I don't believe I've ever felt antipathetic to any incarnation of the Olympic games before. But this time, I am. In this kind of economy, where the city of Vancouver can't afford to help its schools and hospitals, it has the funds to put on the greatest and most expensive sporting competition? That's a whole lot of crap.
In addition to the fat lot of money the IOC is stuffing into their pockets, this sporting event is being held on indigenous lands the government had no right to take in the first place. "Although today the government seeks 'modern-day treaties' with its Indian Act band councils, the fact is in 'BC' the land is clearly occupied by an illegal colonial system. " (No 2010)
What about those people that have lost their jobs and homes? The 2008/9 economic crisis has been crippling, and yet, BC has the audacity to ignore poverty and put on an event that brings revenue to Coca-Cola, Mastercard/Visa, etc!
For a better report on the reasons to protest the Olympic 2010 Games, go to: Democracy Now! Report
