The Commonwelth Games are an Olympic-like festival of sports, but with only 68 countries taking part, 4 of which form the United Kingdom, 3 of which are islands of England (Guernsey, Isle of Man) & 6 are non-nations like Bermuda, Hong Kong & the Cayman Islands.
The event attracts 98% of the TV audience size in the UK, Ireland, Malaysia, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, Pakistan, .... that the Olympics do. I believe there are similar Games for other former Empires too. The Commonwelath is also a friendship & cooperation society for economic, social, cultural and political matters. Do you think the US should A have a festival of US states' teams to match this, B join the Commonwealth, C, ignore the whole thing, or D allow individual US states to join the Commonwelath & submit individual teams if their governors & legislators so choose?
2007-03-01 22:46:55 · 3 answers · asked by profound insight 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
C. We ignore the Olympics, this isn't any different.
2007-03-01 22:51:39 · answer #1 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US doesn't have to be involved in every last sporting event. The Commonwealth games gives athletes who DONT use performancing enhancing drugs a chance to compete.
2007-03-02 06:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by penny century 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have superbowl
2007-03-02 06:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by please tell me this 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋