Should the Olympics be postponed or moved?

[easter bunny]

U of Ottawa prof warns of Zika epidemic being spread by visitors to Brazil



"I characterize it as potentially catastrophic, extremely negligent, ill-considered and inconsistent with the scientific evidence," said Attaran, noting that the science on Zika has rapidly evolved since the IOC last stated that the Games will proceed as planned.



Since that statement in late January, in which the IOC expressed confidence that the Games will be safe and advised participants on how to protect themselves from mosquito bites, researchers have proven that Zika infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly in newborns.



"It's a bit like saying: 'We're holding the Games in Fukushima. Protect yourself. Wear a lead suit. It will all be fine,"' quipped Attaran, referring to the 2011 post-tsunami nuclear disaster in Japan.



He also criticized the WHO for not taking a stronger stance on the threat of worldwide Zika transmission as a result of the Olympic Games, given that the agency's director general, Margaret Chan, had declared the explosive spread of the virus in the Americas a global public health emergency.



A spokesman for the World Health Organization in Geneva could not be reached for comment Monday.



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I agree with Attaran. It's crazy to hold the Olympics in Rio right now. Greed will prevail though. You can bet on it.

[Renee]

It's not just freaking mosquitoes that are a problem in Brazil. It's a typical Banana republic where machoism, misogyny, sexism, anti-gay violence, crime and political corruption are the norm. Socially Brazil is about as backward as it gets for a Western nation. It was a huge mistake to even give the Olympics to a shithole like that.



Just look at the developing political situation where the current president has been ousted and will now face impeachment proceedings, presided over by a gang of criminal thieves. Why.....because to get right down to it, the current president is a women, she was extremely popular with voters and she threatens the macho boys club. She is being charged with manipulation of government money and fiscal irregularties which where commonplace and accepted in previous MALE administrations.



Fuck Brazil and fuck thier mosquito problems. The plug should be pulled just for general principles.

[Twenty Dollars]

Yeah it's a shit hole. Moving it now may be a stretch. My sister is a stew for a private airline and is tweeked  about going down there. She just got her visa.

[Anonymous]

Brazil spent like a drunken sailor during the commodities boom. They cannot afford the Olympics even without the Zika thing.

[cc]

Exactly ^^

Fuck Brazil and fuck thier mosquito problems. The plug should be pulled just for general principles.

Ditto!!!!

[Anonymous]

I read that Brazil had no choice, but to reign in some of the extravagance they had planned for the games.

[Anonymous]

This olympics was supposed to be Brazil's way of showcasing their new status as a newly wealthy nation. Oh well, so much for that.

[RW]

It's not just freaking mosquitoes that are a problem in Brazil. It's a typical Banana republic where machoism, misogyny, sexism, anti-gay violence, crime and political corruption are the norm. Socially Brazil is about as backward as it gets for a Western nation. It was a huge mistake to even give the Olympics to a shithole like that.



Just look at the developing political situation where the current president has been ousted and will now face impeachment proceedings, presided over by a gang of criminal thieves. Why.....because to get right down to it, the current president is a women, she was extremely popular with voters and she threatens the macho boys club. She is being charged with manipulation of government money and fiscal irregularties which where commonplace and accepted in previous MALE administrations.



Fuck Brazil and fuck thier mosquito problems. The plug should be pulled just for general principles.

That's a shame to hear about Rouseff.  My dad has met her several times and lists her as one of his favourite heads of state in the world.

[Anonymous]

It's not just freaking mosquitoes that are a problem in Brazil. It's a typical Banana republic where machoism, misogyny, sexism, anti-gay violence, crime and political corruption are the norm. Socially Brazil is about as backward as it gets for a Western nation. It was a huge mistake to even give the Olympics to a shithole like that.



Just look at the developing political situation where the current president has been ousted and will now face impeachment proceedings, presided over by a gang of criminal thieves. Why.....because to get right down to it, the current president is a women, she was extremely popular with voters and she threatens the macho boys club. She is being charged with manipulation of government money and fiscal irregularties which where commonplace and accepted in previous MALE administrations.



Fuck Brazil and fuck thier mosquito problems. The plug should be pulled just for general principles.

Two points I want to make here. First is that Rouseff inherited this problem from Lula da Silva. He started the overspending problem.



Second, neighboring Argentina and Uruguay are very gay friendly. But, unlike Brazil, they have European majorities.

[easter bunny]

Swimming around in raw sewage; dodging killer mosquitoes; plummeting to your death from collapsing walkways... This is going to be an Olympics to remember all right.   ac_unsure

[RW]

Swimming around in raw sewage; dodging killer mosquitoes; plummeting to your death from collapsing walkways... This is going to be an Olympics to remember all right.   ac_unsure

The athletes could choose not to go.

[Anonymous]

If athletes can handle Sochi and Beijing, they can handle Brazil.

[easter bunny]

Swimming around in raw sewage; dodging killer mosquitoes; plummeting to your death from collapsing walkways... This is going to be an Olympics to remember all right.   ac_unsure

The athletes could choose not to go.

Some have already done that.

[Renee]

If athletes can handle Sochi and Beijing, they can handle Brazil.

What was wrong with Beijing;..I mean besides the uhm....... brown air?

[Anonymous]

It's not just freaking mosquitoes that are a problem in Brazil. It's a typical Banana republic where machoism, misogyny, sexism, anti-gay violence, crime and political corruption are the norm. Socially Brazil is about as backward as it gets for a Western nation. It was a huge mistake to even give the Olympics to a shithole like that.



Just look at the developing political situation where the current president has been ousted and will now face impeachment proceedings, presided over by a gang of criminal thieves. Why.....because to get right down to it, the current president is a women, she was extremely popular with voters and she threatens the macho boys club. She is being charged with manipulation of government money and fiscal irregularties which where commonplace and accepted in previous MALE administrations.



Fuck Brazil and fuck thier mosquito problems. The plug should be pulled just for general principles.

Two points I want to make here. First is that Rouseff inherited this problem from Lula da Silva. He started the overspending problem.



Second, neighboring Argentina and Uruguay are very gay friendly. But, unlike Brazil, they have European majorities.

Are you saying people of European descent are more tolerant of gays?