rant · moment 20 of 23
Let Russia and Gaza Compete, and Let a Few Bombs Go Off
from Trump Assassination Theories & The Bowels Of Power | The Tim Dillon Show #402 · #402
3 min
Tim proposes mixing geopolitics into the Games by having warring nations compete against each other for real drama, including a bit about a fictional delegation from Gaza and accepting terrorism as part of the spectacle.
- Tim describes Olympic vignettes where every female athlete has the same backstory: family killed in Ukraine, fighting for honor.
- He argues you can't ban countries from the Olympics—the world is what it is, and security theater ruins it for everyone.
- Tim's proposal: accept that a few bombs might go off at the Olympics as the cost of making it actually exciting again.
- He paints the scene: spectators running with croissants, wine glasses in hand, laughing at explosions—that's the real Olympic experience.
- Terrorism and blood feuds would add genuine intrigue to the Games, which have become a boring corporate snoozefest.
- Russia, Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza competing against each other during active wars would be the Olympics worth watching.