The 22nd Winter Olympics--anybody else worried its going to be ugly?

Blues4U

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I love the Olympics, especially the winter Olympics. I watch them and follow them throughout usually and I also love the sense of community that seems to exist during the games.

I just have a bad feeling about the games this year. Not just because it's in Russia and with the continuing bad blood between the Russians and the Chechen's, but just the overall tone of things in the world.

I for one, don't think it's just the Chechen's that we have to worry about. Shit, we have nut jobs all over the world, and in my country as well that want to make their cause, their group or just themselves famous.

The Russians do not exactly have a stellar history when it comes to terrorist negotiations where hostages are involved, they seem to use the rush in, shoot them all and allow God to sort it out methodology.

I am planning on watching the games as usual, but I will be holding my breath and hoping that nothing goes awry.

I don't believe I know anybody participating in the games this year, but I have known several in the past, I always love seeing normal folks staking their claim on their chosen sport to see what THEY can do-

Good luck to all of the athletes and countries that sent them.

:dude:
 

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I'm not too worried about it. Putin is out there cracking skulls of anyone he deems a threat. Surely he'll get them all, and then some.
 

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Putin strikes me as a very very very serious dude...

I'll bet he is on top of it
 

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I'm not too worried about it. Putin is out there cracking skulls of anyone he deems a threat. Surely he'll get them all, and then some.

No doubt....and that is part of the problem and why I think there will be big problems.
 

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Well, I for one wouldn;t want to try some stupid crap and get caught by the Russians..

I'm personally wondering how many suspects have just "disappeared" already...

I'll admit I'm a bit worried about it.. but I'm also hopeful that Putin is as cutthroat as I think he is!
 

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Tough to say because those Chechen Muslims are freakin' nuts. However, Russian security forces are absolutely going to be profiling just like they do in Israel (think airport security).
 

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Well, I for one wouldn;t want to try some stupid crap and get caught by the Russians..

I'm personally wondering how many suspects have just "disappeared" already...

I'll admit I'm a bit worried about it.. but I'm also hopeful that Putin is as cutthroat as I think he is!

Well, I have yet to hear about any extremist Muslim that was worried about the repercussions of his or her actions-- :hmm:

I would guess that if the Chechens do something stupid, Putin will go back to utilizing Genocide as his own personal way to deal with the matter-
 

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I'll bet that if there is trouble that Putin will make them sorry. Gonna be fun to watch.
 

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I'm not too worried about it. Putin is out there cracking skulls of anyone he deems a threat. Surely he'll get them all, and then some.

He's too busy trying to burn "Pussy Riot" and gays (so why does he keep taking selfies doing "ubermanly" things with his shirt off then). He has no time for real crime or real terrrorists. :hmm:

Wouldn't surprise me though, if he used the situation to conveniently "disappear" people he already has a hard on for.
 

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I just hope that if any gay people are going they just leave the kids alone.



Kidding aside, I worry something bad is gonna happen, or good if you happen to be a Chechen
 

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I just hope that if any gay people are going they just leave the kids alone.



Kidding aside, I worry something bad is gonna happen, or good if you happen to be a Chechen


:facepalm:

Did your sister wife think that joke was funny when you ran by her in bed this morning?

But we're just making jokes right?
 

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:facepalm:

Did your sister wife think that joke was funny when you ran by her in bed this morning?

But we're just making jokes right?

Nice sentence structure, took me a couple passes through but I get it now. :lol:
BTW, wife and I LIVE in wv, were not FROM wv.

Ignorance sure is bliss ain't it? Maybe you haven't read the news in the past week or so? No prob, lemme fil you in before you make a further ass of yourself. Recently putin was asked if gay people traveling to Russia for the games should be worried (you know...cause the climate there is decidedly anti- gay, or maybe you don't know that:wave:). Putin assured that, no, there's is no reason to be apprehensive, but please just leave the children alone. (I'm paraphrasing a bit of course)

Get it now?

Did I help you getting that foot outta your mouth?
 

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Nice sentence structure, took me a couple passes through but I get it now. :lol:
BTW, wife and I LIVE in wv, were not FROM wv.

Ignorance sure is bliss ain't it? Maybe you haven't read the news in the past week or so? No prob, lemme fil you in before you make a further ass of yourself. Recently putin was asked if gay people traveling to Russia for the games should be worried (you know...cause the climate there is decidedly anti- gay, or maybe you don't know that:wave:). Putin assured that, no, there's is no reason to be apprehensive, but please just leave the children alone. (I'm paraphrasing a bit of course)

Get it now?

Did I help you getting that foot outta your mouth?

Ignorant i'm not,

Guilty of not connecting your joke with Putin's anti gay laws passed a few months ago yes.
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I've been reading and thinking more in the last few weeks about the security concerns about possible terrorism than about the gay issue inside Russia.

My apologies to you and your wife.
 
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