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Interesting. The only two plausible remaining candidates -- the other cities having all decided to withdraw their bids, mostly because of local opposition -- are Almaty and Beijing. Neither is exactly a paragon of pluralism.
Does it have to be a democracy? The US is a republic. Does the US want it?
The US is a republic whose leaders are selected in a more or less democratic manner. So the US is a democratic republic.
Feel better now?
If we're really going to split hairs, two of the countries that will almost certainly withdraw their bids are monarchies -- but constitutional, democratic ones.
I'm feeling fine and was not splitting hairs. We are a Constitutional Republic.
So is North Korea. It has a constitution, and is a republic. Are you suggesting there's no substantive difference between our political system and theirs?
This tiresome (and, in the context of this thread, off-topic) "we are a republic, not a democracy" line is usually deployed as a bit of cheap sophistry designed to convey the impression that the "Republican" Party is somehow the only "true" American party. If that's not your intention, I apologize.
How much of the cost involves the pomp and ceremony started in Nazi Germany? There are many stadiums in USA this can hold the summer Olympics but how many of them have Olympic pools with the required diving as well as all the other events that require special arenas? The inclusion of so many nontraditional sports is what led to the extreme cost.
The massive influx of foreigners wouldn't hurt the Norks; they might find themselves modernizing.
It's pretty damn cold. It's cheap.
That's about all I can think of.
It is well known that hosting the Olympics is a financial black hole for the host city. It's not surprising that it is becoming harder to find cities willing to pony up to throw their two week party for them.
As for the US, I do not think any US city bid on the 2022 Olympics. The USOC has their eye on future winter, and summer Olympics sometime beyond 2022 and was going to focus on that.
I'm sure you can find similar articles about the venues in other host cities. They really need to come up with some workable ideas about what to do with these venues once the Olympics are over.
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