Essay On Corruption In The Olympics

Corruption in the Olympics Over the summer I, not unlike many others around the world, watched the Olympics. Next year, however, it is important to begin the process of converting the games to be more beneficial for everyone involved. As of right now, the Olympics are damaging to the hosts morally, environmentally and financially. Step one to purifying this major event is raising awareness. As people who have adapted to a life of luxury, it is not difficult to overlook the hardships that others are facing, especially when from their troubles blossom our favorite time of each quadrennial. Some like to live in ignorance of the crookedness around us, and I strongly suggest those people shove this paper in their assigned drawer for things that are too factual and disheartening for their eyes. Too “real”, if you will. If you’re similar to me and appreciate irony, read on. Olympic stadiums are huge and while it makes sense that it may be necessary to destroy housing in order to create space for it, Beijing went about this in an entirely insensible and …show more content…
Wistfully, the Olympics are damaging to the hosts morally, environmentally and financially. Its the sad truth and the sooner we all accept it the sooner we can fix the holes in the system and watch the Olympics guilt free. The International Olympic Committee is the root of our problem. They go along taking bribes from the most powerful drug dealer in the world and pray no one will notice. We notice though, we see how corrupt the system is and know that the solution is simple, choose hosts that are already stable and aren 't known for their pitiful human rights system. On a side note, if the most powerful drug dealer in the world is on one Sochi’s side, that is most likely a good indicator that it isn 't the most authentic choice. Who would have thought that needed