• masseffect7B
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    2 months ago

    I think it’s fair to gently remind some of these organizations that they would not exist without American support of the Olympics over the past several decades.

    • SirLoremIpsumB
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      2 months ago

      I think it’s fair to gently remind some of these organizations that they would not exist without American support of the Olympics over the past several decades.

      I think there’s a word for that… corruption maybe?

    • dangerislanderB
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      2 months ago

      That sounds like you’re justifying corruption and blatant bias. Girl wtf.

    • Ange1ofD4rknessB
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      2 months ago

      Right? I would love is the USA says “we pull WADA funding if this isn’t cleared up”, as it appears WADA is like 50% funded by USA (IOC has said that the USA must support WADA’s standard to not lose the Salt Lake bid, but I don’t think that included funding)

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        2 months ago

        Right? I would love is the USA says “we pull WADA funding if this isn’t cleared up”

        Sounds mildly corrupt to pressure organisations into making decisions favourable to your nation based on funding…

        And by mildly I mean extremely lol.

        • BBTrickzB
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          2 months ago

          Imagine if this was said by a chinese

      • dangerislanderB
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        2 months ago

        So WADA should be partial to the USA because of funding. Isn’t that corruption?

        • ImTooOldForSchoolB
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          2 months ago

          Perhaps, but it’s not unreasonable to say that all inquiries should be settled before the podium

        • Ange1ofD4rknessB
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          2 months ago

          Except they start to wonder if WADA is partial to someone else (the whole China drama, that from how I read it, was uncovered by a Time’s investigation)

          • dangerislanderB
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            2 months ago

            Seems like all these organisations have some form of corruption :( gymnastics seems like a mess

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              2 months ago

              Sadly it’s seeming so … you think with what the Olympics stands for, people could do better

    • TheNextBattalionB
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      2 months ago

      Don’t be nasty and corrupt, you make the rest of us Americans look bad

      • masseffect7B
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        2 months ago

        There’s nothing nasty about reminding them who pays the bills.

        • TheNextBattalionB
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          2 months ago

          Sure it is. It’s abuse of the power of wealth and inherently corrupt. No better than a rich kid losing a game and kicking everyone off the court because their dad’s name is on it.

          Besides, that money was there to fund a fair system, not a system that favors Americans. In a fair system, sometimes the result doesn’t go your way. That’s life. Breaking the system because your feelings got hurt is nasty and weird.