Both organizations should move their games elsewhere. I say that as a Greater LA resident who would have liked to attend both. They should allow no repeat of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Cancellation would powerfully mark worldwide condemnation.
Maybe they're planning to charge spectator Oligarchs $5 Million / ticket per game...
No one else would dare to come into the US after the the past 8 weeks of hostility toward other nations.
Perhaps even athletes will boycott the Olympics. No more fun and games, boys and girls. This is real.
I was so hyped for these two events this time last year, especially after the Paris Olympics concluded. Now I have negative hype. I probably won't watch either event. And I have religiously followed every World Cup and Olympics since 2002.
To note the World cup is being hosted by the Americas rather than just USA, matches are being played in Mexico and Canada as well. This includes the opening game which is due to be played on 11th June 2026 in the Aztec stadium in Mexico city.
All games should be played in Mexico or Canada. People of color are not safe here and may end up in Venezuela. And, as we saw a couple of weeks ago, Canadians may end up in a prison in Louisiana.
Rather than a boycott, would pressuring both organizations by way of letters, phone calls, etc., to hold their events in other countries work? Is changing venues a possibility at this point? Americans aren't safe here; international travelers certainly aren't.
It doesn’t matter if changing venues isn’t possible. This venue should be off the table period, even if it means no Olympics or delaying them a year or two.
DEI will have lots of work is selecting the “blonds, blue eyed” athletes
Hope they all boycott. I assume Russia will be present, Hungary, North Korea, maybe china. All the best dictatorships will be here.
History lesson time! Hitler held the Olympics in 1936, and majorly toned down the antisemitism. It led to many hailing Nazism as turning over a new leaf. It helped (briefly) normalize the Nazis. So it probably doesn't matter who shows up, bc the imagery they plan to project is all that matters.
Excellent question. How safe would you feel to go to Russia?The orange stain is bullying his own people and fear monger 101 from his idol and handler Putin. His distain for Americans and their culture which was built on diversity is being dismantled in record time. He’s the enemy within
The Olympics will be similar to the Berlin games under Hitler! A showpiece for our authoritarian ruler. The FIFA-WC should pull all US-based venues for the safety and security of fans and athletes!
While both event venues are decided years in advance, thereby making it difficult to move them, the next best thing is not to partake in them by not attending, not watching, & protesting when possible. We ought not be in a celebratory mood in view of what's happening to the United States.
It does t matter if they are difficult to move. Doesn’t even matter if they don’t happen in order to resist this fascism. Rump is not just bad for America. He’s bad for the world and we need to nip this 💩 in the bud.
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Cancellation would powerfully mark worldwide condemnation.
No one else would dare to come into the US after the the past 8 weeks of hostility toward other nations.
Perhaps even athletes will boycott the Olympics. No more fun and games, boys and girls. This is real.
This is how the world will show its disdain for Trump.
Skip the Olympics - it’ll be a USA/Russia event.
Mexican will host games in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara
Hope they all boycott. I assume Russia will be present, Hungary, North Korea, maybe china. All the best dictatorships will be here.
Needs to boycott all endeavors in the USA
Paris should hold an alt-Olympics.