we have this sense,” he said, “of an unaccountable, European, snobbish group of people looking down upon Japan.”

少し前に「オリンピックは中止どころか廃止すべき」と書いたニューヨーク・タイムズの気骨のスポーツ・コラムニストの取材を受けました。締めにコメントが載りました。東京オリンピックは中止すべき。 https://t.co/h6xGvDuZOp

— 中野晃一　Koichi Nakano (@knakano1970) July 5, 2021

“The I.O.C. from its very beginning comes from the culture of the upper classes in Europe,” Roth said. “They are so out of touch. They need to realize it’s not all about the money, not all about the galas. It’s about the athletes. The competition. That’s what is getting lost.”

“So, we have this sense,” he said, “of an unaccountable, European, snobbish group of people looking down upon Japan.”

まあ、欧米人の娯楽につきあわされているわけだね。

“Nothing that is simply going to benefit rich people and hurt the poor,” Davis said. “Use what’s already in existence, and that’s it. Nothing more.”

もともと既存の施設を使って質素にという話だったが・・・利権に群がった人たちがいるんだろうね・・・・誰か暴露してくんないかなあ。