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I think it is stupid to complain about something after the fact. It isn't like human rights abuses in China are a recent phenomenon. The proper time to raise this issue was after China made their bid. Don't get me wrong, China is a horrible country regarding human rights, but we already knew that.
I'm soured to the Olympics anyway, as I was pretty disappointed in the international community slamming the Atlanta games. As someone who attended both Atlanta and Sydney (and don't get me wrong, I love Sydney), Atlanta was ridiculously better prepared. Many of the facilities in Sydney were incomplete, and it was obvious that many others were hastily constructed. I realize that the bombing is likely to blame for some of this, but it is hard for me to look at Sydney and the disaster that was Greece being celebrated and yet concede that Atlanta wasn't a success.
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