The Rio disaster 2016

[pudly]

Why are many beautiful parts of the world complete ****holes?
Besides people...?

No, that's pretty much it.

 

[churchmouse]

No, that's pretty much it.

Yes it is.

We have made several trips to St Thomas and that entire area.
There are areas safe enough in daylight and we were told not to leave the resort after sundown.

 

[Leadeye]

Most of the third world has very bad leadership and a lot of first world leadership chooses to ignore that fact. They will go to the olympics and enjoy the illusion that their hosts are not corrupt thieves.

 

[sharkey]

Most of the third world has very bad leadership and a lot of first world leadership chooses to ignore that fact. They will go to the olympics and enjoy the illusion that their hosts are not corrupt thieves.

And it certainly seems like a lot of first world leadership considers them to be role models.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Why are many beautiful parts of the world complete ****holes?
Besides people...?

The year I went to work for DynCorp, they lost more people in Columbia than in Iraq. I don't think many people really grasp how dangerous a lot of South America is, myself included.

 

[Woobie]

The year I went to work for DynCorp, they lost more people in Columbia than in Iraq. I don't think many people really grasp how dangerous a lot of South America is, myself included.

Wow, that is eye opening.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

Attending the Olympics is not a cheap vacation. Those that can afford it will likely have some pretty high expectations of their accommodations and how they like to be served. I think many spectators will be in for a rude surprise when they are paying top dollar money and getting a third world experience.

I can't imagine what the corporate sponsors will be spending to host some private events.

Sadly all the money spent will not lift the country/continent out of second/third world status and the people that should benefit from it will only suffer and never see a dime of benefit.

Well anyone who attended the Winter Olympics in Sochii should know better. That is, if anyone even remembers THAT mess.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

How do you tell them apart?

The IOC members have all-access badges.

 

[sharkey]

Well anyone who attended the Winter Olympics in Sochii should know better. That is, if anyone even remembers THAT mess.

Didn't the dorms have toilets too dangerous to pee in?

 

[Spear Dane]

Yep, many have expected this to happen.

From the second I heard the announcement on the radio. I just hope there's no repeat of Munich but lord knows there could be a battalion of ISIS in that city fully equipped for mayhem and Rio wouldn't have a clue until crap started exploding.

 

[calcot7]

From the second I heard the announcement on the radio. I just hope there's no repeat of Munich but lord knows there could be a battalion of ISIS in that city fully equipped for mayhem and Rio wouldn't have a clue until crap started exploding.

Yeah, possibly. But from the way it sounds, RIO is probably to s_ _ _ _ y for Isis.

 

[308jake]

How do you tell them apart?

The hookers cost more

 

[KittySlayer]

The hookers cost more

I doubt it. The bribes the O officials take would make a Chicago politician blush. The hookers are probably not as slimy either.

 

[DRob]

Why are many beautiful parts of the world complete ****holes?
Besides people...?

Well, let's see. Chicago. Detroit. DC. NYC. Some of each. Your city is in the cross hairs.

 

[pudly]

This doesn't sound good...

'We are Expecting a Larger Audience': ISIS Supporters in Brazil Talk Attacks as Olympics Near

 

[YETB]

How do you tell them apart?

The hookers take payment in Crack...

Cracklands: Where drug abuse meets the Olympics

Doesn't really sound like a family vacation destination

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Apparently some ISIS arrests in Rio today?

 

[Vigilant]

The new Olympic slogan..."COME TO RIO FOR THE GAMES, STAY BECAUSE YOU'RE DEAD!"

 

[sharkey]

The new Olympic slogan..."COME TO RIO FOR THE GAMES, STAY BECAUSE YOU'RE DEAD!"

Enjoy a quiet summer's day washed up on the beaches...

 

[srad]

I just hope there's no repeat of Munich but lord knows there could be a battalion of ISIS in that city fully equipped for mayhem and Rio wouldn't have a clue until crap started exploding.

Tin foil hat time... Aloha Snackbar attack, at the OLYMPIA Shopping Mall, in Munich, one week to the day prior to the start of the Rio Olympics... hope it's not a portent of things to come.