OT: The Thread About Nothing Part 200: Where does the time go?

[MartyOwns]

Is this the first time a significant chunk of an Opening Ceremony was overtly political?

Cant say I ever remember something like this before with a huge Global Warming segment, etc

pretty sad that global warming is considered a political issue in the first place IMO

 

[BenedictGomez]

pretty sad that global warming is considered a political issue in the first place IMO

I agree, it should be about science, period/end of story, but if you watched in toto last night, that's clearly not what they were selling. But regardless of that, the point is, it has no place in the Olympics to begin with.

And FYI, after that GL segment, there were several other attempts at politics in the Opening Ceremony last night as well (man-made global warming just happened to be the first issue), and not all of them I disagree with, but politics has no place in the Olympics games, and I've never seen anything done like what we witnessed last night, and it wasn't even sneaked in "on the edges" or the periphery, it was featured and in your face and set a bad precedent for future games.

And I'm 100% certain that the people who are fine with last night and think it's wonderful because their political leanings agree with the messaging will one day fully understand that awful precedent set last night when the games return to China or Russia, etc...

 

[JimEIV]

When the Olympics are held exactly where the Amazonian Rainforest exist, touching on environmental issues is going to be front and center. Unfortunately they missed the opportunity to talk about conservation and deforestation... but then I suppose they would have to look in the mirror to address those things?

 

[NJDevils17]

When the Olympics are held exactly where the Amazonian Rainforest exist, touching on environmental issues is going to be front and center. Unfortunately they missed the opportunity to talk about conservation and deforestation... but then I suppose they would have to look in the mirror to address those things?

They had that small climate change segment but you have to think that in a country where deforestation is literally rampant, people would be talking more about this.

It's the same thing as giving China the Olympics and ignoring human rights or giving Qatar the World Cup and doing the same.

If there's money going around it doesn't really matter does it?

 

[njdevils1982]

They had that small climate change segment but you have to think that in a country where deforestation is literally rampant, people would be talking more about this.

It's the same thing as giving China the Olympics and ignoring human rights or giving Qatar the World Cup and doing the same.

If there's money going around it doesn't really matter does it?

its going to be strange watching the matches in november

 

[BenedictGomez]

The road race this morning was very exciting, I've never seen that many crashes in a bike race.

Been watching the Archery too, which has been cool. We just annihilated China and head to Gold medal match coming up.

 

[BenedictGomez]

When the Olympics are held exactly where the Amazonian Rainforest exist, touching on environmental issues is going to be front and center. Unfortunately they missed the opportunity to talk about conservation and deforestation... but then I suppose they would have to look in the mirror to address those things?

I thought the exact same thing and mentioned that to my gf! Completely avoided.

Being lectured to on environmentalism by Brazil made it even the more over-the-top with hypocrisy.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Pretty good women's soccer game between USA and France on NBCSN right now. We get a commentator with a British accent. Kind of cool. Lends a sense of import to anything he says.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Pretty good women's soccer game between USA and France on NBCSN right now.

Yeah, surprised France is taking it to them, hopefully they can pull it off in the 2nd half. I bet they do, they usually seem to respond when pushed.

USA settled for silver in the 70m archery. South Korea shot a perfect 60 in the first set, and then the USA got very unlucky in the second set which pretty sealed their fate.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Yeah, surprised France is taking it to them, hopefully they can pull it off in the 2nd half. I bet they do, they usually seem to respond when pushed.

USA settled for silver in the 70m archery. South Korea shot a perfect 60 in the first set, and then the USA got very unlucky in the second set which pretty sealed their fate.

France definitely has had the better of the soccer match so far, but we're still tied on the scoreboard, so hopefully the USA can turn the tide.

 

[sabremike]

France is one of the very best teams in the world, they are no pushovers and today was a very good win.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

France is one of the very best teams in the world, they are no pushovers and today was a very good win.

Yeah, nice to get the win, and it was an exciting, close game.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

thats not what i got out of i the link, looks like theyre using small drone crafts to drop parcels into people's backyards not flying the real plane

your sarcasm detector is broke or you are out of bourbon... I'm not sure which but please fix.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I agree, it should be about science, period/end of story, but if you watched in toto last night, that's clearly not what they were selling. But regardless of that, the point is, it has no place in the Olympics to begin with.

And FYI, after that GL segment, there were several other attempts at politics in the Opening Ceremony last night as well (man-made global warming just happened to be the first issue), and not all of them I disagree with, but politics has no place in the Olympics games, and I've never seen anything done like what we witnessed last night, and it wasn't even sneaked in "on the edges" or the periphery, it was featured and in your face and set a bad precedent for future games.

And I'm 100% certain that the people who are fine with last night and think it's wonderful because their political leanings agree with the messaging will one day fully understand that awful precedent set last night when the games return to China or Russia, etc...

I mean in a vacuum you are right but we all know politics have everything to do with the olympics. From the selection of countries, to how doping is handled, to how they ignore all the human rights issues (and the sewage sludge in the water).

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I had 2 birdies and an eagle today and still only managed an 83...

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Time for some beach volleyball.

 

[njdevils1982]

I had 2 birdies and an eagle today and still only managed an 83...

so your scorecard probably reads like kinkaid's game log from last season

 

[BenedictGomez]

Time for some beach volleyball.

Those midnight matches are going to be fun.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Fencing kind of cool to watch. This American kid just fought off EIGHT straight elimination points and won the sudden death point to advance to the medal round.

 

[tr83]

Fencing kind of cool to watch. This American kid just fought off EIGHT straight elimination points and won the sudden death point to advance to the medal round.

Fencing would become America's sport if the put the Fox glowpuck technology in the epee so they look like light sabres

 

[MartyOwns]

Fencing would become America's sport if the put the Fox glowpuck technology in the epee so they look like light sabres

yep I'd watch the **** out of that

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Fencing would become America's sport if the put the Fox glowpuck technology in the epee so they look like light sabres

holy crap - under black lights with Tron glow suits.

The stoners would watch it 24/7.

 

[njdevils1982]

holy crap - under black lights with Tron glow suits.

The stoners would watch it 24/7.

i have better things to do with my stone. this year its been building a chicken coop and now designing a mandolin to build….

i love the woodshop …after work its hours of more 'work' but sooooo much more satisfying

 

[Emperoreddy]

Fencing kind of cool to watch. This American kid just fought off EIGHT straight elimination points and won the sudden death point to advance to the medal round.

I kind of want to learn fencing. Happens about this time every four years.

 

[njdevils1982]

I kind of want to learn fencing. Happens about this time every four years.

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