Why I don't watch the Olympics

When the Olympics Games were revived in 1896, they were about peace, celebrating the achievements of a few to lift up all, and hold up a mirror to the human race to show what it could be. It did not take long for it to become a dick-waving contest. Now it's about neoliberal profits and spotlighting the indulgence of the ridiculously wealthy in the face of enforced austerity against the many.  That, and I don't have cable.

In France, 2016

First they came for the Roma, and I did not object, because I am not one of them.

Now they come for the Muslims, and I do not object, because I am not one of them.

Next they will come for the trade unionists, and I will not object, because I am not one of them.

And when they come for me, no one will object, because I am not one of them.

Liberte , egalite , fraternite pour tous les peoples