It’s incredibly racist that the Olympics have never been hosted by an African country

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, let's curse some African country with the debt bomb that is the Olympics.

I am sure OP thinks it’s easy peasy, they can just borrow from China

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Somalia needs to rebrand those pirates as yachtsmen, kayakers, & rowers. Being a pirate is so 19th century.

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Anonymous wrote:It could happen. I don't think people would enjoy it. Qatar is a relatively modern and nice country and people melted down over the World Cup being there. "They won't let us drink beer!" "They made me turn my gay pride shirt inside out!" A bunch of crying because they had to abide by the rules of the host nation. It would be similar in Africa, except that Qatar is one of the world's richest countries and Africa is the poorest continent. And it's not like Mexico, it doesn't have a big tourist industry with nice hotels. It'll be.. rustic. And far more conservative than most Americans would tolerate.

Have you ever been to Africa? Do you even own a passport?

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Anonymous wrote:The racism is the colonization and lack of infrastructure that causes no one to be able to put in a bid, not the IOC which hasn't magically forced an African country to bid.

Google tells me Egypt may bid for 2036.

Actually, during colonization, there WAS infrastructure.

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Anonymous wrote:South Africa someday maybe but that is all

South Africa maybe 10+ years ago (ie when they hosted the World Cup in 2010) The country sadly has been in a downward economic spiral for the last decade with gdp per capita declining sharply, infrastructure crumbling and no end in sight.

Who's to blame for that?

Think it’s pretty clearly the corrupt government

Typical White colonialists, ruining it for everyone!

Yeah, I think it was something about taking revenge on the whites that caused problems with investment and growth...

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Anonymous wrote:South Africa someday maybe but that is all

South Africa maybe 10+ years ago (ie when they hosted the World Cup in 2010) The country sadly has been in a downward economic spiral for the last decade with gdp per capita declining sharply, infrastructure crumbling and no end in sight.

Who's to blame for that?

Think it’s pretty clearly the corrupt government

Typical White colonialists, ruining it for everyone!

Yeah, I think it was something about taking revenge on the whites that caused problems with investment and growth...

Like on Law & Order, it’s always the white guy’s fault.

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Anonymous wrote:The racism is the colonization and lack of infrastructure that causes no one to be able to put in a bid, not the IOC which hasn't magically forced an African country to bid.

Google tells me Egypt may bid for 2036.

Actually, during colonization, there WAS infrastructure.

Their infrastructure deteriorated quickly once they got independence and they're ruled by greedy military leaders.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not racism, it’s plain economics.
Do you have any idea about the cost of the Olympics for the host country? Ask Athens how paying for the 2004 Olympics worked out for them.

Honest to God, OP is so ignorant!

No. You are ignorant. South Africa has put in a bid.

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Anonymous wrote:How does the IOC justify this blatant discrimination.

Which African country wants to host, OP? You need to stop being so racist. Thank you.

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Why in the world do you care about this?

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WE DEMAND EQUITY, NOW!

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't we worry about our own backyard, why hasn't Mexico ever hosted one?????

Mexico has hosted the Olympics (1968).

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Op is the racist.

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Anonymous wrote:The racism is the colonization and lack of infrastructure that causes no one to be able to put in a bid, not the IOC which hasn't magically forced an African country to bid.

Google tells me Egypt may bid for 2036.

Actually, during colonization, there WAS infrastructure.

That only the white colonists used.

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Are they capable of supporting it? I would not think the committee is that way. More likely..