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ModLogic 04/24/21 4:39:00 PM #101:	Zikten posted... It's not about the flag and it's not about politics. Saying "stop killing us" is not a political statement wouldnt the most effective protest be to NOT enter and represent america? imagine olympics with an only white american team. that would be a national embarrassment and actually make a wave. --- https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM <cite>ModLogic posted [p:953186210] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>It's not about the flag and it's not about politics. Saying "stop killing us" is not a political statement</quote>wouldnt the most effective protest be to NOT enter and represent america? imagine olympics with an only white american team. that would be a national embarrassment and actually make a wave. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 04/24/21 4:47:20 PM #102:	ModLogic posted... wouldnt the most effective protest be to NOT enter and represent america? imagine olympics with an only white american team. that would be a national embarrassment and actually make a wave. Depends on the individual. Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) skipped the 1968 Olympic team because he couldn't represent a government that tolerated lynchings. John Carlos and Tommie Smith went but raised a gloved fist. I respect both forms of protest. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:953186444] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>ModLogic posted... </cite> <quote>wouldnt the most effective protest be to NOT enter and represent america? imagine olympics with an only white american team. that would be a national embarrassment and actually make a wave.</quote>Depends on the individual. Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) skipped the 1968 Olympic team because he couldn't represent a government that tolerated lynchings. John Carlos and Tommie Smith went but raised a gloved fist. I respect both forms of protest. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tenlaar2 04/24/21 4:50:31 PM #103:	PoundGarden posted... Nope. Loaned em out willingly and then called the cops when they weren't returned within his time frame. You missed an epic topic I assumed the loaned it out and it wasn't returned part, it was whether or not there was an asked for it back and was told no step or something in there that I was wondering. <cite>tenlaar2 posted [p:953186527] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>PoundGarden posted... </cite> <quote>Nope. Loaned em out willingly and then called the cops when they weren't returned within his time frame. You missed an epic topic</quote>I assumed the loaned it out and it wasn't returned part, it was whether or not there was an asked for it back and was told no step or something in there that I was wondering. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 04/24/21 4:57:16 PM #104:	Actually someone really should do something at next year's winter games. The IOC can eat shit if they don't like it, it's China. It's undeniably sportwashing. --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:953186711] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Actually someone really should do something at next year's winter games. The IOC can eat shit if they don't like it, it's China. It's undeniably sportwashing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 04/24/21 5:04:36 PM #105:	Good. Mr_Karate_II posted... I won't even bother watching the Olympics if they go thru with this. Considering you weren't going to watch it anyway... Ilishe posted... Fair enough. If you hate your flag, don't represent it. Also this. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:953186911] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Good. Mr_Karate_II posted... </cite> <quote>I won't even bother watching the Olympics if they go thru with this.</quote> Considering you weren't going to watch it anyway... Ilishe posted... </cite> <quote>Fair enough. If you hate your flag, don't represent it.</quote> Also this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 04/24/21 5:11:58 PM #107:	Solid Sonic posted... Actually someone really should do something at next year's winter games. The IOC can eat shit if they don't like it, it's China. It's undeniably sportwashing. China is very concerned that people and or countries will protest there. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:953187119] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Solid Sonic posted... </cite> <quote>Actually someone really should do something at next year's winter games. The IOC can eat shit if they don't like it, it's China. It's undeniably sportwashing.</quote>China is very concerned that people and or countries will protest there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 04/24/21 5:15:05 PM #108:	brestugo posted... China is very concerned that people and or countries will protest there. They seem kind of panicky about potential boycotts. The government seems to be doing a fair bit of diplomatic saber waving (in the form of threatened sanctions) and propaganda when the issue comes up. --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:953187209] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite> <quote>China is very concerned that people and or countries will protest there.</quote> They seem kind of panicky about potential boycotts. The government seems to be doing a fair bit of diplomatic saber waving (in the form of threatened sanctions) and propaganda when the issue comes up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gwynevere 04/24/21 5:26:15 PM #109:	Unknown5uspect posted... >2021 >Responding to Ferret Come on guys. This I've got him tagged with this for some reason lol --- A hunter is a hunter...even in a dream <cite>Gwynevere posted [p:953187536] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Unknown5uspect posted... </cite> <quote>>2021 >Responding to Ferret Come on guys.</quote>This I've got him tagged with this for some reason lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ilishe 04/24/21 5:29:15 PM #110:	Geez this brestugo dude is something else Welcome to block --- ~Phoenix Nine~ ~Victory needs no explanation; defeat allows none.~ <cite>Ilishe posted [p:953187623] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Geez this brestugo dude is something else Welcome to block </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 04/24/21 5:30:29 PM #111:	https://www.palatinate.org.uk/sportswashing-unethical-but-sadly-here-to-stay/ This is an interesting piece on sportwashing. It analyzes the practice not just from a global-political point of view but also at the level of the civilians who would be deprived of an opportunity to attend an event if other factors besides a sporting body's decision to host an event in that country were at play. --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:953187663] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>https://www.palatinate.org.uk/sportswashing-unethical-but-sadly-here-to-stay/ This is an interesting piece on sportwashing. It analyzes the practice not just from a global-political point of view but also at the level of the civilians who would be deprived of an opportunity to attend an event if other factors besides a sporting body's decision to host an event in that country were at play. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 04/24/21 5:32:06 PM #112:	"The Olympics should be apolitical" "Respect the flag and the anthem or get the fuck out of the country if you hate it so bad!" --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:953187706] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>"The Olympics should be apolitical" "Respect the flag and the anthem or get the fuck out of the country if you hate it so bad!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 04/24/21 5:33:55 PM #113:	I don't care what rules they play by so long as they're consistent. If they can't do Black Power, Black Lives Matter, or protest kneels, then I don't wanna see any MAGA or Blue Lives Matter material either. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:953187759] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>I don't care what rules they play by so long as they're consistent. If they can't do Black Power, Black Lives Matter, or protest kneels, then I don't wanna see any MAGA or Blue Lives Matter material either. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gwynevere 04/24/21 5:34:15 PM #114:	Ilishe posted... Geez this brestugo dude is something else Welcome to block You said something dumb and got called out for it --- A hunter is a hunter...even in a dream <cite>Gwynevere posted [p:953187764] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Ilishe posted... </cite> <quote>Geez this brestugo dude is something else Welcome to block</quote>You said something dumb and got called out for it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 04/24/21 5:34:37 PM #115:	FortuneCookie posted... I don't care what rules they play by so long as they're consistent. If they can't do Black Power, Black Lives Matter, or protest kneels, then I don't wanna see any MAGA or Blue Lives Matter material either. Given the age of current Olympic competitors, you're very unlikely to see that happen in that age bracket. --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:953187774] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>FortuneCookie posted... </cite> <quote>I don't care what rules they play by so long as they're consistent. If they can't do Black Power, Black Lives Matter, or protest kneels, then I don't wanna see any MAGA or Blue Lives Matter material either.</quote> Given the age of current Olympic competitors, you're very unlikely to see that happen in that age bracket. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ilishe 04/24/21 5:37:59 PM #116:	Gwynevere posted... You said something dumb and got called out for it I don't mind people having different opinions but I do mind people being assholes about disagreeing. Anyway, it's obvious this place doesn't accept dialogue or understand viewpoints that don't originate in the USA. Using sporting events for politics is wrong and needs to stop. Fix your damn country at home. --- ~Phoenix Nine~ ~Victory needs no explanation; defeat allows none.~ <cite>Ilishe posted [p:953187862] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Gwynevere posted... </cite> <quote>You said something dumb and got called out for it</quote> I don't mind people having different opinions but I do mind people being assholes about disagreeing. Anyway, it's obvious this place doesn't accept dialogue or understand viewpoints that don't originate in the USA. Using sporting events for politics is wrong and needs to stop. Fix your damn country at home. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solid Sonic 04/24/21 5:40:06 PM #118:	Conflict posted... Politics are literally everywhere. Sports, TV, music, games. It's not going to stop, and you kinda need to grow up But it fucking sucks. --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:953187920] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Conflict posted... </cite> <quote>Politics are literally everywhere. Sports, TV, music, games. It's not going to stop, and you kinda need to grow up</quote> But it fucking sucks. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ilishe 04/24/21 5:40:46 PM #119:	Maybe in the US? I dunno. Militant, violent hellhole. Nothing would surprise me. --- ~Phoenix Nine~ ~Victory needs no explanation; defeat allows none.~ <cite>Ilishe posted [p:953187942] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Maybe in the US? I dunno. Militant, violent hellhole. Nothing would surprise me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FlameTurtle 04/24/21 5:41:00 PM #120:	Solid Sonic posted... But it fucking sucks. Do you want some cheese with that whine --- The one and the only Dr. Ms. FlameTurtle Esq., First of Her Name She/Her <cite>FlameTurtle posted [p:953187950] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Solid Sonic posted... </cite> <quote>But it fucking sucks.</quote>Do you want some cheese with that whine </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 04/24/21 5:41:49 PM #121:	Ilishe posted... Militant, violent hellhole. Either shut the hell up or we are going to go. --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:953187980] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Ilishe posted... </cite> <quote>Militant, violent hellhole.</quote> Either shut the hell up or we are going to go. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 04/24/21 5:42:17 PM #122:	It does seem kinda pety compared to some issues other nations have --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:953187989] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>It does seem kinda pety compared to some issues other nations have </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 04/24/21 5:44:07 PM #123:	Solid Sonic posted... Given the age of current Olympic competitors, you're very unlikely to see that happen in that age bracket. Bigotry would scarcely be a problem if it wasn't found among young people. Let's not pretend it's only old people who are the problem. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:953188042] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Solid Sonic posted... </cite> <quote>Given the age of current Olympic competitors, you're very unlikely to see that happen in that age bracket.</quote> Bigotry would scarcely be a problem if it wasn't found among young people. Let's not pretend it's only old people who are the problem. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gwynevere 04/24/21 5:44:42 PM #124:	Ilishe posted... I don't mind people having different opinions but I do mind people being assholes about disagreeing. Anyway, it's obvious this place doesn't accept dialogue or understand viewpoints that don't originate in the USA. Using sporting events for politics is wrong and needs to stop. Fix your damn country at home. I dont see how you're expecting any other reaction when your viewpoint boils down to "keep politics out of X because...well, I just dont like it, that's why" --- A hunter is a hunter...even in a dream <cite>Gwynevere posted [p:953188050] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Ilishe posted... </cite> <quote>I don't mind people having different opinions but I do mind people being assholes about disagreeing. Anyway, it's obvious this place doesn't accept dialogue or understand viewpoints that don't originate in the USA. Using sporting events for politics is wrong and needs to stop. Fix your damn country at home.</quote>I dont see how you're expecting any other reaction when your viewpoint boils down to "keep politics out of X because...well, I just dont like it, that's why" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 04/24/21 5:46:40 PM #125:	FortuneCookie posted... Bigotry would scarcely be a problem if it wasn't found among young people. Let's not pretend it's only old people who are the problem. It's a lot better, at least with the efforts made to draw attention by younger people to the ills of the world. The younger people in society seem vested in what's coming around the bend, even more than my generation. I applaud that (even if their taste in entertainment is mostly crap). --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:953188125] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>FortuneCookie posted... </cite> <quote>Bigotry would scarcely be a problem if it wasn't found among young people. Let's not pretend it's only old people who are the problem.</quote> It's a lot better, at least with the efforts made to draw attention by younger people to the ills of the world. The younger people in society seem vested in what's coming around the bend, even more than my generation. I applaud that (even if their taste in entertainment is mostly crap). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 04/24/21 6:13:15 PM #127:	Trelve posted... This isn't an issue because: 1. The Olympics aren't going to go ahead 2. If they do go ahead, no country apart from Japan is going to take part Japan's Covid cases are spiralling out of control with only months to go. It does seem like it will be extremely difficult to pull this off. I wish them well, but it's hard to see this happening. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:953188919] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Trelve posted... </cite> <quote>This isn't an issue because: 1. The Olympics aren't going to go ahead 2. If they do go ahead, no country apart from Japan is going to take part Japan's Covid cases are spiralling out of control with only months to go.</quote> It does seem like it will be extremely difficult to pull this off. I wish them well, but it's hard to see this happening. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CarrieChan 04/24/21 6:21:51 PM #128:	IOC Athletes' Commission chief Kirsty Coventry recently reviewed the rule, and said the majority of athletes consulted were against any form of protests within the Olympic Games. Seems like everyone overlooked this part of the article. Most athletes want to keep the political crap out of the Olympics. <cite>CarrieChan posted [p:953189126] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote><quote>IOC Athletes' Commission chief Kirsty Coventry recently reviewed the rule, and said the majority of athletes consulted were against any form of protests within the Olympic Games.</quote> Seems like everyone overlooked this part of the article. Most athletes want to keep the political crap out of the Olympics. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 04/24/21 6:28:30 PM #129:	Ilishe posted... Geez this brestugo dude is something else Welcome to block Gwynevere posted... You said something dumb and got called out for it What I find amusing is I directly responded to him just twice (by my accounting) and referred to one of his posts once. That's far less than some others engaged him. Guess I touched a nerve unintentionally. I know he didn't mean it as a compliment but I'll take "Geez this brestugo dude is something else" from someone like him as a compliment. I'm not narcissistic enough to add it to a sig though. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:953189311] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Ilishe posted... </cite> <quote>Geez this brestugo dude is something else Welcome to block</quote> Gwynevere posted... </cite> <quote>You said something dumb and got called out for it</quote>What I find amusing is I directly responded to him just twice (by my accounting) and referred to one of his posts once. That's far less than some others engaged him. Guess I touched a nerve unintentionally. I know he didn't mean it as a compliment but I'll take "Geez this brestugo dude is something else" from someone like him as a compliment. I'm not narcissistic enough to add it to a sig though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MajesticFerret 04/24/21 6:31:22 PM #130:	Unknown5uspect posted... >2021 >Responding to Ferret Come on guys. Says the guy who says #riot2020 and "eat the rich" Go eat some more salt and cry about how it's everyone fault you're broke lmao --- Sanity is a one trick pony, all you get with it is rational thought, but with crazy the sky's the limit. <cite>MajesticFerret posted [p:953189386] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Unknown5uspect posted... </cite> <quote>>2021 >Responding to Ferret Come on guys.</quote> Says the guy who says #riot2020 and "eat the rich" Go eat some more salt and cry about how it's everyone fault you're broke lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Slaya4 04/24/21 6:34:16 PM #131:	What a fuckfest this topic is --- Am I going too hard? <cite>Slaya4 posted [p:953189465] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>What a fuckfest this topic is </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 04/24/21 6:35:09 PM #132:	Skips topic I'm fine with this. --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: *Adzeta* <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:953189491] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Skips topic I'm fine with this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hop103 04/24/21 6:35:15 PM #133:	Good on Japan, stick to sports athletes and leave the politics to CNN and Fox. --- "In the name of the future moon I shall punish you"-Chibi Moon <cite>Hop103 posted [p:953189498] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Good on Japan, stick to sports athletes and leave the politics to CNN and Fox.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unknown5uspect 04/24/21 6:38:01 PM #134:	MajesticFerret posted... I'm an idiot Case in point. --- #Riot2020 Eat The Rich <cite>Unknown5uspect posted [p:953189564] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>MajesticFerret posted... </cite> <quote>I'm an idiot</quote>Case in point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Collat 04/24/21 6:44:02 PM #136:	ModLogic posted... wouldnt the most effective protest be to NOT enter and represent america? imagine olympics with an only white american team. that would be a national embarrassment and actually make a wave. Black people shouldn't have to sacrifice opportunities to teach white people a lesson. Maybe the Olympics could allow athletes to compete unaffiliated Though athletes in team sports would be sol. <cite>Collat posted [p:953189726] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>ModLogic posted... </cite> <quote>wouldnt the most effective protest be to NOT enter and represent america? imagine olympics with an only white american team. that would be a national embarrassment and actually make a wave.</quote>Black people shouldn't have to sacrifice opportunities to teach white people a lesson. Maybe the Olympics could allow athletes to compete unaffiliated Though athletes in team sports would be sol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 04/24/21 6:59:11 PM #137:	Ilishe posted... Politics should not come into it. That's stupid. They've always been political. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:953190132] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Ilishe posted... </cite> <quote>Politics should not come into it.</quote>That's stupid. They've always been political. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nukazie 04/24/21 7:01:43 PM #138:	very progressive murica --- Life is just a journey from the maternity ward to the crematorium. <cite>Nukazie posted [p:953190197] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>very progressive murica </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 04/24/21 7:28:18 PM #139:	Vicious_Dios posted... Skips topic I'm fine with this. Well we all know you'd ban certain kinds of people from competing if you had the opportunity so no shocker there. --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV https://imgur.com/S1m3po4 https://imgur.com/7fCcfko <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:953190945] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Vicious_Dios posted...</cite> <quote>Skips topic I'm fine with this. </quote> Well we all know you'd ban certain kinds of people from competing if you had the opportunity so no shocker there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 04/24/21 7:35:36 PM #140:	mrgoatthief posted... Seriously. Watch a hockey game and they hafta trot out some soldiers to be worshipped at center ice before the game just because SuPpOrT tHe TrOoPs!!! Then the national anthem or two, drawn out like the singer's going to be executed if the song ever ends. Flags fucking everywhere. Half the uniforms have some logo referencing flags, govt, and/or war. But if someone so much as mentions the existence of any cause or belief system other than flag and military worship "POLITICS HAVE NO PLACE IN SPORTS!!!" Yeah. People crying about kneeling because of "politics" really are hypocrites. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:953191140] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>mrgoatthief posted... </cite> <quote>Seriously. Watch a hockey game and they hafta trot out some soldiers to be worshipped at center ice before the game just because SuPpOrT tHe TrOoPs!!! Then the national anthem or two, drawn out like the singer's going to be executed if the song ever ends. Flags fucking everywhere. Half the uniforms have some logo referencing flags, govt, and/or war. But if someone so much as mentions the existence of any cause or belief system other than flag and military worship "POLITICS HAVE NO PLACE IN SPORTS!!!"</quote>Yeah. People crying about kneeling because of "politics" really are hypocrites. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lathissamus 04/24/21 7:36:28 PM #141:	Chadwick69 posted... Fair, next. --- https://imgur.com/olOXz6h https://imgur.com/kaFczn3 <cite>Lathissamus posted [p:953191153] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Chadwick69 posted... </cite> <quote>Fair, next.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 04/24/21 7:38:23 PM #142:	In addition, the Olympic governing body came to the conclusion that the ban would remain in place following consultation with athletes. Yeah. Just White male athletes, I bet. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:953191209] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote><quote>In addition, the Olympic governing body came to the conclusion that the ban would remain in place following consultation with athletes.</quote>Yeah. Just White male athletes, I bet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ColdOne666 04/24/21 7:53:22 PM #143:	Ilishe posted... Fair enough. If you hate your flag, don't represent it. --- Aussie Aussie Aussie OI OI OI! <cite>ColdOne666 posted [p:953191599] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Ilishe posted... </cite> <quote>Fair enough. If you hate your flag, don't represent it.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ColdOne666 04/24/21 7:56:05 PM #144:	Zikten posted... It's not about the flag and it's not about politics. Saying "stop killing us" is not a political statement That's literally the first and biggest political statement groups make. --- Aussie Aussie Aussie OI OI OI! <cite>ColdOne666 posted [p:953191675] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>It's not about the flag and it's not about politics. Saying "stop killing us" is not a political statement</quote> That's literally the first and biggest political statement groups make. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FlameTurtle 04/24/21 7:58:52 PM #145:	brestugo posted... Hitler first politicized the Olympics in a way that should never be forgotten, yet some people are clutching pearls over raised fists and kneeling about oppression. CEmen: This is very valid nationalism, nothing wrong with celebrating your country Solid Sonic posted... Retroactive fines need to be issued then Isn't it ironic that this is one of the most iconic images of the Olympic Games and they make an edict like this? CEmen: Nasty divisive politics, how dare they --- The one and the only Dr. Ms. FlameTurtle Esq., First of Her Name She/Her <cite>FlameTurtle posted [p:953191746] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite> <quote> Hitler first politicized the Olympics in a way that should never be forgotten, yet some people are clutching pearls over raised fists and kneeling about oppression.</quote>CEmen: This is very valid nationalism, nothing wrong with celebrating your country Solid Sonic posted... </cite> <quote>Retroactive fines need to be issued then Isn't it ironic that this is one of the most iconic images of the Olympic Games and they make an edict like this?</quote>CEmen: Nasty divisive politics, how dare they </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SayTheirNames 04/24/21 8:00:47 PM #146:	Imagine hating black activism so much, you have to go revisionist history and claim that the fucking Olympics is some politically neutral venue lmfao what a joke --- The biggest threat in this country is white supremacy. Warren/Pressley 2028 <cite>SayTheirNames posted [p:953191813] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Imagine hating black activism so much, you have to go revisionist history and claim that the fucking Olympics is some politically neutral venue lmfao what a joke </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheetaluv 04/24/21 8:03:42 PM #147:	There other sports to push your agenda. --- Having an opinion is a declaration of war <cite>Cheetaluv posted [p:953191893] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>There other sports to push your agenda. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 04/24/21 8:15:30 PM #148:	Cheetaluv posted... There other sports to push your agenda. And people bitched when they did it in those other sports as well. Fact is, you just don't want to see your bubble popped. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:953192223] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>Cheetaluv posted... </cite> <quote>There other sports to push your agenda.</quote>And people bitched when they did it in those other sports as well. Fact is, you just don't want to see your bubble popped. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 04/24/21 8:17:18 PM #149:	SayTheirNames posted... Imagine hating black activism so much, you have to go revisionist history and claim that the fucking Olympics is some politically neutral venue lmfao what a joke It really is directed at one group. No one went monkeyshit over Hitler's Nazi Olympics. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:953192275] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>SayTheirNames posted... </cite> <quote>Imagine hating black activism so much, you have to go revisionist history and claim that the fucking Olympics is some politically neutral venue lmfao what a joke</quote>It really is directed at one group. No one went monkeyshit over Hitler's Nazi Olympics. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gatorsPENSbucs 04/24/21 8:22:44 PM #150:	IOC Athletes' Commission chief Kirsty Coventry recently reviewed the rule, and said the majority of athletes consulted were against any form of protests within the Olympic Games. Makes sense, the people actually participating in it are okay with it while people on the internet hate it. And absolutely fair next with this. Do your job and in your free time take care of hobbies or interests or politics or whatever. --- https://imgur.com/ZFt3WwT http://error1355.com/ce/gatorsPENSbucs.html https://imgur.com/pqMQZyw <cite>gatorsPENSbucs posted [p:953192420] in Taking a k... [t:79422361]...</cite> <quote>IOC Athletes' Commission chief Kirsty Coventry recently reviewed the rule, and said the majority of athletes consulted were against any form of protests within the Olympic Games. Makes sense, the people actually participating in it are okay with it while people on the internet hate it. And absolutely fair next with this. Do your job and in your free time take care of hobbies or interests or politics or whatever. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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