SkiFreak Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, AustralianFan said: I missed this bit. CBC must've cut to commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, SkiFreak said: I missed this bit. CBC must've cut to commercial. "Imagine" segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, Nacholympic said: "Imagine" segment. That's probably why they cut to commercial in the first place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 10 minutes ago, FYI said: Oh, so they had an Uyghur athlete do the honors, "eh". Can it get any more disingenuous than that. :-/ A Uyghur lighter, a cauldron that isn't...they're taking us all for fools aren't they 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Incredible illusion of planet earth “under the stadium floor” in one of the earlier segments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 14 minutes ago, FYI said: Oh, so they had an Uyghur athlete do the honors, "eh". Can it get any more disingenuous than that. :-/ They didn't?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, AustralianFan said: Incredible illusion of planet earth “under the stadium floor” in one of the earlier segments Well, I guess there's at least one who is happy with what they saw today. Oh, plus the one who's using that pedopanda as their profile pic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Just now, Rob. said: They didn't?! Oh, they did. And they pulled off another of these "look how happy the minorities are under CCP rule"-style segments for the flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilga Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 18 minutes ago, AustralianFan said: Some media outlets are not picking this very basic point up. Holy moly, I did not catch that when it was live. A choice indeed, giving the political climate and the accusations of human rights violations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, yoshi said: A Uyghur lighter, a cauldron that isn't...they're taking us all for fools aren't they 1 minute ago, Rob. said: They didn't?! But we're NOT suppose to *politicize* the Olympics, right?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 The CCP was really desperate by using an Uyghur athelte to light the cauldron lmao. Like "Hey guys' we totally treat the Uyghur good, you see?" At least Australia stayed somewhat true to their promises and aboriginals are getting much better treatment as compared to 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiruba98 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Tell me they lit an outdoor cauldron with an actual flame outside the stadium. Please, that snowflake was dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 6 minutes ago, Shiruba98 said: Tell me they lit an outdoor cauldron with an actual flame outside the stadium. Please, that snowflake was dreadful. Well they got an outdoor one like Vancouver, but it looks exactly the same as the one in the Bird's Nest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munichfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 8 minutes ago, AustralianFan said: good one munichfan, now you’re trolling others in this thread? Yep, looks clearly like you’re taking your frustration and anger out on others in here. Your behaviour fits the definition of an Internet Troll - Urban Dictionary: “An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.“ Ewww, that hurt. 6 minutes ago, Ikarus360 said: The CCP was really desperate by using an Uyghur athelte to light the cauldron lmao. Like "Hey guys' we totally treat the Uyghur good, you see?" At least Australia stayed somewhat true to their promises and aboriginals are getting much better treatment as compared to 2000. It seems less like an act of desperation and more like like one of pure provocation and demonstration of power. Pulling this off with all the countries' names around and the IOC president and UN secretary-general clapping along must have felt like the real vitctory for Xi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiruba98 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, SkiFreak said: Well they got an outdoor one like Vancouver, but it looks exactly the same as the one in the Bird's Nest. Is there any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 20 minutes ago, AustralianFan said: good one munichfan, now you’re trolling others in this thread? Yep, looks clearly like you’re taking your frustration and anger out on others in here. Your behaviour fits the definition of an Internet Troll - Urban Dictionary: “An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.“ A certain gov't, that's hosting a certain winter event right now, must just love deflectors like you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 From another angle .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nacholympic Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 46 minutes ago, munichfan said: Well, I guess there's at least one who is happy with what they saw today. Oh, plus the one who's using that pedopanda as their profile pic. I am!!!!! I really liked what I saw excepting the "no cauldron" ... you can not expect more for a city which is under strict rules for covid infections... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 I see not even Gamesbids can escape the whole srhoud of controversy which are these games. You have no idea how glad I am the West will do the games again for the reminder of the decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 23 minutes ago, Nacholympic said: I am!!!!! I really liked what I saw excepting the "no cauldron" ... you can not expect more for a city which is under strict rules for covid infections... I agree. There were parts I liked and some that I didn’t, such as no Cauldron at all, let alone a low carbon emission cauldron like Tokyo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Finally media reports are showing some sign of recognition that there was no cauldron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piadolym Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 I think it's not a projection; it's a giant LED screen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungPaoKitty Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 If this what things are to come for the future of the games, LA's cauldron will be a road flare from a squad car from LAPD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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