[lbo-talk] Olympics

[Marvin Gandall]

John Thornton writes:
>
> 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
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During the 1976 Games in Montreal they built high fences around slum areas.
Anti-poverty groups spray-painted Visitez Les Slums and other graffiti on
them in reply.