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Bad news for the socialists

August 11th, 2012 · 5 Comments

London 2012: Baton blunder

It appears that us Brits just aren’t all that good at this collective stuff…….

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  • 1 chris // Aug 11, 2012 at 11:58 am

    As the US women’s sprint relay team broke the world record, it seems Americans are great at collectivism.
    It might be better to regard passing the baton as an exchange, rather than as an act of collectivism.

  • 2 Balls of Fire // Aug 11, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    Or co-operation.

  • 3 The Stigler // Aug 12, 2012 at 10:41 am

    Well, we used to be. We won the 4×100 at Athens. In previous Olympics and World Championships, we’ve won medals for the relays.

    The problem is that we have gone from being a nation that was pretty good at sprinting to one that is pretty ropey and a lot of that is about how funding is allocated in order to game the medals table. If you’re likely to get on the podium for the 50km walk, you’ll get more money than a top 8 finisher in the 100m.

  • 4 taylor // Aug 12, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    Wow, what arsehole. only a complete twat would make such a comparison.

  • 5 PaulB // Aug 12, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    We seem to have done well in the rowing, which, except for single sculls, is a co-operative activity. Huzzah for socialism.

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