Date: 2010-02-01 09:17 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] the_axel
I am so glad that Bread Not Circuses were successful in convincing the IOC not to choose Toronto for past summer games.

Date: 2010-02-01 09:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mbarrick.livejournal.com
While that's a laudable action, I doubt it really swayed anyone in the IOC. Rio has food riots, an epic shanty-town, and gang violence that involves bombs and rocket launchers, yet they got 2016. Whatever really goes into the decision making process, it definitely has nothing to do with the concerns of anyone from the middle-class or lower.

Date: 2010-02-01 10:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tnkgrl.livejournal.com
Wow... That's pretty fucked up right there!

Date: 2010-02-01 11:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] valerian.livejournal.com
Don't forget S.I. fellas, srsly (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/dave_zirin/01/25/vancouver/index.html).
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