Mass surveillance destroys democracies - it's just a matter of time.

It is not part of the mission of the Olympic Games to destroy democracies.

So, having in mind NSA spying programme what should we also boycott?

OSS as a remedy? Won't help.

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/kroll/software-transparen...

Not as a remedy, but as a critical and most of all mandatory piece of the puzzle.

I don't like this monitoring at this event, but it seems irrational to suggest that it will destroy one or more democracies.

Democracy fundamentally relies on freedom of expression: being able to discuss problems, to organize protests, to resolve issues (like corrupt politicians).

If you conduct mass surveillance (as does the NSA, the brits and apparently many others too), then people will refrain from expressing themselves freely, out of fear of blowback. Problems will not be discussed anymore, solutions will not be proposed and corruption will flourish. That's the end of democracy.

Usually, schools teach these basics.

Nazi germany got the Olympic Games , definetly not their concern.

Actually, not really. Germany was awarded the '36 Games in 1931 which is before the Nazis came to power. And even in '36 it wouldn't have been so obvious exactly how bad the Nazis were going to turn out to be. Much easier to say in hindsight.