tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post7053525886591861429..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: What do we mean by success?John Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-63647165068693648292016-08-23T15:45:46.239+01:002016-08-23T15:45:46.239+01:00Good post, of course the Olympics are the ultimate...Good post, of course the Olympics are the ultimate bread and circuses and from a British perspective they’re also an excuse for excessive jingoistic flag-waving and reviving the spirit of Empire. And once you’ve added in the already biased BBC news coverage morphing into an extension of Olympic programming for 17 days pumping out industrial strength propaganda (and will do when the Paralympics begin this weekend), its little wonder the population is blinded by this ‘success’ and supports it uncritically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-20428387066364459692016-08-23T09:45:15.717+01:002016-08-23T09:45:15.717+01:00You are correct in your views on the Olympic Games...You are correct in your views on the Olympic Games, they are “bread and circuses”, as they fail other tests that supports of this event put up. However, useful for governments to manage the news agenda and authorise all kinds of regulations that we will know nothing about until they hit us.<br />In this year’s medal haul Team GB came third, but as you pointed out if they were in a Team EU they would be first with 233 medals with USA second with 90, so if you are hunting medals then it’s a no brainer and Tokyo should see a EU team.<br />As Wales is not a signed-up member of the UK or the EU, Welsh athletes should have no trouble in transferring to this new badge.<br />Remember there is already a EU team in international sport – next month a EU team takes on the US in the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament. <br />Spirit of BMEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-91538202286420591342016-08-23T08:35:38.957+01:002016-08-23T08:35:38.957+01:00
Excellent points.<br />Excellent points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com