 thisnamecantbetaken says: I don't quite see it exactly as the article expresses it. The people I have talked to, don't see it as Obama failing, as much as America in general, failing. Obama's (USA's) appearance here left many with a sense, that America somehow felt entitled to get the games, merely because they wanted them. Now they seem "in shock" because their wishes weren't accommodated, obviously disregarding the fact that Rio deserved to win. I am very happy on behalf of Rio and I think they're gonna put on a hell of a show. .  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGfJ0_KMiro Its an anti American thing...nothing really to do with Obama as such and as for the Danes-a bunch of smug shits. *LOL* Well, since the IOC is comprised of people from all over the world, I guess that would make everyone who is not American, smug shits and anti-American. Poor USA, always the victim. .  I don't think it has anything to do with the U.S. but that it is a Global North/South thing. Brazil was the only city in the so called Global South and no South American nation has hosted the games in over 100 years. It was Rio's and Brazil's chance to shine. Agreed. From the Danish article referenced it says: : *(partly my translation, google just can't seem to muster it.) *Rio has done fantastically well. They made a phenomenally nice presentation and there are many very good reasons that they should have the Games. There is no doubt in my mind, [President of the Sports Confederation of Denmark, Niels Nygaard] that Rio will hold some amazing games, he said, explaining that many of the IOC members felt that it was time to welcome South America into the world community of sports. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=http://www.berlingske.dk/article/20091002/koebenhavn/310020022/&ei=g0zHSozKLISF-Qbf-6U6&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&;... Thanks TN for the song. many of the IOC members felt that it was time to welcome South America into the world community of sports The BRIC thesis posits that China and India will become the world's dominant suppliers of manufactured goods and services, respectively, while Brazil and Russia will become similarly dominant as suppliers of raw materials. It's important to note that the Goldman Sachs thesis isn't that these countries are a political alliance (like the European Union) or a formal trading association - but they have the potential to form a powerful economic bloc. BRIC is now also used as a more generic marketing term to refer to these four emerging economies. Sorry, this was the intended comment: many of the IOC members felt that it was time to welcome South America into the world community of sportsWhen Obama, Michelle, and Oprah made their pitch for Chicago as the 2016 Olympics venue, the respect they were expecting just wasn't there. Instead, they were seen as beggars, living metaphors for the "N-word" nation by which many Europeans now refer to us. The United States is viewed by the Major World Powers as a "Setting Sun," whose day is nearly done. South America, on the other hand, particularly Brazil, is being enthusiastically welcomed into the greater world economic community as one of the four major emerging economies, n... |
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