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Avatard · 02-12-2010, 03:00 PM

I guess they heard that a bunch of tight-assed Americans were coming over for the Olympics, and so they scrambled, and tried so fucking hard to sanitize the place [so as to not scare any of the white people] that they broke fucking Carnaval.

Fuck, Bummer. Even though I'm Brazilian, I never got a chance to spend Carnaval there. Fuck.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20...razil_carnival

Trip · 02-12-2010, 03:13 PM

Blame china. They started the trend of sanitizing the place to the nth degree.

Apoc · 02-12-2010, 03:53 PM

So if I want to go to Carnaval, I have to wait till after the 2016 Olympics, when its all ok again?

Avatard · 02-12-2010, 04:31 PM

Apoc, when personal freedoms are lost, they're usually lost forever...barring revolution.

Maybe we can watch some documentaries about how it used to be...

Trip · 02-12-2010, 06:52 PM

I will take some pics of New Orleans carnival this weekend. Its going to be the best its ever been because of the Saints.

goof2 · 02-12-2010, 10:02 PM

You sure it was due to "tight-assed Americans"? They also banned rap and funk which tend to be pretty popular here.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE61B2PY20100212

Avatard · 02-12-2010, 10:29 PM

It's the work of conservatives. Whether it's an attack on buildings with planes, or the coming of the Olympic games, there will always be proposed a reason why it is important to reign in the rights of people, in order to protect order, and ensure public safety (even though it never does). In case you haven't seen the rash of articles questioning whether Rio was "ready" for such an event, and the tone that the American press has taken, and the pressure they have applied, I assure you it's real. Of course, this pressure is what helps drive the conservative tone down there, and the actions being taken, because they've now something to (dis)prove.

goof2 · 02-12-2010, 11:35 PM

Even if I were to accept your premise, since when are conservatives exclusive to America? I have seen a "rash of articles questioning whether Rio was ready" from America, Canada, and Europe. The fact is Rio has a murder rate comparable to Detroit's. I would wonder what Detroit was going to do to try and fix it if they were "awarded" the olympics just the same. Of course that would be after I wondered what kind of hookers and drugs Detroit had provided the IOC selection committee to convince them Detroit was a good place for the olympics.

RACER X · 02-13-2010, 10:26 AM

watched a show w/ dan rather on rio........was it 5000 murders in 1 yr, whole sections of town that police don't patrol, a lot of them..........sounds like paradise.

Avatard · 02-13-2010, 11:30 AM

Rio is a big dangerous city, much like NYC, before it too was sanitized. Now, 42nd street is for Disney Shows, not for Peep Shows.

Brazil also has very stringent gun control, and has adopted all of the US's stupid "Drug War" policies (under pressure from the US government) which explains the completely out of control murder rate, and lawlessness in some areas.

If citizens were armed, the lawlessness there would end quickly. Brazil has been too quick to follow the lead of the US government, and it's pressures...even when it leads to stupidity, and chaos.

02-12-2010, 03:00 PM	#1
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	See? I guess they heard that a bunch of tight-assed Americans were coming over for the Olympics, and so they scrambled, and tried so fucking hard to sanitize the place [so as to not scare any of the white people] that they broke fucking Carnaval. Fuck, Bummer. Even though I'm Brazilian, I never got a chance to spend Carnaval there. Fuck. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20...razil_carnival __________________ Insert free thought here.

02-12-2010, 03:53 PM	#3
Apoc For Science. You Monster. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB Posts: 3,546	So if I want to go to Carnaval, I have to wait till after the 2016 Olympics, when its all ok again? __________________ Android OS causes gay. Dont let your child use Android (unless she's a hot female). And dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys, either.

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Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Apoc, when personal freedoms are lost, they're usually lost forever...barring revolution. Maybe we can watch some documentaries about how it used to be... __________________ Insert free thought here.

02-12-2010, 10:29 PM	#7
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	It's the work of conservatives. Whether it's an attack on buildings with planes, or the coming of the Olympic games, there will always be proposed a reason why it is important to reign in the rights of people, in order to protect order, and ensure public safety (even though it never does). In case you haven't seen the rash of articles questioning whether Rio was "ready" for such an event, and the tone that the American press has taken, and the pressure they have applied, I assure you it's real. Of course, this pressure is what helps drive the conservative tone down there, and the actions being taken, because they've now something to (dis)prove. __________________ Insert free thought here. Last edited by Avatard; 02-12-2010 at 10:35 PM..

02-13-2010, 10:26 AM	#9
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02-12-2010, 03:13 PM	#2
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	Blame china. They started the trend of sanitizing the place to the nth degree.

02-12-2010, 06:52 PM	#5
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	I will take some pics of New Orleans carnival this weekend. Its going to be the best its ever been because of the Saints.

02-12-2010, 10:02 PM	#6
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	You sure it was due to "tight-assed Americans"? They also banned rap and funk which tend to be pretty popular here. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE61B2PY20100212

02-12-2010, 11:35 PM	#8
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	Even if I were to accept your premise, since when are conservatives exclusive to America? I have seen a "rash of articles questioning whether Rio was ready" from America, Canada, and Europe. The fact is Rio has a murder rate comparable to Detroit's. I would wonder what Detroit was going to do to try and fix it if they were "awarded" the olympics just the same. Of course that would be after I wondered what kind of hookers and drugs Detroit had provided the IOC selection committee to convince them Detroit was a good place for the olympics.

02-13-2010, 11:30 AM	#10
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Rio is a big dangerous city, much like NYC, before it too was sanitized. Now, 42nd street is for Disney Shows, not for Peep Shows. Brazil also has very stringent gun control, and has adopted all of the US's stupid "Drug War" policies (under pressure from the US government) which explains the completely out of control murder rate, and lawlessness in some areas. If citizens were armed, the lawlessness there would end quickly. Brazil has been too quick to follow the lead of the US government, and it's pressures...even when it leads to stupidity, and chaos. __________________ Insert free thought here.