Paris Olympics Slammed for “Social Cleansing,” Mass Displacement, Militarization & Greenwashing

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Just hours before Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, a series of apparently coordinated arson attacks were reported on France’s high-speed rail network. No one has claimed responsibility yet. Before the games, protests highlighted the displacement of thousands of migrants, unhoused people and other vulnerable communities as “social cleansing.” We go to Paris for an update with Jules Boykoff, former professional soccer player, author and scholar focusing on the Olympic Games, and Paul Alauzy, Paris-based activist with the collective Revers de la Médaille (Other Side of the Medal). “We are not anti-Olympics,” says Alauzy. “You can support the games, but you need to know that they have a big social impact and they come with a cost. And they come with a cost of the lives of hundreds, thousands of people being mistreated.” We also discuss how Palestinian athletes are taking part in this year’s Olympics amid the Israeli war on Gaza, the health risks of competing during rising heat and COVID, the environmental impact of major sporting events and more.
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[@mistertamura6190]

It's disturbing how mainstream media fixates on gaffes like an upside-down flag or the mix up of South- and North Korea. Meanwhile, not a word about the clean up of “the unwanted” from Parisian streets, or the fact that Russia is banned from the games for war crimes in Ukraine, yet Israel gets a free pass to livestream a genocide without any pushback from the IOC.

[@AL-xb1lz]

It’s because Israel is backed by USA - that’s why even with their atrocious crimes, they’re still allowed to compete and without Russia competing, USA can win more metals 🙄 Both Israel and USA should have been banned from competing in Olympics - USA is the one behind Israel and Palestine conflict, the same for Ukraine and Russia conflict. Just like USA is the one stirring up the conflict between China and Taiwan, despicable.

[@AA_BB_CCC]

Isn’t “social cleansing” a hallmark of *ALL* Olympics? 😕

[@nonnyj81]

Yep and any other major sporting event

[@impregnable_]

But we can't keep those ppl on a display right??? No country would want to show case such a sight to the outsiders. I don't think there is anything wrong in that.

[@entheosx4502]

If you flee a country for any reason, you shall and must abide by the laws of the land that you move to. You don't just show up in someone's house, demand to be fed, bathed, clothed, and then get all mad when they say they have some guests coming over, go somewhere else. It could be Alot worse than this, with closed locked doors.

[@ceeemm1901]

Yep, in Sydney the Govt gave them, the street folks, a bus/train ticket out of the city and threatened to gaol anyone who came back in during the Olympics. Homo Homini Lupus

[@Krack2805]

@@impregnable_ ... "there is nothing wrong with doing things to people to hide them so we don't have our shame on public display" ? is literally something wrong with that. unless u think hiding your wrong doings is a good thing.

[@nizzie16]

To be fair, the Parisians hate the Olympics and the fuss it’s causing. As a response to the cleaning of the Seine and Macron saying he’d take a swim in it, people announced they’re gonna take a shit in it.

[@PsychicThursday]

Charming.

[@ceeemm1901]

Why? Don't they think that Macron would have been enough shit in the river?

[@crimson4066]

That was a month ago, and they never did. Macron didn't swim in it and most people didn't shit in it, though a few likely did.

[@youplaboum-kh4xj]

​@@crimson4066 A Warshit sailing on the river.

[@youplaboum-kh4xj]

@@crimson4066 Macron dodging Warshits in the Seine.

[@martylewis360]

Get Ready. The Los Angeles ‘28 will need to “displace” @ 75,000 or more to make the streets “clean.” Why do we pretend they don’t exist for 2 weeks?

[@amjan]

It's 2024. Focus on 2024. We'll get to 2028 in 2028.

[@Lexomm1]

By then, Asia, Africa and the middle East, maybe Europe, will boycott the US.

[@ievab.2001]

'They' do not 'pretend'. City council tries to lower crime and increase tourist attraction and comfortability in order to make the Olympic Games as beautiful as possible.

[@cpersiani4466]

Pretty funny, but San Francisco did that when a communist dictator came to town and all of a sudden the homeless were gone and the streets were cleaned up to make a good impression for President Xi.

[@xxBreakxxAwayxx3]

@@ievab.2001Abject poverty is shameful, and France is responsible no matter how obvious it is to tourists. Governments only care about control & profit, not human lives.

[@davec.3198]

The elites gotta keep up appearances of a functioning city.

[@MSMETALBABY]

It's SOO disgusting to do this to human beings. Money comes before all else.

[@James-to7pi]

And your point is?

[@poupee9564]

Ironic: France -as other European countries - became wealthy through the US financing and the colonies in Africa it held ; now, the French political tendency rejects the African immigrants whose countries have been looted for centuries

[@zxbc1]

Not ironic, it's called imperialism. Proven to work over millennia. Society hasn't really advanced that much.

[@Psicokass]

Weren’t they able to colonize others because they were already wealthy?

[@Tiesfada]

zionists did it

[@boota1979]

@poupee9564 What on earth has the US got to do with France colonizing countries? France's colonial empire began in the early 1500s, America wasn't even a word then! In fact in 1524 the explorer Verrazzano arrived in North America and explored the coast for France!

[@alvodin6197]

I kinda agree ñ, except it's not ironic..it's a perfect example of abusive colonization

[@MA-iw6og]

This really shows that they don't care about the athletes, they're just been used to generate money with total disregard to the human aspect of it. Boycotting the game is a good strategy unfortunately.

[@annakaye1629]

What have they done wrong to athletes?

[@cpersiani4466]

@@MA-iw6og it’s not about the money. Just look how they treated Christianity w the last supper bs

[@nsbd90now]

The Olympics are just gross on so many levels at this point.

[@jjgreen5206]

And you’re trolling on many levels at this point

[@TD1237]

Yeah, it is imo.

[@jjgreen5206]

@@TD1237how can anyone hate on the Olympics and these great athletes?

[@nsbd90now]

@@jjgreen5206 I'm a brave change agent and internet influencer! lol!

[@overvault]

@@jjgreen5206 use your brain

[@sean543-k7q]

Vancouver did that with the homeless during the Winter Olympics.

[@neocenobyte]

They did the same in Sochi, Rio, Tokyo… 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@UCMICU]

Olympics should be welcomed. Sorry but The illegals should be sent home.

[@synystergates07]

Every city has done this every single time they've been on the world wide stage. Since the 1800s.

[@scottharrison812]

Reason to boycott the games.

[@truthadvocacy]

"rising heat and COVID" "Covid" is supposed to be a winter thing.

[@Christian-xe6bg]

Today, the olympic games are not a sporting event. These games are a political event organized by the rich💰for the rich💰. The rich people don't want to see the poor. That creates cognitive dissonance.

[@Shh_kult]

First time,I hear someoneFINALLY using the right description: COGNITIVE DISSONANCE of human race.

[@Shh_kult]

THANK YOUfor using your brain properly.❤

[@cpersiani4466]

@@Christian-xe6bg they have always been like that The problem is your using rich to describe these people. This is the global elite New World Order

[@FrankyS74]

Very true!

[@eges72]

Like the Ancient Olympic games, they don't want non-citizens and slaves anywhere luring around.

[@qjtvaddict]

Silver lining deportation won’t be so bad considering how Mali, Burkina Faso , and Ivory Coast are improving themselves thanks to the freedom they gained recently.

[@cljerjr31]

Brazil did this, China did this - this is a part of the Olympic process. its not fair but cities and countries fight to hold the games.

[@gugy68]

Yep. Nothing new here. Cities invest too much to host and the immigrants are not helping the social issues. The blame go to the governments that allow this to happen in the first place.

[@Dienohmite]

No they don’t HAVE to hold the GAMES. Disgusting view over entertainment versus humanity

[@ReasonNotFightFlight]

Not anymore, in fact, business magazines are reporting that fewer countries are vying to bid now because the committee is corrupt and demands to much.

[@theresaaa8346]

True, the US does it all the time. The thing is that the government is the reason why there is homeless in any country.

[@Shh_kult]

​@@Dienohmiteexactly.

[@ericsabourin7661]

The big joke of the Olympics all in façade.

[@jennychurchill2716]

How come?

[@curtrice1264]

@@jennychurchill2716 because money rules over ethics! 🤔😩🥺😢

[@baldylox3421]

Sports is one aspect of humanity that should without political 'exclusion' bring together the best of human capability.. yet not all who have natural capability are allowed to attend.. DM you credabilty and proganda of Climate change disgusts me!

[@Shh_kult]

​@@curtrice1264exactly.

[@tarmotyyri6733]

Western values - entertainment over human rights.

[@andrewpierce1588]

$$$$>life. Same problem. But, money is the motivator.

[@gerrylee1687]

Stay in Russia

[@jjgreen5206]

Or you have a chaos agenda and are trolling. There is that. I’m sorry you weren’t athletic and hate pure athletic competition, but those of us who are sane and not antisocial will enjoy the games. And btw Russian athletes can still compete. Yes they were devistated a few years ago by the drug problem, but it’s a new day and I’m sure Russian athletes are eager to compete. They aren’t banned

[@TD1237]

Absolutely. And for whatever reason, their population always defends this hypocrsy. I just wish they would stop mordering people in places they shouldn't be in to begin with.

[@jjgreen5206]

@@TD1237are we still talking about the Olympics? You do know this is an athletic competition, not a political rally right?

[@nicatnight70]

For such a depressing discussion Paul Alauzy’s reaction to Jules Boykoff is everything! And the Tahiti story is wild. The poor coral reefs!!!

[@markcutts383]

The ' People's Games ' will cost 2600 Euros per person for the Opening Ceremony and 1600 Euros each for The Closing Ceremony. The big athletics Final Medals Days costs 980 Euros per person. The French ' People ' must be very well paid people indeed. Of course ( like myself ) you can watch it on TV for free. It will be shown between the Nike / MacDonald and KFC adverts for healthy eating and weight loss.

[@adrianobulla7875]

These will be the worst Olympics ever... But that's not the problem. This system MUST end.

[@mojoe3012]

I agree. Send them home😊

[@jjgreen5206]

Or the best!

[@jjgreen5206]

@@mojoe3012troll

[@TheZama69]

we gonna move our africans to New York. It seems they love illegals there

[@ericfaith2810]

And what will you replace it with?

[@scottharrison812]

In solidarity with these people being treated like rubbish, I will not be watching the Olympics. And what irony that Israel is welcome but the vulnerable poor are being expelled from the city.

[@alifc1082]

Not treated like rubbish, or at least not related to the Olympics. They should have been on the streets in the first place!

[@sharonj1294]

@@alifc1082 yes they should not have come. Nobody told them to come.

[@DavianSinner]

They are rubbish.

[@judithmackay7158]

@@alifc1082 Happy to make a mess of their countries and make use of their stolen resources though, just don't want to have any come back when there is nothing left in their own country. We should stop talking about American exceptionalism and start talking about western exceptionalism, this we are better than them so deserve more is rife throughout the white western nations and it's getting worse not better, I am disgusted by it and distressed that I am being made part of it purely by being white European.

[@justin-lb5uv]

💯💯

[@jerrysingh2269]

Boycott The Olympics

[@dimatadore]

I don’t blame these migrants for running away from the horrific situations the west puts them through in their own countries.

[@charvankerck3426]

THE WEST,?? Why are These migrants coming TO THE WEST if the west is So BAD? huh??

[@eges72]

When we pillage their own homeland, It is completely natural for them to seek asylum here, only to be treated as money-making slave laborers. So if the fascists don't want immigrants, they should stop supporting imperialism around the globe, and capitalism that necessitates all of this.

[@boeingdriver29]

Corruption at the Games……..the allocation system has been corrupt forever.

[@jme2310]

boycott Paris and Olympics

[@entheosx4502]

I've never been to a single Olympic event, and my city even hosted the winter olympics years ago. That will not stop me from watching tv though, and with tv is advertisements. So if you want a total boycott, stop buying anything from Anywhere, turn off your phone, avoid the news, and go make some money (for the poor), since your taxes are Given to them.

[@ryancraig9352]

😂😂😂

[@Clippidyclappidy]

⁠@@entheosx4502That was a very long winded way to say a lot of nothing.

[@elw6150]

Let the Gladiator games begin!! This is disgusting beyond all levels!!!

[@nickmoore9643]

Adolf Hitler designed the Olympic Torch the torch is made of metal from Krupp steel, the doves that are released before the games begin Hitler came up with the doves to "show the world how peaceful the German people were", the Olympic rings Hitler came up with the rings and their colors. I don't like the Olympics because the Olympics are to much Hitler for me.

[@Poppy-zm2yh]

​​@@nickmoore9643 the rings were designed by Pierre de Coubertin, the french guy who created the modern Olympics, in 1913. The dove release started with the 1920 Belgium Olympics to symbolize peace after the end of ww1. Also, what the germans came up with was the relay of the torch, not the torch itself nor the olympic flame, which made its first appearance in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. The 1936 torch was designed in germany because they were organized in germany... in case you were wondering they don't still use the same torch... But it wasn't H. who came up with it. It was a sport administrator, Carl Diem, based on the idead of Alfred Schiff, a jewish sport official. And it was designed by a german sculptor, and then indeed produced by Krupp. I genuinely don't know why you give the man with the mustache such credit.

[@cpersiani4466]

@@nickmoore9643 so are so many other things your prob not aware of like basically the US medical system but I bet you trust your doctor

[@nickmoore9643]

@Poppy-zm2yh I always was told that Hitler designed the rings and picked the colors and am staying with this fact, and what you claim is nonsense.

[@Poppy-zm2yh]

@@nickmoore9643 you were told? Buddy, the internet is free. Look it up.

[@bobsanborn2395]

We should give the Statue of Liberty back to the French! We don't even pretend to live up to its ideal anymore, if we ever did. Maybe it would re-inspire them to strive for freedom-for-all, so that others wdn't have to flee their homelands...

[@jayleeper1512]

If Israel is allowed to participate, the Olympics should be boycotted by all. South Africa was barred for being apartheid, it should be the same for Israel.

[@BADM00N1]

South Africa may of been racial but Israel its about self defense and self security against racist raised and taught to hate and kill.

[@BlueInk912]

Yet there ZA is competing despite the Gov charging the Israel Gov with Geno cide at ICJ??

[@eugenaakatruth-seeker1174]

Aussies did this to the aborigines

[@jennychurchill2716]

Stopped the Aboriginals railway system? 😱Send them all home to England!!The UK needs them now.

[@Lo51848]

It’s happening everywhere every Olympic Games. If there are poor, homeless people they get pushed out, kept away, even confined in some camps. It isn’t unique to Paris 2024 Olympics

[@rosembergarias50]

Remember when the Olympics were held in Brazil..... boy, oh boy.

[@kuloudmahyoub3509]

Boycott the Olympics

[@Soul-zl6bb]

I do.

[@nataliereeves3594]

If sponsorship keeps getting pulled, the games may have to be cancelled altogether.

[@djampersandwich]

fuck the Olympics it's always social cleansing

[@AdamBetweentheLines]

Only when it’s in a third world country. Some places could organise it with no cleaning.

[@Clippidyclappidy]

@@AdamBetweentheLinesThat has been proven false time and time again.

[@AdamBetweentheLines]

@@Clippidyclappidy well, maybe try giving it to Austria+Hungary+Slovakia as they are planning since a while and we will se how much social clearing it will require: close to none, if any. But of course until you put it to countries with third world population and tent-cities like France’s Paris, of course you need the clean up. They still didn’t avoid gangnam style + lit trains regardless of all the in advance cleaning so…

[@GianfreeZ]

Great video. thank you Democracy Now!

[@compassionatepeercounseling]

Love to see a competitive athlete willing to look at the true cost of elite Athletics, including the Olympics. Great interview, Amy!

[@coolioso808]

Well, if we really want to see current Olympics run by IOC challenged and reformed there has to be a new, viable option for athletes around the world. A Humane Olympics, if you will. Done with 100% transparency, no social cleansing, with as low of a carbon footprint as possible, Israel will never be allowed to be part of the Humane Olympics they have done it to themselves, only a free and equal Palestine or International Neutral Athletes group AND that may apply to nations that backed the war crimes of Israel, so yes, USA, UK and Canada may have to swallow their pride and send their athletes to the Humane Olympics as part of the INA group. And I'm from Canada, and I would support this. This is related to Buckminster Fuller's quote about how we don't change things by fighting the existing reality, we change things by building a new model that makes the current model obsolete. A Humane Olympics could emerge if backed by crowd-funded sources and using lots of mutual aid to develop.

[@MikeyOMillaMane]

As a white man in his 40s, I am shocked this is still going on. I was mad how about the systemic oppression against non European/ American peoples when I was a kid, and it’s literally the same story years later. We need a massive change. Now.

[@TotesMAGoats69]

Ibwas just in Paris 2 months ago when they were setting up the barracades and bleacher. I couldnt wait to leave for England. The place was so overly congested. I cant imagine what it looks like now. And i remember how i never saw a public restroom. Only restaurants have bathrooms.

[@nolitetebastardescarborund9761]

Toilets, maybe, but no bathrooms.

[@aselle1709]

Is Russia participating too? What a double standard! Shame on France!

[@anderssonnicolas6480]

its not france its the comittee

[@yusofghani2310]

Russia is a great nation.

[@jennychurchill2716]

@@yusofghani2310not with Putin in charge

[@shazamnegroid7379]

Russians and Belarussians have to admit that they don't support the war and that they have no connections to the Russian military sadly. Also, if they win medals - their national anthem won't play - instead, you get to hear a mocking "neutral" anthem. Such a shame on these westerners. Z

[@shazamnegroid7379]

@@jennychurchill2716 Nah, Putin is great. He is the reason as to why our country is so great.

[@lorikendrick5076]

Why don't they have the summer Olympics in the southern half of the world? Australia, South America, etc. Avoid the extreme heat.

[@paranoah8550]

Then it will become winter olympics

[@jillybe1873]

Well there wasn't heat here before.

[@jillybe1873]

​@@paranoah8550😂

[@8LotusBlossom8]

You haven't been to Australia, have you?

[@eddieokpara3549]

"If your country is not at war" go back home. From one African to others.

[@mandyharewood886]

Agreed! It's time for Africa!

[@Rickristian]

No games should ever take place until mankind stops killing one another. Based on that, games should have stopped in 1942. That being said, I would not criticise France for protecting the venues. They have no choice as there are about 2 million jihad morloks living around Paris suburbs. Without army and police protection, paris would be destroyed by morloks.

[@eugenaakatruth-seeker1174]

Unbelievable that they are having this in this climate of shite

[@3Cats-1123]

LA Summer Olympics 2028.. CA has already begun preparing for it thru the recent (very convenient) “US Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces”.. This takes time, so CA has already enforced this Law so any city in the state is now free to remove the homeless, the state is now trying to find or create “Safe shelters” for them but the Suburbs want them removed from their Children’s Parks n Dog Parks immediately.. Vegas has also enacted this Law n it will gradually spread across the nation; overall, i believe it’s gonna turn into a National Nightmare!!

[@ipercalisse579]

At least the Wokeympics serves right

[@Yanel5795]

​@ipercalisse579 woke? These liberals were never Woke, Woke means those awaken to white supremacy and are against it, those liberals support israel white settler colonial state. Wyte Power, WP, 666 👌 WP, That is being woke

[@Dani_sister4peace]

I can't believe they wrecked a reef 😢that's horrible!

[@domo3552]

Fascinating and illuminating. Thank you all. How we seem to have lost our way by the "Gigantism" so well said here.

[@user-io3nd1xs9d]

You can't sweep people under the carpet.

[@Osc1llateW1ldly]

4:23 - "homeless people, refugees homeless, sex workers, drug users, people from Eastern Europe". As someone who is from Eastern Europe I think it's good to know that we are held in so high regard 👍🏻

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Oof.

[@justin-lb5uv]

Welcome to the european "civilization"

[@clairecrimando]

Won’t be watching the Olympics

[@jennychurchill2716]

Off you go then, dearie

[@salihmorta4172]

When people start prioritizing entertainment over human life it becomes a depressing world

[@tableshaper4076]

When illegals have 10 children when they can't afford to feed themselves it is a depressing world.

[@shazamnegroid7379]

Illegals don't get human rights.

[@lawrencea274]

The Olympics like, UN, NATO has become a sickness of the social the old world order/ class conscious, and the disgusting cost by the taxpayers. What I hear is not surprising, but sickening.

[@skontheroad]

The Olympics, with one of the richest and most colorful histories in the world, has little to do with the UN, which has a much younger history! To protest the games and ignore its millenia of history and forward-thinking growth would be a horrible thing to see in our lifetime!

[@jjgreen5206]

What are you even talking about? Do you realize how dumb this comment is? It’s an athletic competition, with athletes who worked their whole lives to represent their country? Maybe you need some therapy

[@jjgreen5206]

@@skontheroad spot on !

[@Arsenic71]

There is nothing wrong with the UN. What *IS* wrong is the UN Security Council.

[@jennychurchill2716]

Off you go to live in a country either in Africa or Asia where you will be able to live your life with like minded people. Im sure Russia will welcome you too.

[@TheQueenRulesAll]

This has happened in almost in every place the olympics have been held. Would ve great if we could stop this nonsense. Putting money over people all the damn time is just wrong.

[@jjgreen5206]

Aw did someone get shoved in their locker by an athlete in school?

[@sarashepard7504]

Yes this is true. They want to give off the illusion of perfection at the expense of the people who they consider inconvenient. A dystopian two week colonial sport.

[@jjgreen5206]

@@sarashepard7504 yawn. Do you have any opinions of you’re own, or do you just join any evil gang on the internet?

[@moragmckay3779]

@@jjgreen5206 No, someone has a sense of humanity and empathy, ie is NOT a sociopath.

[@shazamnegroid7379]

"People"

[@IKE5021]

These two are great. Please have them on again during the games. Paul is just a genuine guy...nice to see his reactions to what Jules is saying.

[@jjgreen5206]

They have a chaos agenda. I find them boring

[@jennychurchill2716]

@@jjgreen5206me too they are far too woke for me.

[@onlytheplanetmatters]

I simply don’t have the stomach to enjoy sport right now. We postponed Tokyo. I think it’s probably a good idea for Paris, the heart of the climate accords to follow suit and that’s without even considering the spread of international fascism.

[@Dani_sister4peace]

It's time for the Olympics to go. No more!

[@Elemental_Entity]

I grew up loving the Olympics. I could never imagine in my lifetime I would have so much distaste for them. I was looking forward to the L.A. games, not I am looking the other way!

[@homosapien-bk5rf]

@@Elemental_Entity Its called becoming mature and slowly understanding how the world is working. Unfortunately a lot of ppl don't experience this.

[@Elemental_Entity]

@@homosapien-bk5rf The Olympics have always been on a decline since Atlanta, but at one point they were pretty great.

[@user-tm8he6yg2q]

Just as the cause of the situation in Palestine is Israel's illegal occupation and violation of Palestinian rights since 1948, the root cause of the migrant problem in France is France's colonial and neo-colonial activities in the home countries of the migrants🤷🏽‍♂️

[@arielyitzhakherman1377]

Aren't you all tired with this "we are victims"? Move your head a little and see all the decpicable regimes in the world, like Islamic states, Russia, Soth America, , Africa. You don't like Europe or the USA? Fuck of to the rest of the world... All of you. Addicted to this infantile narrative.

[@BADM00N1]

wrong again

[@judithmackay7158]

Some will never agree to that, they are two exceptional to admit they are the root cause because it would require some contrition and reparation, they won't do the first because they believe they are better and more deserving, they won't do the second because they are too greedy to give up anything.

[@JanisLatisenko]

MAKE PEACE WHERE PEOPLE COME FROM... THEY PROBABLY LOVE TO LIVE HOME

[@erwin643]

OMG. A microcosm of everything wrong with Western Civilization, at the moment. Forcing athletes to sign a waiver over COVID and hot weather? Wow, you'd think the organizers knew that we were collapsing, or something. F*ck the Laugh-A-Lympics (Got that name from the old Saturday morning Hanna Barbara cartoon from the mid-70's.).

[@darrenalevi3006]

great to see these guys get interviewed, it is an indictment that a lot of the media censor voices like this

[@lauralafauve5520]

I'm feeling so much better about boycotting the Olimpics for the last few decades 🤔😡

[@jennychurchill2716]

Do you think anyone cares whether you boycott them or not?

[@lauralafauve5520]

@@jennychurchill2716 no. But 15 people agree with me.

[@jennychurchill2716]

@@lauralafauve5520 and that counts?

[@lauralafauve5520]

@@jennychurchill2716 again, no. But 19 likes means I'm not alone. It's nice to have some company. Unless they only seem to want to start an argument. I think you're wasting your time worrying how 20 people on KZbin feel about the Olympics.

[@cientifiko]

I am from Rio, 54, I don't like the maire neither Olympic games but what this guy Jules Boykoff saying that Rio Olympics was egregious green washing is a sensationalistic LIE. Every building made for Olympics is occupied by an educational governmental projects, our bay has improved water quality and public transportation has improved because of the Olympics. It could be better but it was far from an egregious thing.

[@Lo51848]

Listening to Democracy Now and it’s guests I conclude the Olympic Games should be banned altogether. You forgot to mention how these Games are used to political ends, that’s the most upsetting side effects as far as I am concerned

[@Diaplek49]

Why are surprised by this?

[@deboraandrade132]

I absolutely love Paris but I will not go to Olympics in Paris

[@skontheroad]

If you are taking a stance, then you should vow to never visit Paris again! Otherwise, your statement is fairly disingenuous and lacking in any heft!

[@deboraandrade132]

@@skontheroad Why? If France changes its policy with the gauche ( left) finally rising up why should I not visit Paris then? Paris is not like nazi Germany.I went to magnificent popular protests and leftists speeches in Paris.Working class in Paris is very politicized.

[@NachttiSchlampE65]

That smell of pee is no fragrance, just saying

[@jjgreen5206]

No one cares that you won’t go. I love the Olympics!

[@NachttiSchlampE65]

@@jjgreen5206 US citizen i bet

[@dimatadore]

I’d like the see the source of the issues cured, not the symptoms managed.

[@TheKayaklover]

It has happened in EVERY SINGLE OLYMPIC GAMES in at least the last 40 years !!!

[@aaronarmijo3626]

The Olympics appeal to geriatrics.

[@nolitetebastardescarborund9761]

@@aaronarmijo3626 Not to this geriatric US expat in France (not in Paris, thank Goddess).

[@jr1734]

Didn't know Jordan Peterson was on.

[@jackdavids2723]

lol, that was my first thought

[@brettmuir5679]

Gavin Gruesome Newsom did the same thing in San Francisco when chairman Xi came to visit. Typical communists. Won't clean up for his citizens but will kiss commie buttocks

[@jlc5105]

They did the exact same thing for Vancouver 2010, now the smaller eastern cities are riddled with homelessness and crime rate hikes. It's been almost 15 years and this is still prevalent.

[@dirkofficial1303]

Sort of a repeat of the 1936 Olimpics in Berlin.Nazi Europe

[@freespeech6999]

Similar, the NAZIs attempted to eradicate the jews. Today the elite is trying to eradicate, not just the Jews, but all the Europeans.

[@NewVideoTech3000]

I am from a French colony we still have those practices on the DNA of our governing system

[@Changamira]

This is why AES(Alliance of Sahel states) is needed. These migrants ran away ultimately due to the effects of France and it's puppets bad leadership in Africa impoverishing everyone,

[@jennychurchill2716]

What nonsense. You obviously know nothing about history. Educate yourself.

[@ipercalisse579]

Stop blaming the west. Stop scapegoating.

[@grostoss4259]

Kagame being the worst probably

[@Changamira]

@@jennychurchill2716 European nations like France continue to use puppet leadership, the CFA Franc, and colonial tax impoverish the richest continent on earth, and all you want to do is justify it because you are anti-Black, and too fragile to check your own bs? If that's the case you are not the good guys in this story.

[@Changamira]

@@ipercalisse579 The AES kicked out European nations like France and USA from their countries because, unlike Russia and the east, the West continue to use puppet leadership, the CFA Franc, and colonial tax impoverish the richest continent on earth, and all you want to do is justify it because you are anti-Black, and too fragile to check your own bs so you are not the good guys in this story.

[@niamcd6604]

BE CAREFUL THAT FRENCH POLITICIANS CAN BE WORSE THAN HITLER WHEN THEY WANT TO.

[@jennychurchill2716]

Explain yourself

[@niamcd6604]

​@@jennychurchill2716LOOK THE FRENCH NEWS AND SEE HOW THEY TREATED L'AIFFAIRE THEO, OR ANY POLICE BRUTALITY ISSUES. CHECK HOW THE MUSLIM VEIL LAW WAS PADDED, LOOK AT THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT AND COME BACK AND TELL ME HOW MANY BROWN SKINNED POLITICIANS YOU CAN COUNT DESPITE FRANCE HAVING BEEN ONE OF THE WORST COLONISERS. DON'T FORGET THAT FRANCE IS THE REASON WHY HAITI IS SO POOR. THEY NEARLY DESTROYED THE COLONIES THAT SOUGHT FREEDOM AND MADE THEM BUY SUCH FREEDOM. MOST OF THE EX FRENCH COLONIES DEBTS GOES TO FRANCE BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T LET GO. AND I MEAN WITH VIOLENCE THAT COMPARES TO THE TULSA MASSACRE.

[@kerlyenai]

Parisian here. Had to modify my comment 15 times for some reason (KZbin is nuts). Anyway, we are planning to have many disruptions and actions during the games to pressure the government and get a new constitution.

[@DavianSinner]

To secure your borders and round up illegal invaders I hope.

[@ivyimogene]

Hey, I am from India and even in Delhi we would not tolerate homeless migrants sleeping on the streets. A city can't be turned into a refugee camp.

[@thedualtransition6070]

And the opening ceremony still looked like shit

[@tableshaper4076]

put a trans chick in it and make it lame and gay.

[@savespace8242]

why do we pretend and ignore that these immigrants exist ?Why do we keep letting so many innocent people die .........what a cruel world!!!!!

[@elenamonteagudo9855]

Deport deport deport deport deport deport deport deport deport deport deport deport 🎉

[@Historiehomme]

It took me two years to get my carte sejour and watching people pretend to be inconvenienced because they refuse to follow the rules is just a joke. Everything in France takes a long time, you must be an adult and prepare. Very simple

[@karied3597]

What a miserable and depressing show…such negativity 😢

[@majorlaff8682]

It's just good manners and respect to clean the place before guests arrive.

[@sam-515]

Thank you Democracy Now 😊

[@jorgelopez8675]

From México: if Russia not competing, not watching.

[@superphi]

That’s pretty trash move if Russian athletes aren’t allowed to compete

[@AdamGrubb-fj7yc]

As usual Demicracy Now ignores the Christian bigotry in the opening ceremony.

[@laconja1]

Who vandalize the railroad system in Paris ?

[@GeorgeBowling-te2xk]

Idiots

[@HarrySmith-hr2iv]

Mi6, CIA and Mossad.

[@newtonsurmiser2319]

Nope. Most likely Iran, Russia, Islamic extremists.

[@jennychurchill2716]

Migrants

[@NegronJames-yr4lb]

usa to start social panic almost all big events have usa on it, like all president assassinations, 9/11 etc

[@gabriel-gc4uf]

Wait for Los Angeles in 4 years

[@RoRo-wd3bw]

END COLONIALISM AND JUSTICE FOR IMMIGRANTS...BOYCOTTING OLIMPICS

[@sharonmedeiros9819]

The money being spent on Olympic games would house the homeless and solve the issue. Which one is more important to people? The answer will give us the reason why the earth is hell to so many.

[@kasha8576]

Not surprise. Years of colonization gave them experience on how to be inhumane

[@tableshaper4076]

But not you of course, you are oppressed.

[@kasha8576]

See, i told you. Racist have no shame

[@tableshaper4076]

@@kasha8576 They aren't racist for not wanting their country INVADED! How about working on making your own countries better, instead of invading and destroying others.

[@anonymousperson1771]

More like the centuries of Nth African slavers on their coasts before the colonial empires. There's a reason American marines sing about the "shores of Tripoli" in their anthem.

[@whatelse1222]

It’s because of colonization that Africa has a population explosion.

[@yucafries7681]

Paris is a total shit hole. I’m thinking of selling my million euro hovel there

[@cherylrleigh1912]

Although official records might differ, I doubt the international community will recognize Israel's participation in the Summer Olympics. Regarding social cleansing and mass deportation associated with the Paris Olympics, this is not a new phenomenon; similar practices have occurred during Olympic events here in the United States as well.

[@electrosonicnebula]

It's true but the "international community" i.e. majority of countries and majority of people and possibly the general voice of the U.N. as expressed through its resolutions has long since stopped mattering, starting of course with the invasion of Iraq as revenge for Al Qaeda's coordinated attacks on the US which had absolutely nothing to do with Iraq, as everyone knew. I have to keep reminding myself that the U.N. headquarters are actually in New York. The vast majority of people and governments agree Israel is committing genocide but there doesn't seem to be any mechanism to stop them. It'd be interesting to see at how many fatalities the united West started reacting to Hitler.

[@nicolasdelaforge7420]

Social cleansing is occurring in the US all the time, not just for the sake of the olympics.

[@rolfsautter4186]

To hell with the Olympics!!!😮

[@cece8009]

Well! Why didn't you stay in your country? Are you expecting for this country to take care of you???? When themselves are struggling.

[@gordiestevan1662]

The Olympics - no thank you! Politicized imperialist games - ruined a long tradition in sport.

[@PolishUser]

Paris, Paris, Hemingway will spin in his grave if he see what has become of Paris today. Shame in all the politicians

[@Marlen-CruzCommercial_2023]

Disguising. Boycotting the whole thing.

[@stephendalton1648]

Hilarious. France. It used to be a country

[@nicolasdelaforge7420]

and where do you come from? i bet it's a real country!

[@jennychurchill2716]

It looks incredibly beautiful!!!

[@lindathomson3270]

Sydney 2000 - authorities did the same social cleansing- then after locals couldn’t afford the rent increases 😢

[@Rick_Riff]

If a city or country doesn't want you there, why would you insist on staying? Where's your pride? Its a big world theres somewhere better.

[@bettinaprowe9170]

Bullshit

[@Rick_Riff]

@@bettinaprowe9170 travel, the world is charming, I'm not trying to be mean I'm serious.

[@nolitetebastardescarborund9761]

Some sixty countries around the world don't want US military bases & personnel, so why do 'Murkans insist upon staying there?

[@Rick_Riff]

@@nolitetebastardescarborund9761 it's the neocon jerks in the DOD and State Department, we shouldn't be there to begin with. Its because American foreign policy is dog crap, we should focus on our own security.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Pride doesn't mean much compared to the chance to gain a better future living standard for yourself and your descendants. Besides, I think the millions of people who have successfully immigrated to wealthier countries and then eventually send their children or grandchildren to higher education there are plenty proud of their efforts.

[@mandyharewood886]

This is the world that the West has made.

[@johanh4493]

I am appalled at the actions and security measures put in place but the French government. Always taking freedom over "Security" (a sens of security). The population is massively against Macron and violent repression and suppression of the Peaceful protest rights is now standard.

[@Rippypoo]

Thanks, Amy. Very important information.

[@amilaperera1]

Spectators have the right to defend themselves

[@YouConnolly]

Paul is the enemy, this type of activist has never worked or experienced life. Jules can't even see that they're working for the fascists. A soccer player and an activist are your experts?