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GoldMember
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 Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: Nationalistic Medal Tally |
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Watching the news this morning, and they show the Olympic Medal Tally.
This is what was on the news
1. China
2. USA
3. Korea
7. Japan
13. North Korea
No mention of 4, 5 or 6 (Germany, Italy, Australia)
well that's ok, no drama.
BUT of course Japan at 7th spot must be mentioned, because, it's not about sportmanship, and excellence, its all about beating those nasty Japanese.
Many of us regard the Korean media as pathetic. I wonder why? |
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komerican
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| you've got your national flag emblazoned on an underwear avatar and you're pissing on about nationalism? hahahah. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Not MY National Flag! |
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howie2424
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I tend to agree with komerican, oddly enough. The Olympics are mostly about nationalism anyway. Why else would people be so interested in a bunch of marginal sports they couldn't care less about the rest of the time. The Korean team is doing well. Don't begrudge them their moment in the sun. |
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CheeseSandwich
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| hey guys did you hear Park won a medal in swimming?!?!!?!? |
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Kiarell
Joined: 29 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Is it kind of silly to root for anyone besides your teammates. Rooting for a team because they live in the same political borders some army conquered and "walled" up seems so arbitrary. Why not root for a team based on race or perhaps based on height (I'll root for team with the most people above 6'1")?
I wish the Olympics could just simplify it down to regions, not nations and host them at the same place, maybe on some compound on international waters, every time. The Olympis always bankrupt the local economies while the corporate sponsors make off like bandits. It's also a time of extreme repression. You can look at Mexico City 1968 and compare it to now with the ruling party's actions in China (calling them "Communist" seems quite silly, authoritarian capitalism is what they are now). The rounding up of dissidents, unionists, journalists, environmentalists, homosexuals, students, kidnapping and relocation of homeless people, destruction of public housing, buying 100,000s of CCTV cameras from General Electric (owner of NBC, btw), etc. The list goes on.
All I care about is a good game. The baseball game last night was fun to watch, for example, and I'm really not upset that Korea won. Well I am upset, but only because I have to listen to the whole town simultaneously orgasm every time Korea scores another win or another gold medal. |
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RyanInKorea
Joined: 17 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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Why the hell don't the show Canada in 41st place? Do they know how many Canadians live in Korea?
WTF,
Ryan |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| RyanInKorea wrote: |
Why the hell don't the show Canada in 41st place? Do they know how many Canadians live in Korea?
WTF,
Ryan |
Canada has a medal?? |
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nolegirl
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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I hope America beats Korea at ping pong, that'll show them!!
And you all thoght ping pong tables were only good for flip the cup, oh college kids!! |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| The crappy media in this country will try to play up the South Korea versus Japan thing. Then if Japan wins more medals I expect them to say that South Korea + North Korea won more medals and if it weren't for the Japanese, we'd be united, blah blah blah... |
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wanamin
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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the funny part is its also asian-centric.
While China has more gold medals, the US leads in the overall medal count. |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| komerican wrote: |
| you've got your national flag emblazoned on an underwear avatar and you're pissing on about nationalism? hahahah. |
Sigh 
It's ironic nationalism Komerican. |
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komerican
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
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| you've got your national flag emblazoned on an underwear avatar and you're pissing on about nationalism? hahahah. |
Sigh
It's ironic nationalism Komerican. |
I wasn't taking the OP seriously either, hence the "hahahah" |
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RyanInKorea
Joined: 17 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
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Why the hell don't the show Canada in 41st place? Do they know how many Canadians live in Korea?
WTF,
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Canada has a medal?? |
No... but technically we're still tied for 41st place... with the other 30 or so countries who haven't won anything.
Respek Canadian ex-pats and put Canada on the list... here, here!
Ryan |
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A2Steve
Joined: 10 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Kiarell wrote: |
Is it kind of silly to root for anyone besides your teammates. Rooting for a team because they live in the same political borders some army conquered and "walled" up seems so arbitrary. Why not root for a team based on race or perhaps based on height (I'll root for team with the most people above 6'1")?
I wish the Olympics could just simplify it down to regions, not nations and host them at the same place, maybe on some compound on international waters, every time. The Olympis always bankrupt the local economies while the corporate sponsors make off like bandits. It's also a time of extreme repression. You can look at Mexico City 1968 and compare it to now with the ruling party's actions in China (calling them "Communist" seems quite silly, authoritarian capitalism is what they are now). The rounding up of dissidents, unionists, journalists, environmentalists, homosexuals, students, kidnapping and relocation of homeless people, destruction of public housing, buying 100,000s of CCTV cameras from General Electric (owner of NBC, btw), etc. The list goes on.
All I care about is a good game. The baseball game last night was fun to watch, for example, and I'm really not upset that Korea won. Well I am upset, but only because I have to listen to the whole town simultaneously orgasm every time Korea scores another win or another gold medal. |
I would have taken you as a Canadian talking about the summer games until baseball came up.....
National pride is nothing to be afraid of! It's part of national identity! If you get gloating rights over someone else, so be it! That's what college football season is all about! |
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