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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Surprised there are so many people against hosting another Olympics considering how well 1988 turned out.
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I'm surprised anyone is surprised by the opposition. Do you read the news? The public opposition to hosting Olympics (and the World Cup) is growing worldwide, as the costs for these things has spiraled out of control in the last 15 years, and the organizations running them have been exposed as deeply corrupt. As was mentioned up-thread, any time hosting has been put to a public vote in recent years, it has lost. There were marches and riots in Brazil. The number of countries that submit bids to host is getting fewer and fewer. Only two countries bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, neither of them democracies.
'The Olympics are dead': Does anyone want to be a host city any more?
NOBODY WANTS TO HOST THE OLYMPICS