Olympian1010

Don’t quite see how this will work, but I guess we’ll find out. Geez, the international sports calendar is going to be a mess this cycle.

I’d just wait up and take out the leaders like this is iRacing...

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How this for social distancing @heywoodu Oh how I wish to emigrate the fuck out of this country.

50/50

Oh, I’ve got a lead. Maybe there’s a chance I can still get those results done by MSL after all... In fairness, right around the time MSL stopped providing results services, Atos started producing PDFs and timing systems that looked like exact copies. I really should have put two-and-two together there. Unfortunately for me, Atos has been the one results provider that’s flat out refused to answer any of my inquiries. I’m going to take the rare set of straight up calling an organization on Monday. I will have satisfaction!

We’re going to need to change the date to 2022 for this thread now.

And...2022 Jeux De La Francophonie: https://www.jeux.francophonie.org/actualites/nouvelles-dates-recommandees-pour-ixes-jeux-de-francophonie

We don’t need Saudi oil. If we were smart, we’d invest in green/renewable energy (especially in areas like my town where 50-60% of my town already runs on solar energy). We’d then use our oils reserves in the North and make deals with Canada for natural gas. We’re moving towards an age where oil won’t be the king maker it once was.

Zermatt is proposing a 5km Downhill for the World Cup! The race would start in Switzerland and end in Italy. There would be more than 1000m of elevation drop. Original story: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1094552/zermatt-world-cup-race

Yeah, which thankfully that made it very hard for the opposition team to counter my plan. There was a really tense awesome exchange between me and the other teams strongest speaker over wether or not terrorists are still people. I argued that many of them were drawn to terrorism by the problems our plan would solve, and that it might be possible to unradicalize some of them, while he argued that were, and always be, just evil demons (he actually refused to call them people, which really made a fun exchange then).

Actually, my research found that many Africans are open to the idea of economic aid, technological development, and democratic institutions. Even in a country like Mali that has been gripped by years of conflict, but sides still yearn for a peaceful democratic state that support everyone. The U.S would definitely need to change its strategy completely to give something like this a go. Plus, we’d have to have a country where both sides want it, or at least are open to the idea. Africans don’t want to embezzle their money. Their leaders do. My plan would undercut leaders that are not supporters of democratic, economic, and societal reform. We failed in Afghanistan and Iraq because we failed to solve any of the underlying problems that led to conflict in the first place. We just ran in, guns blazing, shooting poor Muslim kids. Africa is the most resource rich market in the world. They are also in need of much development. American companies could find real opportunities there, while also raising the standard of living for Africans. Saudi Arabia is an example of a country we shouldn’t be supporting. If we were smart, we’d work to build up our green energy deposits in the next decade, so that we could slowly wane off our need for Saudi oil.

My proposed plan in the debate was that we’d offer West Africa Humanitarian and Development aid in place of military support. Research suggests that would curb terrorism, and we’d have social experts there to make sure the aid is distributed as planned. The French military would provide protection in the early days, and stomp out any remaining terrorists ground after a while. Thus the U.S gains new allies, a sphere of influence in Africa, and the French don’t lose as troops as I think they will under their current strategy in the area. It cost more to finance war, and my plan just reallocated the funds from our African military budget, to our African aid budget. This means that in theory, it would not cost anymore to aid West Africa than it does now under the current strategy of propping up dictators and shooting poor African kids. Now, I’ve maintained that in recent times the U.S. is where science, research, and reason go to die. Therefore absolutely agree this will most likely never happen, but it is the best solution available.

The research I did for me debate suggests that’s not entirely true. While some countries left on horrible (cough*Algeria*cough) with their colonizers, many still maintained a relationship with them afterwards. @Vic Liu is absolutely right about China’s strategy in the region. I suggested the U.S. adopt that strategy to win over West Africa in a recent debate I had. The reason America is so unpopular in Africa is that we come in, shoot a bunch of poor African kids, and then leave without helping restart the economy or set up a democratic system.

I just a debate on this for my final grade in debate class. I was pro “the U.S. should adopt the Chinese foreign aid and development strategy.”

I was just a little confused at the beginning of the song. It’s probably because it was my first listen or two through it. Plus, it is a dialogue, so until I understood the premise more, it wasn’t as obvious. Well, it’s super clever, so congrats. I really like that main refrain dialogue. That part is awesome. You have a great vocal range in this price too. You’ve made my storied main playlist (Right in between AWOLNATION and George Ezra)

Wrong thread.

China is going to pass a law basically giving it unlimited control in Hong Kong. We will witness the end of democracy in Hong Kong this year. At least we were all inspired against their struggle against those thugs for the last few years.

Ah! AWOLNATION’s new album is so good! Plus, it’s mostly about California

This is really good @Werloc Did you write this yourself, or did you have a writer work with you? The concept is really clever. I can’t tell if it’s a love song or a self-reflection piece. I’m not usually a fan of love songs because it’s the easy way out lyrically, but even if this is a love song, I quite enjoy it. Is it available on Apple Music? I’d love to add it to my playlist.

Portland is investigating a bid to host the 2026 World Championships.

Sometimes I wish “God’s plan” would be sending those people to hell. They’re mainly the only ones who qualify to be there.

Organizers for the 2020 Asian Beach Games still plan for the games to take place in November. According to ITG, medical workers will be the torchbearers for the games. They have a new website as well: http://en.sanya2020.cn I’m remaining pessimistic about these games happening, but I’m hopeful the OCA will be able to pull them off.

Are they playing at the Inside the Games offices?

Forgot to mention it yesterday, but the IWGA celebrated its 40th anniversary. I always expect more from the World Games than I get, but it’s important to remember that they’re a rather young organization still. Wroclaw 2017 is an absolute delight though, so hopefully Birmingham 2022 raises the standard even higher.