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Tokyo Olympics Pushed Forward Despite COVID and Public Opposition
from #254 - Apocalypse Olympics with Abby Martin | The Tim Dillon Show · #254
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Tim reads news about Japan's 83% public opposition to hosting the Olympics amid a COVID state of emergency, surface-to-air missiles on rooftops, and officials admitting they'll listen but not be guided by public opinion, plus a plug for the upcoming Miami Bitcoin conference appearance.
- IOC spokesman Mark Adams says 'We listen but won't be guided by public opinion' — the quote Tim identifies as defining all power structures everywhere.
- Japan has a state of emergency from COVID with hospital capacity problems and lockdowns, yet is proceeding with the Olympics anyway.
- Tokyo is installing surface-to-air missiles on apartment complex roofs to defend against terrorist attacks during the Games.
- LA had to move homeless people for the Academy Awards; Tim proposes letting them compete in the Olympics as a compromise instead of displacing them again.
- Tim is wearing glasses because the new studio lights are oppressive and hurt his eyes while he prepares for the Miami Bitcoin Conference.
OlympicsMark AdamsLos AngelesThomas BachYoshida SugaSeiko Hashimoto