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No one I talk with around Brisy wants the Olympics or the high house prices its a scam

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[–] glimse 12 points 1 year ago

In college my city was bidding for it. My final (editing, I didn't produce it) was a documentary about a group fighting the bid.

Really opened my eyes to the damage hosting the Olympics causes. Hundreds and hundreds of people displaced to make room for a one-time event.