September 30, 2009
Portuguese anyone?
Brazil, the largest nation on the South American continent
wants a piece of the Olympic action.
Being the most stable nation on that continent
Brazil has earned that right, having evolved from Portuguese colony to Monarchy to military state to a successful and leading economic power.
Of course, it’s not paradise being that there is a high crime rate and uneven distribution of its wealth, but in that respect, Chicago has . . . issues. The recent beating to death of a sixteen year old comes to mind. An August Illinois Department of Employment Security report puts unemployment at 10.0 percent.
Pitting the whole of Brazil against one U.S. city is going overboard. It’s unfair. But all the same the President of the United States still sees it as necessary to fly off to Copenhagen pitch for a Chicago Olympic venue. Should the president be doing that? Well, why not? Nothing wrong with that, but there do seem to be more pressing issues, which come to mind such as the 9-plus national unemployment rate, a floundering economy, a stagnating and degenerating Afghan war, missile tests and nuclear material refining in Iran, and the list goes on.
Brazil has been put into a difficult situation recently with its government’s “handling of the Honduran crisis as senior lawmakers accuse it of allowing the ousted president [Manuel Zelaya] to use its embassy as a political platform.†Zelaya is ‘accused of seeking to change the law to allow him to stand for a second term.’ President Obama has made statements in support of the ousted Honduran president, also. The situation has yet to play itself out on the world stage.
But in the world of international amateur sports this is all to do about nothing. Really. No sarcasm intended. The Olympics can and should be held in any country willing to foot the bill. I think Brazil deserves the opportunity, and I’m willing to learn Portuguese, if by 2016, I can still afford a ticket. So, what do you think?
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