[lbo-talk] Olympics

[John Thornton]

Dorene Cornwell wrote:
> --In case anyone thought of getting completely swept away, there were also
> shots of earthquake survivors in slums listening on the radio as well as
> some dribble about the 40,000 migrant workers kicked out of town after their
> work was done.

Every time I hear this complaint I'm reminded of seeing all the homeless 
people in NYC being rounded up and sent out of the city for the 
centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
This is standard operating procedure for huge state sponsored spectacles.

John Thornton