The opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics was indeed impressive. Cute, little Asian kids singing and CGI fireworks… the whole deal. It was also complete bullshit. Every 4 yrs all the countries get together, pop in a mix tape that includes “We Are the World” and pretend to get along. Truth is that China is still a pretty shady place, and that’s not meant in the cool, Eminem way. Truth is that most countries, and most people, don’t like each other and don’t get along. If there’s more than a 10-year period where there’s no major war going on that’s a really big deal (Good job so far with this one, Europe).The Olympics isn’t about truth. Which made it that much more ironic that Russia de
cided to bomb the shit out of Georgia during the games. That’s real, I guarantee you. Ask Napoleon, the Nazis or the 1972 US Olympic basketball team what it’s like to fuck with the Russians; not too good. Spain and France may mask their contempt for one another with passive aggressive tact. They may channel their respective disdain and instead play a game of ping-pong or see who can run the 200m faster, but that hate still exists.
cided to bomb the shit out of Georgia during the games. That’s real, I guarantee you. Ask Napoleon, the Nazis or the 1972 US Olympic basketball team what it’s like to fuck with the Russians; not too good. Spain and France may mask their contempt for one another with passive aggressive tact. They may channel their respective disdain and instead play a game of ping-pong or see who can run the 200m faster, but that hate still exists. I’ll admit that I watched a lot of the Olympics and enjoyed it. But remembering
the 1972 games, anyone who recalls what happened in Munich can tell you that the world contains a lot more Black September than sugar and spice. I don’t care how many anorexic, midget mutants you get to dance on a balance beam. It doesn’t matter that you train women w/ mustaches and no breasts or menstrual cycles to run in a little oval track. The world is still an incredibly violent and frightening place filled with evil people who want to kill you and take your properties and possessions. Try to cover that up with CGI.
the 1972 games, anyone who recalls what happened in Munich can tell you that the world contains a lot more Black September than sugar and spice. I don’t care how many anorexic, midget mutants you get to dance on a balance beam. It doesn’t matter that you train women w/ mustaches and no breasts or menstrual cycles to run in a little oval track. The world is still an incredibly violent and frightening place filled with evil people who want to kill you and take your properties and possessions. Try to cover that up with CGI.And just in case you feel nostalgic:
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Wow, pretty pessimistic sweetheart, ah so romantic. . . .While there is a lot of evil you can't forget about the good things. How come you never 'blog' about that? Like how you have an education, a roof over your head, great friends and $$$. Oh wait, forget the last one. Anyways, if you want to fight the evil forces then forget about your fantasy football draft and I'll help you sign for the peace corps or UN.
I do blog about "the good things". Didn't you see my posts about Biff Tannen, cocaine or the breath taking Anderson Cooper? Those things sound pretty cool to me. NTM, I think Ms. Chloe would miss me quite a bit if I was sent to a crap hole like Niger.
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