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You have to remember that US foreign policy is decided in Tel Aviv ( or is it Jerusalem these days ? ) If you don't like this analysis check out how many of a less than 2% minority are in Biden's cabinet . Also as for all Biden's public Catholicism ( the only Roman Catholic I've heard of who is 100% pro abortion without any qualification ) remember ALL his grandchildren are being raised as Jewish Of course you aren't allowed to notice these things much less speak of them

Those Americans who aren't committed Social Justice Warriors are in for a difficult time in the next four years . Remember Biden is in obvious cognitive decline and probably won't do the full term . Remember Harris is so popular she was scoring an asterisk ( or less than 1% of the vote ) when she withdrew from the Democratic Nomination for President Interesting times ahead for non Americans

History will mark this day as the day when the USA stopped being a white ruled country . Guess we'll all see how that goes For those who argue this isn't true I say Biden is just a very old and very temporary figurehead I have read that of the top 16 Cabinet positions selected only 4 are white ( that is white non Hispanic and non Jewish or Gentile ) ( For those who argue otherwise in USA all Hispanics are categorised as Hispanic -even the King of Spain . Jews increasingly call themselves non white partly so all Jews are in the same grouping ) Not to say that whites are impotent but they now will always need non white allies to take part in government

All that suggest to me is that Thiem has a Western ( European) mentality which doesn't see the Olympics as the be all and end all . Doesn't every ( Western ) tennis person acknowledge that he Olympic tennis tournament is not among the first rank of tournaments ?

I've spent time in both Australia and the UK -and the US In no country have I see more triumphalism about medals than the UK . The UK media goes on and on about medals and the Olympics . In the other countries they are hardly mentioned outside the 2 weeks of competition Mind you no country spends more money on winning medals than the UK -or is that GB

May I suggest GB would be wiser to spend it's sports money on increasing actual sport participation and provide sporting facilities for schools . I have long been struck by how obese so many Brits of all ages are I know in Australia there was a big debate whether to spend money on elite performers or on mass participation especially junior sport . Most people preferred subsidising junior sport and especially sports that people actually do -and prefer ( few of which are the traditional mainstream Olympic sports ) I mean GB and winter sports !! Are there any ski resorts in the UK ? ( I've spent time in the UK and skiing was always a foreign holiday thing -not a serious sport ) Remember the Olympics are two weeks every four years Mind you just about everything in the UK is about looking after elites and always has been ( and before you complain this is not uncommon in many places ) Sounds like a bread and circuses scheme to keep the lumpen proletariat sitting on their big arses on their comfy sofas eating and drinking watching their betters on TV and jingo nationalism Meanwhile the UK is close to topping the death rate per capita of the corona virus . So many unhealthy people .

When you think of the many thousands of people who did everything they could to avoid this disease but had few resources and ended up succumbing to the disease would it even be worth a tear if some of these ultra rich playboy tennis players who laughed at the prospect of catching this disease ended up dying ? Maybe nobody deserves to die of coronavirus but some are more worthy of sorrow than others

I don't see how population size of a country has much to do with anything . Rich populous countries such as USA should have advantages in technology and research that small population countries -whether rich or not -don't have . American covid deaths on a per capita basis are run of the mill with Western European numbers -neither particularly better or worse ( I think deaths per million is the key stat ) America's problem -if I may say so - are mainly to do with that the country is becoming ungovernable being composed of several tribes who simply can't get on with each other . All countries have a shelf life - maybe USA is reaching it's use by date Countries like Australia and NZ are high trust societies -this makes all the difference India ,as always, is a mess

Your own country (male led ) Australia is doing much better than some of these female led countries . I'm thinking that you have different politics to your country's Government which prevents you from saying anything positive about your country's leadership . Mind you everyone I read here has left politics so no surprises

OK Indians historically didn't have a lot of confidence in international sport . Mostly they are content to just be competitive and just to be there. International travel is a dream for most Indians - and I'm talking of those who are characterised as middle class . For Westerners it's no big deal BUT it probably was for your grandparents Anyway times are changing . Not so long ago this passive attitude was also in cricket . Just glad to be there . But it has changed there to the stage where India fears no one ( even when they lose because they are now mature enough to realise that everyone loses sometimes . Just don't make a habit of it ) cleaning up the admin is important . India must realise that the admin types are not the most important people in sport Anyway looking thru the comments- why do so many westerners -actually I mean continental Europeans-the greater germany crowd to be specific - go on and on about Indian sporting underperformance.

I notice that everyone who has no time for the Commonwealth Games comes from non Commonwealth countries The surprising thing is why on earth you have an opinion on something you have nothing to do with at all Personally I have no interest in European only events but I certainly wouldn't bother telling the world about it PS I also have no interest in Eurovision which may explain why I have never commented on it

What's the mystery ? We have seen this kind of sudden performance enhancement many times over the years Most call it doping

Oh I should add means Trump will be reelected Blacks don't vote for Jews ( the slave trade and all that )

Well if you insist I'll tell you what will happen in the Democratic primaries Sanders should win the nomination but he won't because he is a commie and the( very rich ) Democratic Establishment don't like that Bioomberg will get the nomination . So the billionaire Jew beats the millionare Jew . That's the USA way Not bad for a community less than 2% of the American population

I guess it's impossible for you to write anything without the word "fuck "

Could not agree more. The real problem here is that only one political viewpoint is endlessly published here and anyone who doesn't subscribe to this position is constantly disaproved of I thought this was a sports site .Whilst sometimes there is a political element to sports issues the sport should always come first and the politics spoken of only when directly relevant

Puerto Rico shouldn't even be at the Olympics .It's a USA territory and all it's people are US citizens The Olympics should be about national teams representing nations My understanding is that PR has decided to be a permanent US territory rather than become a US state or an independent country

I bet no non Jews have ever heard of her. Picking any day will always be inconvenient for someone so no big deal Anyway the no of orthodox Jews in top level sport must be miniscule so not a issue This must be one of the few areas of human endeavour where Jews don't get their way

And just like le Pen she speaks what many people think but are reluctant to say too loudly Not the people here of course who all seem to be of the globalist left

Had a look at all the team sports and would say that the only sport where Australia might have a problem qualifying a team -which they now qualify - if they were a European country is men's water polo. In basketball they were 2nd at last women's WC and 4th at men's WC . In football volleyball handball they qualify via Asia not Oceania. Oceania rugby7s is probably the strongest continent.

So Australia the #2 country in women's basketball has to travel to Franceand play France there Don't tell me Europeans don't run world sport If there was any fairness Olympic qualifiers should be played in the highest ranking country. Someone will get home advantage and this should go to the most deserving-the highest ranking nation competing

Well I know people here are by definition Olympics enthusiasts.but what I see in both western and non western countries is a diminishing interest in the Olympics They are too big ,have too many obscure events ( double luge anyone ? ) and there are just too many international games so that they have become nothing special. I have been in Australia whete the World Athletics Champs and World Aquatic Champs are no longer televised because of lack of interest Too many drug cheats and so many events dominated by kids who are the product of sporting concentration type camps doesn't help The IOC trying to be "relevant " may well be the death knell of the movement Time to slim down

Only athletics and football would pass a 50% approval of all nations requirement .That's a bit too small an Olympics Many events now -particularly the majority of winter events.- would have a big problem finding 21 supportive nations Just go thu all the sports - while more than 21 countries may well seek to participate only a minority actually care much about the sport Countries I know have little interest in most of the program.Even a major player like Australia -where I've lived has zero intetest in combative sports. India has zero interst in water based sports

Great day for Andorra