• Doom
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    30 days ago

    What the fuck is this comment lol.

    It is not a stretch at all lol

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        30 days ago

        The Olympics have always been political lol

        The Nazis. The Soviets. China vs the US. Tommy Smith, the Munich Massacre, Jesse Owens. Boycotting the Olympics.

        All political. Even deciding the venue is political as fuck bro

        Like how do you have such an opinion and also no clue pop

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          28 days ago

          It is de facto political because people bring their politics to it, and because people are who they are. It is also overtly organized around the nation states of the athletes which is essentially political. But the spirit of it is to set politics aside and compete in a sportsmanlike way on an even playing field. You might say who cares what the “spirit” is versus the facts, and you’d have a point, but then again I’m not sure we should characterize the event by how terrorists choose to abuse it, either.

          Congratulations for actually saying your piece instead of just “lol bruh.” You just took part in a discussion!

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            28 days ago

            Dude writes a whole dissertation just to agree with me while being condescending. Why waste the electricity 😂

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              28 days ago

              Honestly, I agree to a point with them. Your other comment was vague and didn’t make a direct point, while your followup made a valid point.

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      30 days ago

      I dunno. Seems like they’re just saying the nature of competing in sports isn’t political. But the fact that the flag they’re draped in is inextricably tied to that nation’s geopolitical actions means that there’s no way it can’t be seen as political. Makes sense to me.