I was switching back and forth between the opening ceremonies and baseball, so I’m sure I missed quite a bit of the idiocy on parade. ....like the global warming propaganda.
Heard a report earlier in the day that the Australian swim coach pulled his team out of the INDOOR pool because it was “cloudy” and “soupy.” http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/04/rio-olympics-water-quality-australian-team-aquatics-training-center/88275524/
So the water in the bay is filled with floating feces, and the indoor pool is filled with ....no one is sure. And the air quality is even worse than the water quality: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-rios-air-more-deadly-than-its-water-study-finds-a7169371.html
Lovely place, Rio.
It’s a dystopian nightmare come sooner to life than the the sci-fi writers had portended.
I have attended two Olympics, but can’t bring myself to watch them on TV anymore. Thanks for reporting back. I look forward to your other observances.