Euphoria
Active Member
I know what Hume is getting at. There's a culture of mistrust and dysfunction at city hall. It comes back to seeing everyone as having some kind of angle rather than believing we can work together to achieve common goals. My question is, why do we see ourselves as incapable of handling large projects successfully? There are plenty of past achievements we can point to that tell us otherwise. To me the greatest examples of civic spirit are the volunteers who come out to support events like the PanAm's, the marathons, the festivals, the soup kitchens, the food banks. Many talented individuals give up their time to improve the city when they could be lifting their own fortunes. They are your true Olympic organizers, yet all we seem to hear about is the corruption and mismanagement. There have been successful Olympic Games in the past. We have great talent in this city. What makes us think we can't handle producing a successful Games?