RealAmerican wrote:
Can someone tell me if im brainwashed because i just don't see anything sinister about the olympics.
I think it's good for the humans on earth to see all the healthy athletic people.
Yea the military presence sucks and i hate to see the bitter face looking Queen.
I guess the
DIF made me paranoid because I see the games as a positive thing.
For the people of the UK that are angry about how much money the games cost don't be.
Low income people in the UK should be angry they have a Royal family not the Olympics.

I can see where you're coming from, it is worth pointing out that the opening ceremony very heavily featured the Queen in particular.
Actually most low-income people in the UK are more likely to be pissed off about the Olympics than the Royal family, ironically. I'm not sure how the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas have achieved this, but they've got some bloody good PR people working for them.
I think it's not so much the waste of money, because Britain is broke anyway, it's more the "let's celebrate everything about Britain" stuff, when the country is in a sorry state, and will be after the games are over. At best, it is being used as a PR distraction by an establishment that's bleeding people dry. And there is some pretty bad poverty in London, by British standards, so this is a double kick in the teeth, really.
Having said that, sport is in my blood, so I will end up watching loads of it and will probably really enjoy it!