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Honestly, I wouldn't wish interactions with the IOC (or for that matter other international corruption organizations like FIFA) on my worst enemies.
I guess the corruption of the IOC is just business as usual seen from the eyes of Russia or whatever. I don't wish the corruption on countries I like, and I don't want the countries I dislike to have the propaganda victory.
That said, Pyongyang Olympics would be interesting.
Honestly as a Brisbaner I haven’t got any problems with the IOC from the perspective of how it today treats the host cities. It has other problems, but not really host city problems any more.
Our own governments, though. Jesus fuck they’re stuffing themselves and the public around. Our federal and state governments and local council can’t figure out what they want to do, where to host the major events, etc. It’s an absolute fucking farce. And it’s entirely based on domestic politics.