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Originally Posted by Textcritic
See, I don't get this at all. Any perceptible, national benefit achieved in Vancouver because of the Olympics was entirely superficial, and without any sort of tangible value beyond temporary feelings of national solidarity and good will.
Do you mean to honestly claim that you are somehow better off because of the performance of athletes who happen to share your citizenship in a sports tournament? I challenge you to demonstrate how.
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I never said there was any tangible benefit that you can quantify.
But it was the first or second time in my life where I was geniunely proud to be Canadian and I'm sure I'm not alone. I think that should count for something.