Dude, last time I checked, India is a democracy. I think you meant to rant about CHINA :p There you'd have a point... or even other totalitarian regimes like the UAE and Bahrain...Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
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Dude, last time I checked, India is a democracy. I think you meant to rant about CHINA :p There you'd have a point... or even other totalitarian regimes like the UAE and Bahrain...Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
The only sport in the eyes of many Indians is cricket. This decision isn't that surprising.
Deserve?Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
Do you actually know anything about India?
Yes there are millions of poor people and bad things happen to many of them but there are tonnes of other positives too. Or are you one of those, lets keep racing only in Europe types?
I apologize for decrying India - you are correct.
I am not for Europe racing only no - I am for only racing in countries that are not tyrranies and that actually would support a grand prix by attending.
He's just one of those who love to slam everyone even if he doesn't know to much about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
Funnily enough he is calling socialists the people who would want to fund a GP from the taxpayers money! :laugh:
I think the Government are right.
Cricket is a very inclusive sport in India whereas F1 is not at all and for that fact alone it would have been wrong.
Also, with Governments propping up the obscene amounts demanded by Bernie, the sport will continue to be overpriced just like the Toxic debt housing that lead to this recession.
Bernie needs to gain the correct renumeration for F1 and artificially inflating the series will make matters worse.
I'm sorry if I don't understand you fully, but are you implying that India is ruled by a tyrant/dictator or we have a tyranny form of government? If yes, first question, where have you been living all these years? And second, man, you need to read up a bit more on India. Probably a good start would be here ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndiaQuote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
As for the topic, I just feel it's a damn shame. I know more than half of the population here is crazy after Cricket, but there is also a substantial growing population getting heavily interested in F1 and racing in general. And this new 'ruling' is nothing but corruption and bureaucracy, trying to put as much money as they can into their own pockets. Well, I can't say I didn't see it coming.
offtopic: X-ecutioner did you buy the Honda Jazz or something? (your sig)
I don't understand that ad though :)
I'm not in India right now, so didn't know which ad you were talking about. But saw it on youtube, and oh hell no. They simply stole it from this, which was the inspiration for my sig.Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
http://www.culture-buzz.fr/IMG/jpg/why-so-serious-2.jpg
Not that I wanna be a mass murdering psychopath clown. :D
I did not imply that India is a tyrrany or that a grand prix should not be held there.Quote:
Originally Posted by X-ecutioner
I do hold that no government should fund any sporting event. It is not a government's legitimate task to forcibly [taxes] take money from those that have earned it and give it to those that do not deserve it.
Corruption is the natural outcome where easy money that has not been earned is doled out.