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Activist athletes ready to test Olympic rule book
By Rob Woollard LOS ANGELES©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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starpunk
And if you notice at last year's protests, protestors were carrying American flags - not burning them. That's because they love their country which was arbitrarily ruled by a traitor racist Caligula dictator thug who hates America and its people.
Commodore Perry
zichiToday 10:58 pm JST
What makes you think they didn't?
And what is the relevance? The Kent State protesters, for those not American, is located in the United States, as opposed to the Olympics taking place in a foreign country.
Commodore Perry
Turning away from the flag of the country that you represent does not advance any civil rights, other than the right to show you hate your own country.
englisc aspyrgend
Gesture politics, virtue signaling. If you oppose racism, do something practical.
albaleo
Alternatively, raise your fist during the medal ceremony. Get suspended by the IOC. Receive death threats. Go on to gain a masters degree. Work as a college teacher until you reach your sixties. Act as a pallbearer at the funeral of the Australian athlete who stood in support of you on that podium.
starpunk
Had the Games occurred last year, ALL activist protests would be valid. The United States was at its lowest point in history, dying under the totalitarian tyranny of an egomaniacal Caligula. It's a bit different now.
The best activism this year is to not attend these superspreader Olympic Games!