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Here’s What Banksy Thinks Of The Olympics

by Eric Goldschein | 9:00 am, July 24th, 2012

English graffiti artist and icon Banksy is joining his countrymen in welcoming the Olympians to London. Sort of.

Though not exactly the usual reaction to the Olympic Games (“Yay! Our country!”), this does give a nice reminder of the discord that many of these countries bring to the tournament, (mostly) abandoning their quarrels and happily beating their rivals athletically instead of with weapons.

To say nothing of the many domestic issues that are pushed to the backburner.

[Via Buzzfeed, from Banksy.co.uk]

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“Radiation and rockets at the London Olympics you ask? Yes, more than 7,000 tons of radioactive debris pushed just to the side to build the Olympic stadium and anti-aircraft missIes anchored on the rooftops of private London residences. War games, military and private security forces patting down the throngs at a cost of £1 billion ($1.54 billion) just for “security” alone, this is the straw which has finally broken the camel’s back for my lifetime of Olympics watching.”

http://cuttingthegordianknot.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/radiation-and-rockets-why-i-am-boycotting-the-london-2012-olympics/

Here’s What Banksy Thinks Of The Olympics

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