OFF TOPIC - The IOC sucks.

Instar · #1 July 14th, 2001, 02:17 AM

Heck, back in the bad old days, the USSR and ChiComms werent friends even though they were supposedly the same system. China adopted communism to itself I guess. Maoist Communism. Mao was quite the character too... I'd tell stories but this is a family place

Puke · #2 July 14th, 2001, 03:15 AM

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Originally posted by Instar:
I'd tell stories but this is a family place

a strategy game forum? if this isnt the biggest bunch of war-mongers and leftover cold-warriors on the web, im not exactly sure what is. where else can you start a topic thats basically entitled "F- the Olympics, the commie dogs!" and not only is it NOT flamed by sensitivity-trained internet yuppies and hipsters, but it is overwhelmingly endorsed by everyone who has commented so far. I even got away with poking fun at pacifists, hippies, and new-agers, and no one has rebuked me yet!

granted, most stories about thrid world dictators can get fairly graphic, but I for one would not complain if you posted some stories.

Quikngruvn · #3 July 14th, 2001, 07:05 AM

To heck with communism, give me my western-style capitalism any day of the week (and the idealist in me is socialist anyway!).

Supposedly the Beijing Games will force China to be more open about human rights, etc. I'll believe it when I see it.

Quingruvn

Phoenix-D · #4 July 14th, 2001, 09:18 AM

The IOC has done this sort of thing before. 1936 Olympics were in- Berlin.

Phoenix-D

CaptSpoogy · #5 July 14th, 2001, 04:00 PM

I wasn't really commenting about communism - more or less the IOC's poor decision in choosing Beijing as host. It sucks. I guess Toronto will have to wait until 2012 or 2016 to run again. (PS, We ran for 1996 and lost to Atlanta by a slim margin too).

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Puke · #6 July 14th, 2001, 09:05 PM

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Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
The IOC has done this sort of thing before. 1936 Olympics were in- Berlin.

Phoenix-D

yeah, and they WOULD have held the games a few years ago in Salt Lake City, mainly becaues the mormons got them good 'escorts' during the little get-togethers where they show off what a swell place they have. I didnt think the press made as big of a deal about that one as they should have.

i guess the IOC does suck.

edit: disclaimer, this is not an anti mormon post. I have nothing against any perticular religion. this post is intended soley to slander the IOC and the ruling body of Utah, which happens to be Mormon.

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Noble713 · #7 July 14th, 2001, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by rdouglass:
The layman's explination of capitalism / socialism / communism:

Capitalism: You have a cow and a bull (not a steer of course - something fertile!!). You breed the two, use / sell the milk and calves and pay a tax.

Socialism: You have a cow and a bull. The goernment takes all milk and calves.

Communism: You NEVER HAD a cow and a bull!!!

My favorite government type is the fascist corporate state (I'm serious BTW). It's great if done properly, and it's like a realist's Version of communism.

The government gives you a cow. You make milk and calves. The government takes your milk and calves, sells the milk back to you, and gives your calves to others (to make more cows, of course). The government uses its milk money to maintain its Legions of Doom, which are busy burning other nations to the ground.