Sunday, August 24, 2008
Olympic Apathy
I'd like to say that we've been boycotting the Olympics because of principle. That I didn't want to watch a competition which celebrates individual achievement in a socialist nation. That we disagreed with participating in an international event in a tyrannical, communist, dictatorial regime, what with the forced labor, the forced abortions and the family planning enforcers, with the people who brought us Tianamen Square and Chairman Mao.
The reality is that we are bored by them. Over the past 20 years, they have become less and less interesting. There have been more events added that aren't really worth it, in our opinions, and then there's the whole thing of this being an amateurs' competition, but then allowing professional athletes on some team sports. That's not even touching the ridiculous scandals.
We barely even registered the Olympics this year. Have you been keeping up with the Olympics?
The reality is that we are bored by them. Over the past 20 years, they have become less and less interesting. There have been more events added that aren't really worth it, in our opinions, and then there's the whole thing of this being an amateurs' competition, but then allowing professional athletes on some team sports. That's not even touching the ridiculous scandals.
We barely even registered the Olympics this year. Have you been keeping up with the Olympics?
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We have not watched one bit of Olympic coverage. Like you, I used to find it interesting. I remember watching the 1984 Olympics in awe. But I haven't been too interested the last several times.
I've only watched while eating lunch in my office cafeteria.
I can't watch TV at home without jumping through hoops, and even then the quality is bad, but I can't say I'm sorry to have missed the Olympics.
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I can't watch TV at home without jumping through hoops, and even then the quality is bad, but I can't say I'm sorry to have missed the Olympics.
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