Why are the Olympic Games NOT a waste of money?
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Honestly, I think the whole thing is. The Olympics are a risky and potentially damaging proposition for any city that hosts them. Beijing is spending $20 billion (U.S.) on them for next year's games; London is alomst there at 9.3 billion pounds (around $18.6 billion U.S.).Much of this lies with the fact that instead of planning real, sustainable long-term city development, city money is being chucked at stadiums that might have a dismal afterlife after the end of the 17-day sports event. The only city to make a real profit with the games is LA in 1984, much of the reason being that they used existing infrastructure, but only gained little job growth and other benefits.
The idea that the Games brings people together is only partly true. Large-scale sports brings about rivalry, and nationalism has manifested itself at the event before (1936 Berlin, 1972 Munich, Cold War rivalries, etc.).Even China's 2008 bid is charged with nationalism.
George Orwell makes the point the best in "the Sporting Spirit," I think. There's no real focus of bringing people together like a cooperative event such as, say, Live Aid or likely the upcoming Climate Change concert series. Nothing against sports themselves, but the limitations of promoting global unity through having countries compete for glory are apparent.
So, in the end, too much money spent on a short-term event that sort of brings the world closer together, but not really.
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