I don't think this has anything to do with normal Australians and normal Americans. The Olympics has become a plaything of the wealthy elite, and these people don't know and don't care about the concerns of ordinary people.
Same things goes in business nowadays. Those in charge seem to think they have a divine right to use the world for their own profit, with no concern whatsoever for the rest of humanity. Maybe I'm becoming a radical again in my old age - I see a new class struggle coming, a struggle between an educated middle class and a not-so-bright elite playboy class.
-Joe Offer-