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Tokyo Wins 2020 Olympics bid
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:19 pmby Saruhan
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http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-selects-tokyo-as-host-of-2020-summer-olympic-games/208784So NS, what say ye about this choice? Personally, I think that since Tokyo has already hosted the games before, while that might mean that they have their shit together to pull off such an expensive feat again, makes the games a bit Stale. I would have preferred Istanbul or Madrid, even Baku as an alternative
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:21 pmby Murkwood
Fuck, Baku would have been awesome.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:21 pmby Russian Socialist Soviet States
This is old news from over a year ago.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:21 pmby South Pacific Republic
Hey, it won't be a nightmare like the Sochi Olympics were
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:21 pmby OMGeverynameistaken
Looking forward to another onbashira festival opening ceremony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vM5iLKbfs
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:25 pmby Archeuland and Baughistan
That's a long while away and hardly anything worth talking about.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:31 pmby Yumyumsuppertime
Los Angeles was in the running at one point. That would have been incredibly annoying. I'm glad that Tokyo has to deal with it instead, though as the traffic piles up and the tourists overrun their city, they may start praying for another giant monster attack as a preferable alternative.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:33 pmby Washington Resistance Army
Shoulda been Baku, poor little Azerbaijan needs some love.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:34 pmby Torisakia
This will be a good opprotunity for Japan to
retake the world with Imperialism show off their culture.
And Hatsune Miku will be the official mascot.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:34 pmby Murkwood
Washington Resistance Army wrote:Shoulda been Baku, poor little Azerbaijan needs some love.
Good old Land of Fire.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:35 pmby Luziyca
Washington Resistance Army wrote:Shoulda been Baku, poor little Azerbaijan needs some love.
They're getting enough love from the Armenians in Azerbaidzhan.
On topic, old news.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:48 pmby Cyrisnia
Torisakia wrote:This will be a good opprotunity for Japan to
retake the world with Imperialism show off their culture.
And Hatsune Miku will be the official mascot.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:50 pmby Bazrasha
Washington Resistance Army wrote:Shoulda been Baku, poor little Azerbaijan needs some love.
They host some badass Greco/Freestyle world tournaments though.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:23 pmby The Scientific States
Washington Resistance Army wrote:Shoulda been Baku, poor little Azerbaijan needs some love.
No, it doesn't. Azerbaijan needs to work on their serious human rights problems and fixing their authoritarian government before I'd want them to host the Olympics.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:26 pmby Estado Nacional
I was actually rooting for Baku.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:27 pmby Estado Nacional
Torisakia wrote:This will be a good opprotunity for Japan to
retake the world with Imperialism show off their culture.
That's what they said about anime and we know how well that turned out...
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:27 pmby The Scientific States
Estado Nacional wrote:I was actually rooting for Baku.
Why? Baku seems like a neat city with a bright future, but I wouldn't root for it until Azerbaijan improves their human rights record and government corruption.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:28 pmby Washington Resistance Army
The Scientific States wrote:Estado Nacional wrote:I was actually rooting for Baku.
Why? Baku seems like a neat city with a bright future, but I wouldn't root for it until Azerbaijan improves their human rights record and government corruption.
I was rooting for it mainly because I wanted to see a smaller nation get to host. It does need to improve but that doesn't mean it should instantly be counted out. Japan is just so, blah.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:29 pmby Estado Nacional
The Scientific States wrote:Why? Baku seems like a neat city with a bright future, but I wouldn't root for it until Azerbaijan improves their human rights record and government corruption.
Because most of the time, people don't even know Azerbaijan exists, and hosting the Olympics would be a great opportunity for them to show the world they do. Not to say Baku is a modern and developed city.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:29 pmby Estado Nacional
Washington Resistance Army wrote:It does need to improve but that doesn't mean it should instantly be counted out. Japan is just so, blah.
I couldn't agree more.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:30 pmby The Scientific States
Estado Nacional wrote:The Scientific States wrote:Why? Baku seems like a neat city with a bright future, but I wouldn't root for it until Azerbaijan improves their human rights record and government corruption.
Because most of the time, people don't even know Azerbaijan exists, and hosting the Olympics would be a great opportunity for them to show the world they do. Not to say Baku is a modern and developed city.
That's a fair point, and I want Azerbaijan to be able to tell the world "Look at us, we're doing well." But, they need to fix a crapton of problems first.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:31 pmby Estado Nacional
The Scientific States wrote:But, they need to fix a crapton of problems first.
They certainly have priorities, but this doesn't mean they shouldn't host the Olympics.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:34 pmby Norstal
Yumyumsuppertime wrote:Los Angeles was in the running at one point. That would have been incredibly annoying. I'm glad that Tokyo has to deal with it instead, though as the traffic piles up and the tourists overrun their city, they may start praying for another giant monster attack as a preferable alternative.
They have better public transportation systems than we do that's for sure.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:34 pmby Digital Planets
Now watch as giant tentacles come out from the ground and grab the female competitors.
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:38 pmby The Nihilistic view
Spain can't pay for it and Turkey could be the next playground of ISIS and Japan might blow up in a nuclear firestorm during the next earthquake......what a choice.