Before this thread creeps off into the Canadian sunset, let me say that I thought Gil was off the wall for tarring all Ozians for the actions of one Olympic committee. When someone I don't know posts a diatribe, I tend to shut up and hope it dies a natural death in short order, but I think maybe that attitude is unfair to my many wonderful OZ friends here at the 'Cat.
Hey, y'all, I KNOW he's wrong about you.
Besides as a US citizen, I have some faint hope of not being held accountable for all the idiocy my country, its official representatives and other affiliated organizations do worldwide. And I think everyone would agree the US has the highest profile for international idiocy (not to mention greed and opportunism).

I think the dude was holding the wrong end of the brush.
Blessings,
Barbara