The result has not been the fairer society we were promised, but a world in which politics becomes a remote spectator sport, regional cities have been held back economically and distrust is rife.
There have also been reports of hidden traps and obstacles "created" by sensation-hungry spectators in remote parts of the course.
Then they parked their bikes and made their way past a crowd of spectators to a remote stretch of sand.
I was one of the few outsiders among the spectators because Bamiyan is remote and difficult to get to.
Spectators are advised that remote areas like Holme Moss, a moor rising to 1,719ft (524m), are likely to involve significant cycling or walking from the nearest car park.
Extra stewards were drafted in as an estimated 60,000 spectators descended on the remote spot, which is 11 miles south of Huddersfield, 27 miles west of Sheffield and 21 miles east of Manchester.
During a brief stint as a county judge in Hebei Province, he witnessed three executions in a remote rice paddy where a gaggle of spectators gathered each time to watch the gruesome act.
Women are football spectators, watching live games in rural and remote areas of the country.
Meanwhile, there are also concerns about whether the remote location will have an effect on the atmosphere and spectator numbers, particularly for the Paralympic Games that follow – prompting the authorities to cap rail and air prices to the region.
For the hundreds of spectators who walk for hours to watch the annual Afghan Ski Challenge in the remote Hindu Kush mountain range, the wrecks are the best part.
On remote Court 17, Tommy Haas, 33, once a top-five player, faced Marsel Ilhan, 22, and found nearly 800 spectators seated around them for a trip back in tennis history.
