what would you have them do? sit around for three days in really iffy conditions and pretend it's all well for the sake of making putin look good? it's not decadent to want to be able to wash in water that isn't labeled dangerous, or have the fire doors unlocked, and there's nothing else for them to cover until the games start except conditions in sochi.

nor are any of us required to follow the links or read the stories. would you be happier if you thought of it as "ordinary people affected by the latest mess caused by corrupt oligarchs"? putin and his cronies aren't the ones being made uncomfortable or endangered here.