point ???

I agreed. They are a waste, with the unfortunate at the extremes.
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: holtadit on May 27, 2010, 04:08:28 pm
A lot of not-so-well-off people gain pleasure from things like the FIFA world cup - in a sense games like football are their only hope at a new life.

Ronaldhinio was a slum dweller - what is he today ?
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: Alpha on May 28, 2010, 03:08:14 am
A lot of not-so-well-off people gain pleasure from things like the FIFA world cup - in a sense games like football are their only hope at a new life.

Ronaldhinio was a slum dweller - what is he today ?

What of the billions who do not even get food because of the billions out there wasted on games?
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: holtadit on May 28, 2010, 03:32:25 am
What of the billions who do not even get food because of the billions out there wasted on games?

FIFA pays for the majority of the setup costs.

South Africa was payed an extra amount of money recently to complete the prep on time.

And dont tell me that amongst their misery those people don't find SOME joy from such tournaments.
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: Alpha on May 28, 2010, 04:10:10 am
FIFA pays for the majority of the setup costs.

South Africa was payed an extra amount of money recently to complete the prep on time.

And dont tell me that amongst their misery those people don't find SOME joy from such tournaments.

Beijing had to displace 1. 5 million to be able to host the Olympic Games. And this caused no SOME grief.
 
What about Canada's fiasco?? THREE decades of tax payers' money to repay back the Québec debt? All the time they took to be back to normal? They couldn't even progress so did they have to make up for damages?
The WHOLE population has to pay for what a minority finds as SOME pleasure?
Title: Re: "The Olympics are a waste of money."
Post by: holtadit on May 28, 2010, 04:14:15 am
Beijing had to displace 1. 5 million to be able to host the Olympic Games. And this caused no SOME grief.
 
What about Canada's fiasco?? THREE decades of tax payers' money to repay back the Québec debt? All the time they took to be back to normal? They couldn't even progress so did they have to make up for damages?
The WHOLE population has to pay for what a minority finds as SOME pleasure?

I never said I support the Olympics.

I am talking about the FIFA world cup.

I personally dislike the Olympics; I agree with your points.
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Post by: Alpha on May 28, 2010, 04:35:08 am
I never said I support the Olympics.

I am talking about the FIFA world cup.

I personally dislike the Olympics; I agree with your points.

Don't know much about FIFA. Prefer Olympics.  :)

Well... Games are games.