Comments on: Notes on a World Class City: Why I have declined to participate in the Olympic Celebrations

By: Gregory Hartnell

Gregory Hartnell — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:30:24 +0000

Bravo, Mr. Cran!
Librarians who co-operate with such nonsense, and other ‘artists’ who sign this ‘muzzle clause’ are a menace to civilization.
Anyone participating in the ‘Cultural Olympiad has sold out to the totalitarian mindset that has screwed all people in this province who never supported and continue to resist this gangsterish bunch (VANOC and the IOC).
BTW Just wanted to say I love you website.

By: rusl

rusl — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:43:24 +0000

Well said. Lots oppose the Olympics but few have been as articulate. I wish more had been so in 2003 during the plebicite, but then the Olympic sponsors who supply the information to voters weren’t going to print it at that time anyway.

It’s interesting you have quite good well written comments aside from the spam. And the Olympic supporters nonsensical tone is very clear: “Childish” from people who are name calling, “who cares” from people who are bothering to write comments, “lots have said” from someone clearly in the minority parroting some kind of talking point? And then all the defense of corporatism for the sake of it, not that you are arguing weird but just because they want to.

“Zombies” is the word that comes to mind.

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By: Carrie Serwetnyk

Carrie Serwetnyk — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:39:29 +0000

Hi Brad,

I liked your image of the women’s hockey team celebrating in contrast to the snowboarder after they won the gold medal. I am thinking to post this in our Vancouver based soccer magazine with your permission.

Please let me know if we can use it.

Thank you,

Carrie

By: Introspections » Blog Archive » Why I Protested the Vancouver Olympics

Introspections » Blog Archive » Why I Protested the Vancouver Olympics — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:32:19 +0000

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By: CJ Leon

CJ Leon — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:58:17 +0000

Mr. Cran, please also do us the courtesy of removing the 50+ spam advertisements in your comments section. It would go a long way to showing you are paying attention to this issue and your readers’ responses to your political boycott.

By: CJ Leon

CJ Leon — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:42:11 +0000

“…the Olympics are a world class celebration happening in Vancouver rather than a world class celebration of Vancouver.”

That’s right, Mr. Cran. It’s a big corporate sponsored show. It’s not the government. It does not remove free speech, but makes commissions based on its themes and goals. “Equality” seems pretty wide open to me. As poet laureate, I would expect you to be an articulate creative professional and speak when given the opportunity to address an international community.

I was sent this page in response to my posting this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqbGil_X5mE